Show blind orator weds the following Is taken from last sundays tribune and will prove of interest to the many friends of mr N 6 C hanks who is well known in this city N C hanks famous blind lecturer has taken a bride mrs hanks was formerly miss bliss mary ellzabeth elizabeth shive of burley idaho and the ceremony coro mony was performed in salt lake recently mr and mrs airs hai hanks ills are making their home in this city but expect to make an extended eastern er n trip at an all early date mr air hanks Is a most worthy example of what pluck will do in addition to being blind he has lost both hands but this alas has not prevented him from obtaining an excellent education and fitting himself tor for tho the lecture platform upon which he has achieved splendid recognition not only in every state in the union but also in mexico and canada mr air hanks wan born at charleston in 1882 and resided there until he went to provo in 1898 to attend the B Y university in 1903 he with tour four other young men obtained a lease on the eva mine at mount nebo near nephi nepal while handling a box of caps which had been overheated by the sun the caps exploded and rid mr air hanks lost his eye sight and both hands ile he was t taken aken to the provo hospital where he remained for a long period but as soon as he w was as released from the institution ile ho announced ills his purpose to proceed with his education the succeeding seven years were devoted to this purpose and mr air hanks attended kings school of oratory at pittsburg pa the leland stanford jr university at berkeley cal and other schools to fit himself tor for the lecture platform since that time he has lectured in every state in the union mexico and canada most 0 of the time traveling entirely alone there was a pretty touch of 0 romance in the wedding of 0 mr hanks and miss bliss shive some months ago a friend of mr air hanks suffered a severe burns at burley idaho and mr hanks went to burley to visit him there mr hanks met miss shive a kentucky girl and graduate nurse who was caring tor for the injured man their friendship quickly ripened into love and their marriage followed |