Show MARRIAGES INCREASE PER CENT IN GRAND COUNTY the sear 1931 established a record for marriages in grand county during the year 81 ma biages were performed in the county compared with 21 in 1930 registering an increase of per cent the abrupt increase was caused by the enactment of a law in the neighboring state of colorado which provided that couples seeking marriage in that state would be compelled to wait five days after applying for a license before it could be issued to them this resulted in many couples coming into utah to be made man and wife the colorado law which played havoc with the marriage business in that state has recently been repealed or amended so that grand countes coun tys boom in the matrimonial industry will probably be short lived according to figures made public by the bureau of the census seven divorces were granted in grand county during 1931 compared to two in 1930 |