St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-27
NUPTIALS OF MISS MARIE MEL
DA MCLAUGHLIN AND FRANK
w. LYON.
A GREAT SOCIAL EVENT.
THE HAPPY COUPLE CONGRATU-
LATED BY OVER 1G0 RED
MEN.
RECEPTION At FORT YATES.
The Bride Col. McLauGhIin's
Agent at Rock Creek.
Special to the Globe.

SHStld1 " luS NIlODS.
BISMARCK, N. D., Nov. 26,-One
of the most brilliant social events
which ever transpired at the Stand
ing Rock agency was the marriage
on the 18th inst.of Miss Marie Imelda
McLaughlin and Frank Walter Lyon,
which solemnized at the residence
of the brides parents at their lovely
ranch on the Cannon Ball river, Rev.
Father Martin Kenel officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Father Bernard
Strassmaier. Mrs. Lyon is the
beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ter of Col. James Mclaughlin, Unit
ed States Indian inspector, and for
fourteen years Indian agent at
Standing Rock. Mr.. Lyon is son
of Col. L. D. Lyon, of Watertown,
S. D., and at present is subagent at
the Rock creek station, Standing
Rock agency. The fact that both
bride and groom are well known in
social circles in Minnesota and the
Dakotas brought out a large num-
Der of their friends to attend the
wedding, Notwithstanding the long
distance necessary to travel in order
to reach the ranch home of Col. Me-
Laughlin. There were present be-
sides the members of the family:
Col Samuel z. Slater of Washing
ton, d. c., chief of finance in the In
dian department; Mr.. and Mrs. Capt.
Joseph BuisSon, Miss Angeline &. Buis-
son, Miss Alma Buisson, Daniel Buis-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Capt; Cyprean
oil Of lNcC hl n
L. D. Lyon, Watertown, S. D.; Charles
Thurston and Louis Foltz, Mandan:
Frank Ecker Zell, s. D.; Maj. and
Mrs. j. w. -Crams:e, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Mr.; and Mrs. j. H. Mclaughlin, Dr..
and Mrs. Ross, Charles Urell, Walter
Lee, 3. H. Fleming, Rolla Brewster,
Mrs. NJ. j. Clement, all from the Stand
ing Rock Agency; Lieut. and Mrs. F.
c. Marshall, Of Fort Yates; Misses
Archambault, Mrs. Ada Endrus, J. l..
Hazard, from the various schools on
the reservation; Miss a. Jean Wells,
of ST. Elizabeth mission; MIR. and Mrs.
OF Oak Greek .staton; Miss Agnes
Fredette and Miss Pauline Roessler, of
Grand River station; Alexander Fari-
bault, William Cochran, Paul Cornoy
er, Antoine De Rockbrain, of Rock
Greek station; 6{i; MI and MRS: coSanrae Sameei
William Stevens, from the Upper Can
non Ball; Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Wills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Witzleben, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goodreau, Mss c. Goodreau,
Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. NJ. l.. Van Solen,
from the Lower Cannon Ball, and the
Indian Chiefs John Grass and wife,
Gray Eagle, Bullhead, Little Dog, Wea-
Eel Bear and Bears Rib, besides about
2G1 Indians from the Rock River sta
ton, where Mr.. Lyon is stationed.
'ha h7sif Anpe1InQ
z. Buisson, Of Wabasha, Mimi, and
Miss A. Jean Wells, of St. Elizabeth
mission, Standing Rock agency, and
the groomsmen were John ard Sibley
Mclaughlin, brothers of the bride
LaughIin and Jean WiTzuben, led the
procession to the altar. The ceremony
was quite elaborate and impressive,
and many of the toilets were poems of
elegance. After the ceremony light re-
freshments We're served, and dancing
wound up the festivities of the even
ing. An interesting feature of the cere-
mony was the congratulations of 1C0
Indians, who filed through the house
and shock hands with the bride and
groom, by this act showing their love
and respect for the contracting par
ties
On Friday evening the bridal party
and visiting relatives were rendered a
reception at Fort Yates by Mr.. and
Mrs. D. r. Mead. A full dress hop at
the garrison hall constituted the first
portion of the evenings entertainment,
followed by the serving of refresh
ments at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meade, and concluding with very in
teresting programme of vocal and in
strumental music.
On Saturday evening a family re-
union was held at the residence Of
Maj and Mrs. J. W. Cramsie, the
major being the Indian agent at Stand
ing Rock. There was congregated
about thirty relatives, brought togeth-
er by reason Of the wedding, and a
feast of reason and flow OF soul pre-
vailed. Maj. and Mrs. Cramsie enter
tained the visiting relatives over Sun
day, and on Monday the friends left
for their respective homes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyon have taken up their resi-
dence at Rock Creek station, thirty
five miles southwest Of Fort Yates,
where they have a nicely furnished
house and a cosy little home, and the
well wishes of their legion of friends
go with them.
The list of presents was large, and
embraced many elegant and costly
pieces. Those from a distance We're re-
ceived from friends in St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Bismarck, Mandan, Fort Tot-
| ten, st. Cloud, Morris, Philadelphia,
Washington, D. c.; New York city,
! West Superior, Watertown, S. D.; Mo
i brara, Neb; Montreal, Canada; Win
chester and Livona, n. D.; Fort Meade,
Faribault, Mimi; Cooperstown, n. Y,
and Wabasha, MINI.