Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-05-10 | Page 2 | Finds a Bride for Man she'd Jilted

FINDS A BRIDE FOE ; . MAN SHED JILTED BIG RAPIDS, Mich., May 10. James A. Wlkel of Montpeller, Ind., was married here to Ellsa Rogers of Sheridan Township, Town-ship, Justice Ferrio of Mecosta officiating. officiat-ing. ' Both are 81 years old. . Behind the simple .'announcement there is quite a romance. Wlkel is a widower snd has been looking for a helpmate for some time. Through a matrimonial paper he got into correspondence with a prospective pros-pective bride . in Illinois. All arrangements arrange-ments were made for the -wedding, but when the bridegroom put in his appearance appear-ance the (prospective bride, who , was con sldarably.younger than the other party to the contract, backed out. To show shs had no ill-feeling in the matter, howeter, she told Wlkel she knew Just the woman he was looking for, who resided in Maoosta county. Mich. She gave him the name and address, and as a result of the correspondence that followed. fol-lowed. Wlkel came up here, got a license from County Clerk Plnney and started out to meet his Intended. Before leaving the courthouse Wikel cautioned the County Clerk not to announce the license until the certificate was returned, aa, not having hav-ing seen his bride, he was not sure of the result. - The license came back, showing - that the couple had been married.