The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-09
PUBLIC WEDDING
Young People Married In Presence
of Multitude
THEIR LIVES JOINED
Miss Tilda Holmberg and Mr.. Wesley
Martin Take Upon Themselves
Matrimonial bonds

The public wedding was the chic.
attraction of the day. The committee
offered a purse of $4,000 to the young
couple who would be married in pnb-
lie. Mr.. Wesley Martin, oldest son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin, Of
Birchdale, and Miss Tilda Holmberg
oldest daghter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Holmberg, of Round Prairie, accepted
the offer.
The bride and groom prepared for
the ceremony at the Palmer House,
where the bride had been employed
for some two years, having left
there two months or so ago.
The wedding took place On a raised
platform, handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting, which had been
erected at the intersection of Third
and Main streets. Aliens orchestra
was seated on the platform, while
the Fourth of July committee was
represented by Mayor F. E. Minette
and Albert w. Dahlem. Exactly at
7:3O the orchestra struck up Men
delssohn's wedding march, and the
happy couple who were to plight their
troth made their appearance at the
ladies' entrance to the hotel, escort
ed by Marshal Geo. Fish and J. W.
Kusba OF the committee. FiTgt
came the officiating clergyman, Rev.
j.. s. Kingan, pastor Of the nj. E.
church of this city, and he was fol-
lowed by the best man, Mr.. Fred
Martin, the groom's brother, Miss
Amy Holmberg, the bridesmaid and
sister of the bride, the two flower
girls, Miss Vernie Martin, the groom's
sister, and Miss Alberta Stegner, the
groom's cousin; Mrs. Frank Martin
and Mrs. Nels Holmberg, the groom's
and the brides mother. A way was
made through the crowd for them
to pass. The crowd packed the
square and reached half block in
each of the four directions.
Mayor Minette motioned for silence
and Immediately all noise was hush
ed and the crowd stood still await
ing the ceremony. The participants
soon took their places on the plat
form and the ceremony proceeded.
Mr.. Kingan read the marriage cere-
mony of his church in a loud, clear
tone of voice that all could hear.
The responses to the qusetions pro-
pounded to the bride and groom
came in firm tone of voice.
The bride looked very pretty in a
becoming costume of cream grena-
dine with white veil and roses in
her blonde hair. The bridesmaid anC
the flower girls were handsomely at
tired in white. The ceremony was
soon over and the newly married
pair, accompanied by their attendants
returned to the hotel, the band play
ing the wedding march. The crowd
gave a hearty cheer that closed the
incident.
The bride is an estimable young
woman who has many friends here
and in the vicinity. Her family is
we'll and favorably known. Tn,
groom's parents are among the lead
ing farmers in the adjoin-
ing town of Birchdale, the
groom himself being a fine young
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin will live
for a few months with the groom's
parents. In the fall they expect to-
move into their own home at Round
Prairie, where Mr.. Martin has bought
a farm. The fifty dollars received
from the committee will assist him
in paying for his home. The best
wishes of the committee, Of Sauk
Centre citizens and of the many peo-
pie who witnessed the ceremony go
with the young couple, and all join
in wishing them a long and happy
life.