Show Leap Year June Has Records Broken for Marriages in Zion i One Man Lost a Bride and Wants His Money lIoney Ba k I Ito This mis as you will note by hy reference to the calendar is 1916 You may also recall that 1916 is leap year Leap year car brings us to the question of whether the fair ones really take advantage advantage ad ad- vantage antage of the old theory that they have the right to propose Do they really do the proposing John Halvorsen deputy county clerk and guardian angel 0 of the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- licenses down at the county building cannot answer the question Facts and figures not suppositions are what he deals with But his facts and figures show that the last month June June the month of mating mating has has 1 broken the record in the number of licenses granted Maybe leap year had nothing to do with the fact that were granted last month Maybe the men folks got busy Perhaps it can be blamed upon the war and some are war brides and war grooms But at any rate there were only in June last year in June 1914 the same number in the preceding June and but in June 1912 Farther Far Far- ther thor back than that the number di di- diminishes One mans man's girl went back on him and refused to get married and that man has asked to get his license money back But this request hasn't been granted Now Halvorsen figures he lie can rest I until October |