The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-08
WINTER WEDDINGS
In Which Madison, Flandreau and Sioux
Falls Are Interestvd-Elun Lannon
of Madison, Francis ]. Mead Of
Flandreau-Mabel Peterson
of Sioux Falls, s. j. o.
Gar of Madison.
MEAD-LANNON.

So ~
MEAD-LANNON.
The prominent society event Of the
day was the marriage of Francis J.
Meade of Flandrau and Miss Ellen Ian:
non of this city at st. Thomas church at
8 o'clock this morning, when Father T.
A. Flynn celebrated mass and performed
the wedding ceremony. The Wed ling
March was played by Messrs. Odee,
Ireland and Gilbert, the sweet strains Of
which coupled with the beautiful scene
in the decorated church lent q peculiar
charm to the whole proceedings. Ever.
green's f~estooned the church and from
an arch in the middle hung q beautiful
white bell. The ceremony was solemn
aud attractive. The bride was arrayed
in q dress of gray dove oolored broad
cloth with hat to match aud the brides
maid, Miss May Buckley, Of West Su-
perior,, Wis.,, attired in red ladies' cloth.
Mr.. Edward Coady. of Omaha, acted as
best man. Considering the cold morn
ing, 36 degrees below zero, the church
was we'll filled with interested friends
and congratulations later were profuse
and hearty.
From the church to the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Lao.
non, the wedding party repaired and the
breakfast to which they sat down Was
sumptuous and elegantly set forth.
Twenty-four plates were set a only rela-
tlves Of the contracting parties we're
present. The decorations OF the home
smilsx, flowers and v%ariegated bunting
we're pleasing to the eye and delight to
the taste and the best of cheer prevailed
around the festal board.
The wedding guests from abroad were:
Mrs. Mead, mother of the groom, Of
Flandreau, and sisters Misses Nellie and
Mary Mead of the same place, Mrs. Il.
Colman of Flandreau and Mrs. Nj. Bow.
den, of st. Peters, MIMI, other. sisters,
and the ~lstter's little daughter. Mrs.
Pilney of Sioux Falls and Mrs. w. J..
O'Connor of Worthirgton, MINI.
The wedding presents bestowed were
many and costly. The groom in this in
stance is a worthy young business man
engaged in grain buying ut FlandreAu,
while the bride is u daughter Of Madison
almost, having grown up here from
childhood. She received her final edu-
cation in st. Mary's Institute, Prairie du
Chen, Wis.,, graduating from the scien-
titic and musical course IN 1896, since
which tim she has been prominent in
social circles here at home. With the
bon voyage of many friends the bridal
pair took the II a. IN. train for the east.
o'GAR-PETERsoN.
One Of Madlson's popular young rail-
road men, Sylvester j. O'Gar takes unto
himself to-day q wife, Miss Mabel Peter
son, of Sioux Falls, we'll known IN Madi-
son. Inc wedding will be a private one
at the home of the brides parents in
Sioux Falls, only relatives being invited.
DR.. Matt and, of Jacks N. Mimi, will be
present to o~flioiate rs best man and Miss
Bernice Player, Of La Crosse, Wis, to
be maid to the bride. An extended we'd.
ding tour is planned and the couple will
depart for New Orleans to be present. at
the .Mardi Gras festivities the middle of
this month and may extend their visit to
Cuba before returning, being absept
about a month. At the end of that time
they will return to Madison and take up
housekeeping, Mr.. O'Gar expecting next
summer or loon after to build a home
OF his own, corner OF Union avenue and
Sixth street. The bride is q handsome
aud accomplished young lady of Sioux
Falls with q large circle Of admirers, and
was for several years a partial resident
OF Madison while attending the Norm al
school here from which she graduated in
1897. The groom. though young ~ one
OF the oldest and most trusted engineers
on the Southern Minnesota having be-
- ""o . COACoA IL ychTb Aye ADO
has been All engineer for lG Years paet.
He is deservedly popular and u host of
friends here, at jackson and in La
Crosse, his old home, are of one mind-in
wishing him a joyous and prosperous
welded life.
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