The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, January 7, 1909 FRANK RICKEY, of Cedar Township, surprised his friends by going out to Cozad Nebraska, where he and MISS MARIE SKADE were united in marriage on New Year s eve, thus accepting as a resolution the scriptural admonition that it was not best for man to be alone -- any longer. He and bride arrived in this city, Monday night, and were entertained at the home of the groom's parents, MR. and MRS. W.W. RICKEY, until Monday afternoon, when they went down to the old homestead farm, where they will reside, he having had charge of the place for several years past. The groom's brother and sister had planned a reception for them, which was carried out to the minutest detail, and a host of friends gathered to congratulate the newly wedded couple, and as an incident, enjoy the viands provided for the occasion. The groom's friends had almost come to the conclusion that he had become confirmed in his bachelor habits but it seems he had plans ahead which he did not confide to them. Several years ago he purchased a farm near Cozad and for a season or two resided there and then is when he became acquainted with his bride-to-be. Later he returned to Iowa but the correspondence was kept up which happily terminated as recorded above. She is said to be a woman of fine attainments, well worthy the choice she has made and qualified to grace the home as presiding matron, and the groom -- well everybody knows him as a true man in every sense of the term, so there is no use to multiply words about it. The Leader just lets it go at that and extends the best wishes it has in the shop for their future health and happiness. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert May 1, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net