Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-20
Mount Hop

Gay O0onlnS. Inc tltuO WAS HbppiIy
spent playing games etc.
DIR. Hyden Of Alceeter is the proud
father OF q baby boy. His friends here
offer congratulations.
w. Il. Bonncy was out early Friday
morning with his fish wagon supplying
the farmers with meat for dinner.
Oscar Hall and Emil Olson transact
ed business at Alcester Thursday.
Miss Ella Ytterness Of Lincoln Co.
has secured q class here In music and
she comes every Saturday and instructs
them on the organ.
Andrew Palm was at our school
house Tuesday night with his Grama-
phone. The house was well filled and
the audience seemed to enjoy the en-
tertainment very much.
Mrs. S. M. Jenkins Of Akron visited
att. ]. Reeves couple OF days last
week.
There was good attendance ut the
Lutheran Sunday school last Sunday
and interest In the work constantly
increases.
A number OF friends of Pastor Sjolin-
der went from here Wednesday to be
present ut his wedding. They drove
with teams, returning the following
day..
Mrs. John HuItgren was In Lincoln
Co. last week assisting In preparing
the wedding feast at the Ytterness
homo. Mrs. Hultgren and Mrs. Ytter-
ness are sisters.
Siolinder -Ytterness.
Al the Ramsdahl Lutheran church
Ii Lincoln county, So. Dak., on Wedn-
esday, May 18th 1897, At 2 o'clock p. m.
Rey. 4. e. Sjolinder Of Union county,
SO. Oak. was united in marriage to
Miss Bertha Marie Ytterness Of Lin
/ coin county, So. Dak., Rev. G. L. Gra-
ven officiating.
The church was handsomely decorat-
ed for the happy event, and Prof.
Tuvc OF Canton directed the choral
services, while Mrs. Tuve presided ut
I the organ.
The wedding party arrived at the
church In carriages at the appointed
hour and marched up the aisle to the
time Of beautiful march rendered by
] tho organist. After taking their posi-
B tion at the altar the officiating clergy
man performed the ceremony accord
! ing 10 the ritual Of the Lutheran
church, after which the party repaired
to the home OF the bride where a re-
ceptiOn was held and the wedding
least partaken Of.
About 200 cards had been issued for
the affair and we feel safe in saying
that every recipient responded to the
invitation, as the church and spacious
parlOrs Of the Ytterness home would
not begin to accommodate the throng
OF guests. Two long tables were set in
the long dining room which were filed
many times before all had discussed
I the bountiful wedding feast
The bride wore beautiful lavender
silk gown, white bridal veil and a
wreath of white buds, white mitts and
slippers. The groom wore the con
I vcntional black. The bridesmaids
were Misses Ella and Katie Ytterness,
Sarah Thorsons0n, Emma Hultgren,
Bertha ROmmerin and Emma Am
mundsOn. The groom was attended by
Bert and John Ytterness, Andrew
RommeI Inc, John Erickson, Michael
Hultgren and Arnt AmmundsOn.
Lille Ytterness and Josie johnson,
two little girls in white, acted as es-
corts to the bridal party.
The bride Is the eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Ytterness OF Pleas.
{ ant township, Lincoln county. She is
m accomplished young lady, being y
pro ninent teacher in the public schools
y II Lincoln and Union counties for sew.
eral years. Although our acquaintance
with her is slight we are sure that she
ii Ii every respect worthy Of the hus.
y hand she has promised to love and
\ cherish.
PASTOR Siolinder Is pioneer Of I'm
B lon county, having come here with his
pareuts ia the early days when the
beautiful farms We now see were wild
! pEairie. He graduated - minister
n - tho Swedish college at Rock Island,
4 mi. ssvoral years ago and has been
4 past0r q 1he Union Greek and Nathan
SSSsl chue0hes since until = ysar ago
~ he resigned. We can assure the