The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-06
STATE WEDDINGS.

Last Wednesday occurred the mar
| riage of Edward r. Foss to Miss Cora
Swenson at the Bruflat church of Shar-
| on. Both contracting parties have
spent their entire lives In that COM
! munity. A reception was held at the
home OF the bride after the ceremony.
Edward r. Foss is the Oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Haitian Foss of Hatton,
and is a young man of about twenty
six, employed as bookkeeper in one of
the leading stores at Portland.
Francis Teachout of Glencoe and
Ellen Eldridge of Stewartsdale. were
united in marriage at the Jackson
home In Bismarck, Rev. John Orr per-
forming the ceremony. The young
couple will make their home on a
farm near Stewartsdale.
The wedding of two of Mcville's
prominent young people occurred at
Aberdeen, S. D., on Thursday, Aug. IL,
when Mr. Chas.. Jeffrey and Miss
Thora Osmon were united in marriage
by the Rev. Panshaw The news
as surprise where they are both well
and favorably known Miss Osmon
was employed as teacher of the gram
mar grades. Mr.. jeffrey is a young
man of exemplary habits and has fill-
ed the Office of assistant postmaster
for the past two years with credit.
The happy young couple left immed-
lately after the wedding for Lennon,
S. D., where the bridegroom has a fine
claim. and here they will make their
home
Cards were received by friends an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Ora
Belle Glover, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Glover OF Clinton. Ind, and
Edward Ray Tompkins Of Grand
Forks. The wedding ceremony was
performed Friday, Sept. 2, and after
brief wedding tour Mr.. Tompkins
and his bride will return to Grand
Forks to be at home after November
/. Mr.. Tompkins came to that city
last year as a member of the high
school faculty in charge OF the manual
training department.
On Wednesday evening In the Con-
gregational church were joined to-
gether In holy matrimony, Hiram
Shears and Mrs. Gertrude Allen, both
OF Beach. They came from the east
on train No. Z and at once proceeded
to the church where the ceremony was
performed by Rev. Chas. M. Good,
the pastor OF the church. Mr.. and
Mrs Shears own land in the northern
part of the county, where they will
make their home.
very pretty wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs G. " Knox,
of Beach, on Wednesday, when the
daughter OF Mrs. Knox, Miss Leora
Hutchins, was united by marriage to
Rev. Alexander Douglas. a minister
OF the Congregational church. The
ceremony was performed just at the
noon hour by Rev. Chas. M. Good, pas
tor OF the Beach Congregational
church. In the evening they took the
train for visit in the east and on
their return will probably take UP
some pastorate in the eastern part OF
the state. Rev. Douglas Is a graduate
OF Auburn Seminary, Rochester, N. Y,
and one OF the pioneers OF the Golden
Valley. He located on claim east of
Beach about seven years ago, when
there were but few people In the COM
munity, and 1t was through his efforts.
perhaps more than any one else, that
the work OF the church was success
fully started. Recently. he has been
laboring along the line OF the MiIwau-
kee In Hettinger county, making hts
home at Mott. Miss Hutchins was one
of the most popular young ladies In
that city, and all who knew either OF
them join In wishing them long life.
Happiness and success in their chris
tian work.
Smyrna rugs may be cleaned by
brushing through the velvet surface
a mixture of coarse salt and corn
meal slightly dampened Sweep after