Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-23
4 MONTANA MARRIAGE.
Daniel W, Fi>ke to Miss Julia Walker.
Their Respective Families---HOW the
Fiske Family Paid Debt, etc.
Chicago Times.

At 6 o'clock this morning, Mr.. Daniel
w. Fiske and Miss julia Walker were
united in marriage at the residence of
the brides parents, In this city. There
had been no begging of presents in the
form of cards; the little birds who make
II their business to tWItter about such
affairs had been driven OFT by the early
frosts. and when the community learned
of the event, there was genuine sur
prise that survived the going down OF
the sun. Only the imm edlate relatives
Of the bride AID groom were present.
The ceremony was followed by an ele-
rant breakfast. and then the bridal pair,
escorted bv brother and sister of the
bride, went in q carriage to Jefferson
Citv. There they were Overtaken by
the coach. in which Mr.. and Mrs. Flske
will proceed to the railroad, and take
the cars for Chicago and New York,
whence they will sail for Europe. 1t is
expected that they will be absent nearly
one year.
The bride is the Oldest daughter Of
Mai. r. c.. Walker and a niece of Sen
ator James G. Blaine. She is a young
lady, of striking beauty and amiability,
and her accomplishments are not less
impressive than her personal charms.
1t is not extravaganza to say that she IS
the finest amateur pianist west of the
Mississippi, and it is difficult to estimate
what her career might have been If she
had made profession Of music. The
groom is a member of the firm of Flske
Brothers, proprietors of the Helena
Herald, the morning paper here, tor this
little metropolis of the mountains boasts
Of a morning and evening daily. 1t is
a prosperous concern, and the happy
man is a thrifty and handsome fellow.
Now behold how Mars and Venus
of peace Mars can afford to do duty as
the god Of partisan warfare. Maj
Walker, father CT the bride, married a
sister of Senator Blaine. Some years
ago he was appointed a paymaster and
came to this territory. Subsequently
there we're rumors of embarrassment
and he resigned his commission. At
the last session Of congress an act was
passed placing him on the retired list,
thus emitting him to two-thirds of the
paw of major for life. The chief pro-
moter of the bill was doubtless Senator
Blaine, though It was unque-tlonably
greatly assisted in its passage through
the house by Mr.. Maginnis, the popular
and influential democratic delegate
from this territory. 1t might be here
remarked parenthetically that Maj.
Walker and his entire family are devout
Catholics, as is also Maj, John E. Blaine,
a brother of the senator, and a paymas-
ter of the regular army now stationed
at this post. Last week the republican
senatorial convention met III this city
to nominate candidate for delegate to
congress 1t adopted a platform that
was aggressive and even defiant and
then for a conspicuous anti-chimaN re-
solved not to nominate a candidate for
delegate. The result was illogical, but
not inexpicable. The Fiskes-there
are six Of them-had come out strong
Oh the occasion. A man vino threw
stone at random into the convention
might not have hit a colonel or a
Judge" but he could scarcely have
missed a Fiske. The e1pectant bride
groom and his brothers were not I'M
grateful, and Mr. Maginnis has a
s'walk-Oyer'