The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-03-18
A Golden Wedding

Roluef WeuuiuR anniversary oH Ddt-
urday March IL. Dinner was served at
the home of Lem Allen Jr at which the
following were present.
Children-Jud Allen, of, Falon; Mrs.
E. II. Proctor, of Sparks; Mrs E j,
Williams, of Reno; Lem Allen, Jr, of
Fallon; Mrs. Ralph /. Fortune of Fallon.
Grandchildren Cecil, Earl, Ebert
Jud Aliens children. Harold ami Waldo
Mrs Proctor children. .-Lemuel Sparks
Allen son of Lem Allen Jr. who was
born on the late Governor Sparks
| birthday and named after the Governor
and Lem Allen, Sr. who was Lieut..
Governor. Clarita Fortune, daughter of
Mrs. Ralph Fortune.
All the grandchildren We're present
excepting Alma Allen andJ ennie Proctor
who were absent at school.
Also present were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Harmon and Mrs. Jackson Fergerson,
of Fallon, and Joseph Allen of Sacram-
ento. These four were also present
at the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
in Iowa 80 yr. ago.
At the dinner Turkey and all the
good things that go with it were enjoy
ed. The relatives also presented the
aged couple, who are both 70yr old with
many handsome presents. And No
better writeup can be given than the
following which we take from the Reno
Journal, as regards resolutions adopted
in the legislature at Carson.
Mr.. Folsom was recognized by the
Speaker and presented the following
resolution:
Whereas, on the 18th day of March,
in the year of our Lord 1859, in the
township of Chequest, in Van Buren
county, Iowa, young man and woman
joined their lives and fortunes in the
holy bonds of matrimony and there, each
to the other pledged 10 "love, honor
and cherish, an whereas through all
tho years that have passed, through all
the trials and tribulations, through the
smiles, the tears the hopes and fears,
the joys and pain of so years, these two
have shared togather the bitter and
the sweet, and today, in the sere and
yellow leaf are walking hand in hand
down the pathway of life, and
Whereas, The words the minister
spoke upon that day so yrs ago united
the hearts and hands of our esteemed
fellow member Lem Allen and his
respected wife, Sarah Ann Peugh. and
Whereas, In the year 1862 the then
young couple came westward to the
wildwoods of Churchill and there es-
tablished and builded them a home and
Whereas, the said Lem Allen became
and has always been one of the fore
most citizens of this State, and for ID
consecutive years filed an honorab lie
seat in the legislative hall of the State,
and is at present filling his 10th session
as an honored Assemblyman; and
Whereas, Lem Allen has by his honesty
ability, integrity. fairness and true
principles of friendship endeared him
self to all, sand
Whereas, Lem Allen will depart from
this body for his Churchill home to be
present upon the 18th day of this month
to join with his helpmate in the cele-
bration of the 50th anniversary of their
marriage;
Therefore, be it resolved, That we,
the members of the oath Legislature
of the state of Nevada, together with
the member of the press Herewith
attending and the friends and admirers
of the Honorable Lem Allen, do extend
our congratulation unto him and his
respected wife, assuring them of our
esteem and further more extend to them
the thanks of the state of Nevada for
the acts and the works that he and she
as his helpmate have done for the well
fare of the State.
And Furthermore be it resolved that
the names of the Senator ard Assembly
men be inscribed hereinto and the
great seal of the State of Nevada be
hereinto attached And be it resolved
further that the press of the State
whose representatives are in daily at
tendance upon this Legislature be al
lowed to inscribe there names upon this
roster.
immediately after the presentation
of the resolution Chief Clerk Coogan
read resolution by the attaches and
on behalf of them presented Mr.Alleu
with handsome smoking set and golc
handled parasol.
For the first time this session the
Honorable Lem Allen scarcely was able