Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
DOINGS TUESDAY
Celebrate Silver WeddinQ

More than 500 invitations were is
sued for the celebration of the
twenty-ffth wedding anniversary,
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Biefeld,
which took place yesterday. The sill
yer wedding ceremony took place at
the German Reformed church, the
Rev. A. c. Plappert officiating. The
wedding festivities were held at Tur-
ner Opera house and began at 3
o'clock p. m. and lasted until the wee
sma' hours of Tuesday morning. An
abundance of good things for the il
ner man had been provided and the
large company Of guests enjoyed
themselves to their hearts content.
Dancing was one of the amusements
of the evening for which music was
furnished by Sloan's orchestra.
The lower floor of the Turner was
transformed into a dining room for
the occasion and covers were laid
for 128 guests at one time. The up
per floor was reserved as a meeting
place and reception floor and for
dancing later on. The dining room
w do lIlCCIy uCIOl GlLCu WClC ClloO IIlC
tables, while twenty pretty Waitress
ses dressed in white and wearing sill
yer regalia attended to the wants of
the guests. Each guest was furnish
ed with a silver paper badge. Above
the dining tables hung suspended a
huge silver wedding bell, typical of
the occasion. The upper floor was
prettily decorated in red, white and
blue streamers suspended from the
ceiling while the sides of the ball
room were screened with the nation
al colOrs.
The guests began arriving shortly
after o'clock at the conclusion of
the silver wedding service at the
German Reformed church.
Many handsome and serviceable
presents were received, in fact there
were so many gifts it was q hard mat
ter to place them on display at the
home. Included in these were gifts
from the various societies. The
Eagles sent a handsome silver tea
service of seven pieces and the
Plattdeutscher Verein and Lieder-
kranz presented the couple with a
handsome bedroom set and several
upholstered rocking chairs, and the
Turner society also remembered the
couple by handsome gifts. Sixty
other silyerware presents were re-
ceived besides other articles of prac-
teal value About 500 people were
-, 20 Jr1T-
ing the evening, besides the large
number who paid their respects in
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Biefield were
united in wedlock in WATERFOWL iii
1884. The former was born in Joes-
tadt, Saxony, Germany, July &c, 1861,
and his wife first saw the light of
day in Buchholz, Saxony in 1864. Mr..
Biefeld came to Watertown June 10,
1888, and the following year sent for
his wife to whom he was bethrOthed
before he left his native land. Upon
reaching Watertown Mr.. Biefeld was
employed by the firm of Kunert
Bros. in First street in whose employ
he remained until 1898 when in com
pany with his brother Richard they
engaged in business at the corner of
Second and Market streets, doing ma
chine work, repairs, locksmithing and
heating. In 1898 the firm purchased
the Misegades property in North Wa
ter street and removed the business
to that section of the city where they
now conduct one of the largest estab-
lishments of it's kind il Wisconsin,
boiler making being added to their
other lines which also includes plumb
ing and gas fitting.
Mr. and Mrs. Biefeld are parents
of twelve children, eleven of whom
are living, Otto Elsie, Martha, Lilly,
Lena, Anna, Ernst, Tutti, Carl, Ker-
nit, June.
Mr.. Biefeld and family are mem
bers of the German Reformed church.
Mr. Biefeld is also a member of the
Plattdeutscher Verein, Eagles, Turn
er society, Liederkranz and Sons of
Herman.