Multnomah County OR Archives Marriages.....Duke, Cecilia E. - Clark, Albert J November 1904
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Morning  Oregonian November 23,1904
Wedded In Secret
A.J.Clarke and Cecilia E.Duke Surprise Relatives
Both Missed From Home
Anxious Search Is Started And Mystery Of Their Disapperance Is Solved Only 
When Marriage Licenses Are Scanned.
"Lost,strayed, or stolen" might have been the heading for a lost notice issued 
by the relatives and friends of Albert J.Clark,who lives at East Foty-fifth 
street, near Mt.Tabor, and Miss Cecilia E.Duke,whose parents live at 347 East 
Twelft street, had not they discovered their names among those who had secured 
licenses to wed Monday. But before this discovery was made yesterday there ws 
some concern as to what had become of the two.
At Mr. Clark's residence in Mt.Tabor it was feared that he had been held up 
and robbed, and perhaps made way with, and his sister came early to town and 
instituted a search,but without success. The same thing happened with the 
friends of Miss Cecilia, now Mrs. Albert J.Duke, but no trace of either was 
found.
Nothing had happened to either. They simply went away somewhere Monday and 
were married wihout making their intentions known. After failing to discover 
the whereabouts of the truants the marriage licenses were read over, when the 
names of the couple were found.
"They were old enough to know better" said a sister."And we don't know where 
they are now.Of course they are married,but we don't know where the ceremony 
was performed,or where they have gone.They could have been married at 
home.There was no opposition to their marriage.They think they are very 
smart,now don't they? This is no boy and girl affair, and they areold enough 
to take care of themselves."
Mr.Clark is a highly respected business man of Portland, and a member of the 
firm of Clark Bros., florists, and his wife (formerly Miss cecilia J.Duke) is 
also well known and respected. It is confidently expected that Mr. and Mrs. 
Clark will show up after they have finished their honeymoon, and , in the 
course of years, tell the story of their exciting and romantic elopemnet to 
their grandchildren.

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