The Waterloo Paper
January 11, 1915

Were Not Married

John E. Upchurch of Evansville, Ind., and Miss Leno R. Beggerstaff of 
Enfield, Ill., came here on New Year’s Day to be married.  They looked 
up our police magistrate, Thomas M. Crowe, who went to the marriage 
license office with them to procure the necessary license.  County Clerk 
Eisenbart, however, refused to issue the license, expressing his doubts 
as to the legality of the marriage on a holiday, and the couple not wishing 
to remain over departed without being married.

Mr. Crowe was greatly chagrined by the license being refused.  The county 
clerk maintains, however, that no license was ever issued by him on a legal 
holiday.

Mr. Crowe says he does not belong to the trust and is in the market for all 
comers in the marriage market, and will “splice” them at regular rates in the 
latest approved methods.