The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Golden Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Johnson Cele.
brate the Anniversary of a Happy
Little Event that Occurred in Wis.
consin Fifty Years Ago, in which
They were the Star Actors.
A very pleasing and long.to-
be-rem EN- bered event took place
at the Methodist church last
Wednesday, when at high twelve
a numbe of the friends and old
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
johnson were gathered at the
Methodist church to help this
worthy couple mark the fftieth
milestone in their married life.
A wedding march that stretches
out along fifty years is well
worth some special attention,
and about eighty guests were
present to do honor to these
worthy people.
While Miss Ida Emanuel play
ed a wedding march the bride
and groom, supported by their
son George Johnson of Orton.
vile, and their daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Conright of this city,
took their places in an alcove on
the church platform with can.
opy formed of white lace and
trimmed with flowers and aspar.
agus green, while Rev. O. E.
Boyce officiated in suitable
ceremony for the occasion.
| When the statement Was made
that if there was any one who
had any objections why these
two should not remain as man
and wife, they shonld make 1T
known or forever after hold
their peace, the suggestion was
made that Mrs. Johnson was to
handsome woman to live with
johnson, but this objection was
later over-ruled and the cere-
mony was continued. At it's
conclusion the bride and groom
headed the procession of guests
co the church parlors, where a
chicken pie dinner awaited them.
The parlors had been prettily
decorated in golden colors for
the occasion, hung with pictures
and large Japanese parasol,
was suspended from the center
of the ceiling. The table china
also had the gold band in keep.
ing with the celebration. aud
dainty place cards with photo
of the couple on the reverse side
we're at each plate. At the close
of the repast mum Der of appro-
pirate toasts were responded to
in very happy manner, and a
most enjoyable time was had
throughout. Mr.. and Mrs. c..
E. Mills and Rev. and Mrs. O.
E. Boyce very effectively rend-
cred the old time song "Silyer
Threads Among the Gold
Among the number of beauti-
full presents received by Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson on this happy oc.
casion, was hadsome 4O0-day
clock in a crystal case.
The bride at this golden we'd
ding was born at Bellville, Can
ada, Dec. "a, 1910, her maiden
name being Sarah Jane Huyck.
She accompanied her parents to
Sheboygan, Wis in Septem Der,
1854, and in 1858 occurred the
wedding the 5Oth anniver sary of
which is being celebrated. The
groom, Joshua W. Johnson, was
born January 26, 1886, in Au-
gusta, Maine, and with his
widowed mother, four brohhers
and two sisters moved to She
boygan Falls, Wis, ia 1912, and
settled on a farm five miles
southwest of the Falls IN the
town of Lima. After the mar
riage the couple lived for the
first twenty years in Sheboygan
county, then moved to Clark
county, Wis, and in 1884, came
west to Milbank, where they
have since resided continuously.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson have
recently decided to move to the
Pacific Coast, where they spent
last winter, and will make their
home at Bellingham, Wash.
They expect to start for that
state next week to make their
permanent home. They are act.
i've mem bers of the Methodist
church, and Mrs. johnson was
for number of years president
of the Woman's Relief Corps,
and their church and society
associates will miss their pres.
ence at their gatherings, but
the kindly wishes of all will
follow them to their new home.a
Miss Hettie Maxfeld went up
L. j E. IL