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Show 'Deputy County Clerk J. U. Eldrld Sr . Salt Iake count) 's marline ngulre, to "blame for taolr frustration, frustra-tion, s . ' ; . When a w ell droned., handsome jounrt man and a vomely young worn wo-rn n pVesentd, thctneolye at th marriage mar-riage licence Counter Saturday afternoon aft-ernoon Mr. EMredge proceed to fill out the blanks In the marriage 11-cense 11-cense certlflcatea as usual, until he tame Co. the place In which to In 3' i'. the woinan upplican name. Th j flrailarPv of names struck the d"p ( tily, and he inquired if the applicants were related. 'Distantly," acrvously responded the Tiian. "What is tho relationship?" in-quired in-quired Mr. Eldridge. ".We're second cousins," r?plied the ii. an. "Her falher and mlno are half-brothers. half-brothers. But our mothers are 'no relation." This presented ii ejs;i proposition about whl'.h Mr. Kldrrdge was not i tpifte certain, and. determined tolvvc I lcnl advice, he nought out Judge Morris ,1,. Rirehie for an opinion. Judge Ritchie rendered an oral, impromptu im-promptu decision to the effect th it the applicant are first cousins aid therefore the degree of relationship prohibited under the marital laws of Utah When Mr. KIdredge gave Mr. and MIsm Pryor Judge Ritchie's rieeision they decided to appeal directly to the highest tribunal In tho state, thr- sn-I sn-I reme court, and forthw ith repaired the supreme court quarter on the floor below. The supreme court i.p-held i.p-held I he decision of tho lower, or trial court.. and after borrowing the Idaho marriage laws from the supreme su-preme court library shelved and consulting con-sulting them at some length, the couple disconsolately left the building build-ing and presumably the city, for their Idaho home. Pryor Is about ift years of age and Ha sweetheart Is about "I. Miss I ry-or ry-or is a decided blonde. COUSINS CANNOT GET MARRIAGE LICENSE SALT LAKE, Sept. 11 Lward C I'ryor and Miss Myrtle Pryor. cousins, cous-ins, canio all the way to Salt Lake -ity from Kmmctt. Idaho, io ri married, but were frustrated In thcir matrimonlal plans because tbex,-iJc related to each other within 'the' de-Kree de-Kree of consanguinity prohibited under un-der the marital laws of L'tah. They have Ibe Inquisitive mind of |