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Show DEMPSEY IN BINGHAM Some twenty days after taking tak-ing unto himself a bride, Jack Dempsey the world's heavy weight champion, was so elated that he decided he would give his old-time friends in the mining min-ing town of Bingham a chance to look over the sweet little miss of his choice, Miss Ida Estelle Taylor, and on Friday last visited vis-ited here and took in some of the sights of the camp. This popular couple were married mar-ried at San Diego California, on Saturday February 7th by the Rev. Wallace Hamilton at the First Presbyterian Church of that city. The witnesses at the marriage were Joe Benjamin, light weight boxer, Miss Helen Taylor, sister of the bride, Mrs. C. Dempsey, mother of the cham champion for a donation to the Boy Scout Drive, which is being made in Bingham. He immediately imme-diately replied "Certainly" and appended his name to the subscription sub-scription list. He also purchased purchas-ed a ticket for the basket ball hop which was given the same evening but admitted it would not take him long to get broke if he contributed so judiciously as some people thought he should do. The party then moved mov-ed to the Town Hall, where they awaited a photographer, a crowd soon gathered which was noticed notic-ed by Oliver Ball, Proprietor of the U. S. Cafe, who on learning the cause went over to the Town Hall and shook hands with the champion, with whom he had cat-fished many times on Utah pion and Eddie Connors, Joe Benjamin's manager. If the wedding date had been moved up four times one can't deny but what Jack was doing right when he grabbed her quick ly, as she is a petite charming little lady, and from every demonstration dem-onstration in Bingham Jack is really and truly proud of her. On arriving in Bingham and after af-ter parking his car in 'the Bingham Bing-ham Garage the Goldsworthy jit ney was procured and the party who also included his mother and sister headed towards the Utah Copper Hill where they took in the sights. On account of the icy condition of the road to Copperfield traveling in a car is not pleasant as a dusty California Calif-ornia road and the champion's wife admitted she was in noways no-ways anxious for a repetition of the trip as she said, "Why our car was sliding sideways, all the way up and down." On returning to the Garage where their car had been parked the party was met by Postmaster Postmas-ter Boyd Barnard and George Greathouse, who tackled the Lake. The party were then invited in-vited to partake of a luncheon at the U. S. Cafe which they did. On learning the champion was in town Mrs. Jim Carter with whom Dempsey used to board while employed at the Highland Boy mine some twelve years ago came to the restaurant to congratulate con-gratulate the champion 'on his success, not only as a boxer but as a wife getter. She was warm ly received, introduced to the party and joined them with their luncheon. In speaking of his former landlady's ability as a cook he remarked to his wife, "Her cousin Jack pasties would make your mouth water, dear." Many of the miners with whom he was associated with when he worked in Bingham were recognized recog-nized by him and in most cases he, was in a position to call them by their first names, a feat we consider remarkable on realizing realiz-ing the thousands of people he has met during his absence from Bingham. On asking his wife if she-would permit him to have another fight she said at one (Continued on Page Five) |