The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Golden Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Aldrich, Former
Grant County Residents, Cele-
brate their Fiftieth Marriage
Anniversary.

brste their Fiftieth Marriage
Anniversary.
The many friends and former
neighbors Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. 0.
Aldrich, pioneer settlers in the
town of Vernon in this county,
but who are now living at Mos
cow, Idaho, celebrated their gol-
den wedding couple of weeks
ago, and we are indebted to their
daughter, Mrs Ruby Hindman,
for the following account of the
affair, the verses touching upon
the original wedding day having
been written by a daughter of
the couple, Mrs. j. w. Earl,
simply for the amusement of the
guests at the gathering;
The fftieth anniversary Of their
happy marriage, which occurred April
8. 1862. in Minnesota, was celebrate
in Moscow, Idaho, Monday, April 8,
by Mr.. and Mrs. L. O. Aldrich.
The weather man seemed to have a
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had sent so years before to spoil the
ding day was absolutely perfect
Many of the relatives gathered at the
| family home in the forenoon and a
bountiful dinner was spread at noon,
the table decorations centering around
an immense wedding cake on which so
yellow candles were burning. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. O. Aid
rich, DR.. and Mrs. j. M Aldrich,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. Earl and son
Richard, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Nc
| Wreath and daughter Margaret, all Of
Moscow; Mr.. Il. Black of Milbank,
S. D.; and Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hind
man Of Spokane, Wash.
Later in the afternoon an informal
reception was held, many friends and
neighbors dropping in to congratulate
| the worthy couple on the passing Of
their tiftieth milestone. Many remem-
brances in the form of flowers, hand
remind the bride and groom of the
happy day.
The bride was gowned in tan silk
and wore pink carnations, and the
groom wore conventional black, the
unusual feature being that it was the
same broadcloth coat and brocaded
satin vest in which he was married
fifty years before (He explains par
enthetically that | d. Aldrich wore
out the wedding trousers 40 years
ago.)
A pleasant feature Of the occasion
was shower OF greetings. Nearly
a hundred letters and kilograms from
old friends and neighbors from all
points in the United States surprised
and delighted the happy couple One
of the most surprising was from an
old lady of 81 years. who was a
teacher of Mr.. Aldrich' 5 more than IS
years ago.
l.. G.. Aldrich was born in Medina
county, Ohio; Nov. p, 1885. being
now in his 18th year. When lad OF
five, the family moved to Jefferson
county, Wisconsin, travelling by OK
team and driving cows, sheep and
hogs. He recalls many incidents OF
the trip, one of them being the
camping for the night at a little vii.
lage called Chicago. His youth was
spent in Wisconsin, but in 1856 he
went to Winora county, Minnesota
Here the young farmer met the young
school teacher who became his wife.
Miss Mary Moore was born in Ell
mira, New York, Feb. 3, 1912, being
now in her list year. The first six
teen years of her life were spent in Ell
mira, and in 1858 she came with th,
rest of the family to Winona county,
Minnesota, where she taught schoo
till on April 8, 1862, in one of the wors
snow storms of the season, which pre-
vented the attendance of all the invited
guests, and made the presence of tn,
bridegroom and the officiating clergy
man, Rev. Bunnell, very uncertain
quantity until they appeared through
the snow, she became the bride of l.
O. Aldrich. The first year of theil
welded life was spent on a rented
farm, after which they moved into I
home of their own, and possess The
rather unusual record of having NOV
ed only four times.
Six children were born to them, two
jewels being gathered in infancy a!
bright gems for His crown The
children who lived to maturity are
|. D. Aldrich, Big Stone, s. D., DR.
j. NJ Aldrich, Moscow, Idaho, Mrs
, j. w. Earl, Erwin, s. D., and Mrs
G. l.. Hindman, Spokane, Wash
They also have six grandchildren
In 1880 the family moved to Gran
county, South Dakota, where Mr.. ant
Mrs. Aldrich made beautiful home
out of the virgin prairies. In l89'
they rented their farm and moved into
Milbank to take a well earned rest
Seven years agOthey decided to breal
the many ties that bound them to SOutl
Dakota and seek milder climate
They came to Moscow and bought {
home near the University on West 6tl
street, where they live surrounded b,
flowers, fruit and friends, and old ant
young alike refer to them lovingly a.
Father and Mother Aldrich," an(
all unite in wishing them many NOR,
years of happiness together.
THE RIDE OF REV. BUNNELL
Listen, my children, and | will tell
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