The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-29
DO|NGS IN SOCIETY
Notable Silver Wedding.
N. w. 80 Citizens 213

On SUNDAY afternoon last at the
town of Willow Creek in this county
at the home of the principal parties
occurred one of the most remark
able silver weddings that ever took
place in our community, when Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Schneeberger joined
hands once more under the holy
ordinances of the German Lutheran
church to renew the bonds of matri-
mony which have bound these par
ties for the last twenty-five years
in an honorable and fruitful union.
On the same farm on which their
married life began they have lived
these twenty-five years and there
they still reside; and as they stood
upon that Sabbath afternoon sur
rounded by their family of seven
boys and three girls, in the midst Of
their multitude of friends they
formed picture of which our
whole county may justly be proud.
Mr.. Schneeberger needs no intro
duction to the people of this county.
He is at present one of the commits
sioners of the county, and has be-
come very popular man in his Of
fetal capacity. Mrs. Schneeberegr
was the daughter of Emil Ludtke,
now deceased; and bears the kindly
and sedate appearance of noble
mother.
On September Goth, 1885, were
the parties first united in marriage
and when they stood up on last Sab
bath before the officiating clergy
man, Rev. Cloeter, one could hardly
believe that they could have been
married so long. With Mr.. Schnee-
berger stood the well-known citi-
zens, August Rennpferd and Gustav
II. Urban in the capacity of grOOms
men and Mrs. f. NJ. Schwarz and
Mrs. Ferdinand Henslin as brides
maids. The ceremony was a truly
impressive one. The genial face of
the well-beloved pastor shone with
the JUNCTION he felt for the occa-
sion; and as his words, uttered in
the solemn tones of a master en-
unciator of these spiritual relations,
fell upon the ears of the assembled
friends and spectators, he seemed
inspired to give them greater
weight and holier import.
The ceremony of remarriage over,
a repast of great variety was given
the appointments of which were
perfect. Many remarked how every
thing in connection with the event
seemed to fit into it's place so as
to make it a remarkable wedding.
feast was the work of mems choir
which rendered several appropriate
and acceptable received numbers.
The event is one that will long
be remembered by those who wit
messed it, The conspicuous charac-
ter of the principal parties and of
their family of ten fine children as
we'll as the fact that both the
parties are connected by marriage
or by birth with a large number of
our very best citizens and the
further fact that multitude of
friends deemed it an honor to be
present on this festive occasion,
justifies us in believing that Mr..
and Mrs. Schneeberger have a.
strong hold upon the good will and
kindest interests of this community.
We hope that their fiftieth wedding
anniversary will find them both
hale, hearty and happy with the
ranks of their children still un-
broken and with the material bles-
sings of life still comfortably in
reach. Their lives thus far have
furnished to the community an ex-
ample, which it is hoped others
will not be ashamed to follow. May
they live long and prosper; and be
comforted throughout their last
years, as now, with the blessing Of
good friends and loving children.
Fitzloff-HuIseman Wedding.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
scene of a very pretty home we'd
ding Tuesday, September 26, when
at high noon, their daughter, Miss
Lydia Fitzloff, was united in mar
rage to Mr. Oscar d. Hulseman of
Welcome, Mimi. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Carter, pastor OF
the Congregational church of st.
Clair, and was witnessed by mem
bers of the families and few
friends and relatives of both par
ties.
The room in which the marriage
took place was handsomely deco !
rated in autumn leaves and the cou-
pie was married under an arch,
from the middle of which hung a |
large wedding bell of pink and white
flowers.
Miss Bestman played the wedding
march as the bridal party entered !
the parlor and Mrs. Carter sang the
beautiful song, "Oh Promise Me, ~
Immediately after the ceremony
The bride was beautifully gown
ed in white and carried bouquet
of brides roses. Following the cere-
mony a delicious luncheon was
served. The dining room was taste
fully daoOratpd tha color scheme M |