Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-12
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.


L. Gillette Of Council Bluffs That ended the
trouble. and the convention adjourned
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
Tenth Anniversary of the RI 'htOn
Wedding Great AHnir.
One of the leading social events Of the
week was the tin wedding celebrated by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rishtor in their pleasant
cottage home on Harmony street Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Rishton are among
the Oldest residents of Council Bluffs, and
great number of their old friends turned
out to give them a hearty reception the
tenth anniversary of their married life. Both
although born across the water-Mr. Rish-
ton in Manchester, England, and Mrs. Rish-
ton in Dundee. Scotland-spent their child
hood in this locality. Mr.. Rishton crossed
the ocean in 1916 and came here in 1850
Mrs. Rishton arrived as a little girl year
later. Both endured all 81 the hardships
of pioneer life. Mr. Rishton recalls the fact
that for six weeks in the summer of one
OF those early years he and his fathers
family lived solely upcn "pigweed" and
baked squash. The interval was between
the time when their previous years stock
Of provisions had been exhausted and the
maturity of the new crop. When Mrs. Rish-
ton grew into womanhood and received her
education she devoted u'any years to the
work Of teaching in the public schools Of
Council Bluffs AS Miss Agnes Forsyth, she
acquired q great reputation as an educator
and manager of bad boys She became the
second wife of Mr. Risrton ten years ago,
hut for the sake of truth well as romance
1t should be stated that they were lovers
when each was a child. In the interval be-
tween his young manhood and his marriage
to Miss Forsyth Mr.. Rishton crossed the
Rocky mountains six times with OK teams
and mule trains. He had many thrilling
experiences and narrow escapes. He trav-
eled 450 miles alone witt his wife and one
child through country infested with hos
tile Indians. On one of his return trips in
1864 he was just one day behind the terrible
massacre at Plum Creek Neb.
The comforts Of his pleasant home as 1t
appeared on Friday night. ornamented with
all OF the substantial comforts of life and
frightened by exquisite flowers, was in
happy contrast to those rough old pioneer
days. The guests brought with them loads
Of all kinds of tinware for every known use
One pretty little ornament consisted of
scarf pin made of two tiny tin spoons tied
with blue ribbon. Elegant refreshments were
served during the evening Miss Minnie
Hansen presided at the gigantic new tin
coffee pot and poured the coffee for the
guests, while Miss Eva Coy and Miss Fan
ME Brock acted in the capacity of walters.
Among those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. Orcutt, Mr. and Mrs.
Tuleys, Mr.. and Mrs. Senseney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bean, Mr.. and Mrs. White, Mr. and
Mrs. Imln. DR.. and Mrs. Cleaver, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schnorr, Mr.. and Mrs. Danger, Mr..
and Mrs. John Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Onren,
Mr. and Mrs. William Philips. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcbride, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Mcpherson, Mr. and Mrs
R. Turnbull, Mr.. and Mrs Moomaw, Mr.
and Mrs. j. R. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clausen. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Greenshields,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Childs, Mr.. and Mrs. Finley
Burke. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Harle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale, Mr. and Mrs William Alton of
Little Sioux. DR.. and Mrs Hanna of Burling-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Duncan, Mr..
and Mrs. John Mathews, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Arndt, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Waite Mr.
and Mrs. Brennman, Mr.. and Mrs. Drury
Mr.. and Mrs. /. West, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Mullis. Mr.. and Mrs. Luring, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tostevin, Mr.. and Mrs John Beno. Mr.
Mack Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Schubert
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Mayne, Misses Minnie
Maggie and Annie Hansen, Iva and Roberta
Hattenhauer, Mary and Lena Simms. Dale,
Gray, Boyer, Brock, Coy, Mcbride, Ella and
Clausen, Dewey, Jefferis Mrs. Fuller, Mrs
Anna M. Jefferis, Mrs. AEn Whitaker, Miss
Anna Rean, Miss Bessie Moomaw Corrinne
and Ida Rishton, Agnes Forsyth, Misses
Jennie, Willie and Nellie White; Messrs
Allen Jefferis, Fred Clausen, Walter Luring
ferris, Edmund Jefferis, Charles Jefferis, Nor
man Fuller, John Sylvester; Masters Edgar
White, Willie Schnorr, Willie Forsyth Many
sent tokens of friendship and regrets who
could not be present on account Of the in
cemency of the weather.
Council Bluffs will not be specially prolific
in novelties during the remainder of the sea-
son, but society is doing its share toward
amusing theater-goers and will bring out
next week the play "Rosedale." 1t is play
of exceptional interest and has the advantage
We predict that 1t will captivate the taste
of the Council Bluffs people. The cast is
notable:
Elliot Gray, captain of the Rifle volun-
teers .............:::......W. l.. Douglas
Matthew Leigh. a village doctor.
Bunburry Kobb, an old conservative
country aristocrat with somewhat
antiquated ideas and inclined to mat
Miles, esi' MeKenna, returned ] eoaSict. w
Colonel Cav;enidiiishi May, an ex-ofiicer Of
Her Majesty's Guards. :: Perry Badollet
Farmer Green a servant of ! Lady Nays a! !n,,,a
Romany Robb, gypsy ruffian. ,...;;..a
.......................P. j. Mcbride
cofporal GofsssX' paw gyRSy df the
Robert, faithful servant. Warren Daley
Sir Arthur May. the young heir Of
Lady Florence May mistress Of eia Rose
dale and Sir Arthur's mother, ,......:
Rosa eb Mrs; sister a. L. aGd Gummings 1fa
of the house. Miss Jennie Keating
=, ,.;,....;;;:..;:. ;,;.;:. Mrs. /. W; Bushnell