Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-01-01
McCagne-Pnrsell.

The marriage of Mr.. w. III. McCague
aud Miss Lneie Pursell, at the home of
the groom, in this city. Wednesday
evening, December 25th, 1889, was wit
messed by a number of their relatives
and intimate friends The ceremony
was performed by Rev. j. C. McElroy.
who was, tor several years, pastor of
the Presbyterian church in this city,
and particular friend of the contract
ing parties. The bride and groom stood
under an arch of natural flowers, erect
ed in one corner of the room. From the
center of the arch was suspended fes-
toon of mistletoe, brought up from OK
lahOma, for the occasion, by j. w. Nc
Neal. After the ceremony. and hearty
congratulations by all present. delicious
refreshments were served.
The happy couple were remembered
by their many friends. and received the
most elegant assortment of presents
ever shown in this city, so far as the
INDEX is aware. The list, which is
not absolutely complete, embraced the
following:
LIST OF PRESENTS.
Solid gold watch and chain, diamond set
ting; groom to bride. Buggy horse, parents
and brother TO bride. Set of silver knives nd
forks and butter-dish. F. II Busey and wife,
BILE and tea spoons and linen throw, hand paint
ed velvet lambrequin. Ed. Brown and wife and
danghter sterling, Kas. Egg beater. Master
Ross Pursell. Silver and glass rwo-bottle
pickle castor, T. ID. McCague wife and son
Frank, Garnett. KS. Silver butter-knife. Mrs.
ter.knife and plush case, C. r. Gamble and
wife, Mexico, Mo- BoIting cloth and satin hand
painted throw, Mrs. Mary A. McElroy, Greedy,
Colo, Photo, Miss Katie McElroy, Greedy,
Colo. Silver set-sugar bowl, cream pitcher
and spoon holder, N. Z. Ridgeway, Wichita,
Ks: tine dozen silver teaspoons, dozen knives
and forks, Nj. l.. kirkpatrick and wife. Ripley,
Ohio. Two antique and plush rockers by bar,
court officers and friends-Miss Cartan, e. W
stevens ste Ea L; a; cMeNeal, s. L 0yerstreet Lo-
McCanless and f. p. Caruthers. Nut cracker
and half dozen silver picks, D. T. Beeson and
wife. Steel engraving with hammered brass
frame. Misses Jessie X. burgess, Malta Taber
and Lizzie d. McNeal. Bed linen, Rev. S Mrs.
McEiroy; Colony, KS, Match safe. Abbie Nc.
Elroy. Parior lamp hand painted bowl aud
shade. Rev. j. b. North. Plush album Rev
X. Hahn and daughter. Frosted silver coffee
urn. itev VIM Hayworth, DR.. H. Yant and
wife and Miss Leila stevens. Silver manicure
set, c. H. Brown and Mrs. f. Page, Sterling.
KS. Plush embroidere red sachet, J. {. Thurman
and wife. Kansas City, Mo. Book of poems,
mats, Miss Nellie Miller, Sterling, rs. Toilet
set in plush case, j. H. Campbell and wife,
sey and wife. Sterling, Ks. Cow, r. j. Talia-
ferrO and wife, Pair vases, A. Schmidt and
wife, Mareschal Mel roses and cut flowers,
Miss Margaret Cartan. Linen towels, DR.. and
Mrs Burney. Frosted water set. hammered
tray, Geo. Hubbard. Fancy red glass water set
hammered tray, Scott Allen and wife. Alarm
spoon, Mrs NJ. h Hitchcock. Black lace
fan. A; l.; Noble and wife, Silver sugar shell,
Mckay. Silver cake basket, ]. p, Hall and
wife and W. T. Rouse and wife. Carving set, T.
e. Molioy and wife. Pickle caster. L. NJ. AK
line ana wife ana Laura Wadsworth. Worsted
pin cushion, Miss CoraByerley. China tureen
and plate, Misses Stella Stevens, Octa Gibson,
and and Mr. Gene Youmsns. Deerhead hat rack
Parlor lamp, Mesdames Hutchins, UpdeRraff
and DeLisle: Home-canned fruit, Mrs. 6. II.
Warrington. Canned fruit, Mrs NJ Warning
ton, Water-color paiating. D. w. Young and
wife.
w. IL. McCague IS a young man who
is admired and respected by every one
with whom he has come in contact. He
is refined, educated and industrious
lawyer, man who, by persistent atten-
ton to business, has accumulated fair
share of this worlds goods, and who
will likely continue to keep the wolf
from the door. There is no more Iowa
BILE OF popular lady III this community
than the fair bride. She is the young
est daughter of that substantial citizen,
}. ID. Pursell, of Mingona township BY
her charming manner, devotion to her
duties as an educator of the young, her
unseltish devotion to making others
happy, she has secured warm place in
the hearts of her many friends, every
one of whom will rejoice that she is
mated to a worthy and devoted hus
band.