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Show MONKEYS MARRIED IN FORM Master Tony is a widower, Sod, or rather Ashes, his former mate having hav-ing been cremated several months ago at Orville. The ashes of his former mate are kept by Lambrigger at his homo in a funeral urn. Hoosier 'Squire Weds Couple of Chimpanzees Chim-panzees with Solemn Nuptial Rite. Logansport, Ind. James Reid, whose title of marrying 'squire was gained after he had married 400 couples cou-ples within four years, the other night officiated at the "wedding" ol Julia Kruger and Master Tony, chimpanzees chim-panzees owned by August Lambrigger, Lambrig-ger, a banker of Orville, Ohio. With the same solemn words that accompany the justice's usual wedding wed-ding ceremony. In the presence of more than 200 people, Master Tony took for his bride a tiny monkey. The marriage license, which bears the name of Edward Hankce, clerk of the Cass circuit court, shows the bridegroom bride-groom to be two years old and the bride only a year. The license shows her a daughter of Oom Paul of Pala-pye, Pala-pye, Africa. 'Squire Reid was late in appearing, and Master Tony, who had seen his bride-to-be for the first time earlier in the day. showed both teeth and disapproval dis-approval before the marrying 'squire appeared. Then it was found that there was no one present to give the 1 ride away. Chief of Police Vincent Skelton volunteered. "Do you take Master Tony to be your lawful husband, to love and obey?" asked 'Squire Reid. With proper prop-er prodding from the police chief the young "bride" chattered something which the guests took to be assent. "And do you take Miss Julia Kruger to be your wife, to cherish and protect, pro-tect, so long as you both may live?" Tony's answer was much more audible au-dible than that of many human bridegrooms bride-grooms "Then I pronounce you man and wife," announced Reid, and pocketed $5 tendered by Banker Lambrigger. Then the rice throwing began, with more practical results than usual, as it provided a wedding banquet. The monkeys gathered up all the rice they could find and ate it. |