The Dickinson press., 1911-06-03
Big D0INGS
AT DAGLUM
On Decoration Day $50 People
Help Mr.. and Mrs. Daglum
Celebrate 25th Wedding
Anniversary.

Anniversary.
One Of the largest. if not the largest
wedding anniversaries in Stark county,
was celebrated at the Daglum home,
seventeen miles southwest of Dickinson
on Tuesday afternoon and evening,
where 125 to $50 people gathered in
commemoration of the 25th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. j. O.
Daglum.
Invitations had been sent to many
who were unable to be present on
account of the heavy rain the day before
However guests came through deep mud,
over long roads. for this festive occasion
and were arriving from all directions
during the late afternoon and evening.
Just before beautiful sunset photo
grapher took several group pictures in
the yard, after which Rev. c. 8.
lngebrigtson, the local pastor, called
the company together and seated Mr..
and Mrs. Daglum in front. The choir
sang Home is Where the Heart Is, -
and the pastor addressed the company
briefly as follows:
LAS your local pastor and on behalf
of the many friends gathered this even
ing, | wish to congratulate you. MIR. and
Mrs. j. O. Daglum, on the 25th anniver-
sary of your welded life -
The speaker then read the 13Oth Psalm
and continued:
AS we are assembled today to COM
memorate your wedding anniversary we
also bless the name of the Lord
IL am not we'll enough acquainted, "
said the speaker, with your past life
to recite the pleasuiers and sorrows that
have come to you in the years of your
welded life. but have no doubt that
they have brought you clouds as we'll as
sunshine, difficult and sorrowful things,
as well as the pleasant things of life
You are now in comfortable circum-
Stances. said he. land for the past
p:osI erous days and the bright outlook
ahead, give thanks 10 your Maker. 1t is
not ours to tell what the future has in
store for us, tut lei US ,ook to the Lord
for strength needed
Again let me unite with the friends
in wishing you blessings for many more
years.
After the choir sang Sweet Peace, -
the quests repaired to the dining rooms,
two Of which had been beautifully dec
GRATED for this event, and partook of a
sumptuous dinner Course after course
was served, and it was after 8 o'clock
before all had eaten of the many good
things prepared by the hostess, Mrs.
Daglum.
Dancing followed on the second floor
of the commodious new barn, where
special decorations had been arranged
Al one end OF the hall was large Nor
weeian flag. and in one corner was
specially prepared rest room for the
babies an1 little children.
Every body had the best kind of
time and it is safe to say that it will be
many years before there is ano ther cele-
bration the size Of this in the Daglum
neighborhood.
Both Mr.. and Ms. Daelum were born
in Norway, coming to America while
children. They were married. at
Onalaska, Wis.,. on May 80, 1886, where
they resided until coming to North Da-
kota in the spring of 1906. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben VOLTA accompanied them. The
ladies are sisters. The men were out
the fall before and made filings for their
homesteads. They made their farm Sc
lections in very rich valley, hitherto
almost entirely unoccupied except for
stock grazing. The H T trails passed
through this valley where thousands and
thousands of beef cattle were driven
each year from great distances south to
the N. P. Ry. at Dickinson.
Mr.. Daglum started store at once,
bringing along $40 worth of goods, SELL
ing a few of the necessities of life to
the three or four stock raisers in the To-
cality. From this little beginning he
has built up large trade, erecting an
addition to the store almost yearly, until
he now has fine large two story build
ing and several thousand dollars worth
of goods.
John o. Daglum was commissioned as
postmaster at Daglnm on November IL,
1906. He now has money order Office
and so boxes and will soon need rs more
boxes to supply all of his postoffice pat
rons. A government stage line brings
the mail from both the north and south
on Tuedays and Saturdays.
When Mr.. Daglum located on his land
he told Mr.. VOLTA that they would stick
it Out for at least five years until they