Iron County register., 1893-10-19
From Graniteville.

Ed. Register-The M. +. Church
Sunday school has been re-organized
with the following staff of officers
Edward Koeth, superintendent; Viii.
liamBaum, assistant; Miss Lizzie Fitz-
patrick, treasurer, and Miss Maude
Ferguson, secretary. The opening
hour will be 9:45 for the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Archie, Jr., and
DR.. Blanks have returned from the
Worlds Fair.
Messrs. Bruce and Sheehan were
down from the city Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Ebrecht, of st. Louis, is
visiting in town, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Rob't Traue rnicht.
Nothing new in the state of trade in
this locality as yet.
Some four or five granite cutters left
last week for Texas, and three or four
more arrivals; among them are Alex
Archie and George Murray.
Miss Katie Phillips returned Satur-
day from a few days visit to relatives
in the city.
Ghermanville now sports new and
elegantly finished barbershop, manne1
by that all-round handy man, Mr.. DAILY.
/ Some of our local nimrods are doing
fine shooting these days. Ben Waldron
bagged Is quail on Friday last. Will
liam Turner brought home large pei
lean, measuring seven feet, six inches
from tip to tip of wings. Several duck
and turkey have been brought in dur
ing the past few days.
A wedding in high life was the most
e7entful feature of our last weeks hap
pening. At $50 o'clock on Thursday
evening at the Catholic Church, Miss
Cincy Kerchner was welded to Mr..
Ernest Joseph Hitzman, a knight of
the key at Bismarck. Rev. Father
Wernert, of Arcadia, performed the
ceremony. Long before the hour for
the marriage to take place people be-
gan to throng the sanctuary, and by
the appointed time the chapel was
filed with those who were anxiously
waiting the arrival of the contracting
parties. At the stipulated time, the
gentleman who was soon to take for
his companion for better or worse, was
ushereG in with Miss Mamie Herman.
of St. Louis, as maid of honor followed
closely by with the young and pretty
bride leaning on the arm of her brother,
Mr.. Joseph Kerchner, marching slow
ly to the altar under the sweet strains
OF the wedding march played by Miss
Clara Oesterdock, of De Soto. The
bride is lovely young lady, whose
gentle nature and fascinating ways
have made her always popular and a
great favorite among her many friends
not only of this but other localities.
She was beautifully attired in a rich
robe of duchess white satin, corsage
finished with trimmings of exquisite
point lace. She carried a bouquet of
bridal roses tied with white satin rib
bon, and was the picture of pure blonde
beauty. After the ceremony, the bride
and bridegroom, maid of honor and
best man entered the carriage that
stood in waiting out side, and were
driven to the residence of the brides
parents where an elegantly and sumpt-
uous wedding menu was served, after
which the customary congratulatory
toast offering, speech making and so
forth was INDUCED in by the many in
vited guests. The presents were many
and some of them exquisitely nice, rich
and rare. Following are the guests
from out of town: Misses Mamie
Herman, Bertha Herman, Emma Mes
mer and Theresa Ames, St. Louis; Miss
Clara Oesterdoch, Mrs. E. Burger, and
Mr.. Hubert Spidele, De Soto: Miss
Alice Collier, Mrs. H. Barth, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hitzman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hitzman, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Hitzman, Bismarck. There were sew
eral intimate friends of this vicinity in
attendance. On the following morning
the newly married couple accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. John Hitzman, broth
er of the bridegroom. left on the Area
dia train on a wedding tour to the
Worlds Fair. 1t is useless to say that