The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-28
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in the farm home requires the most
thorough cooperative spirit among all
the members of the family. so that
children early gain habits of devotion
to duty and to the philosophy. "A duty
well done is it's own reward.' The child
is u~nhampered by constraint from arti-
fetal n COnventionalities
which city life for the adult seems to
require or at least to encourage. He is
therefore free to develop healthily and
naturally along the true lines of his
own native ower for self expression.
And the farm is by nature no less q
good place to continue character de-
velopment throughout life. The service
to the family and the managing of an
Independent farm business or of a farm
household mainly with ones own labor
requires an a~ll-rOund, resourceful, and
far-Seeing intelligence and experience
such as no single city business can pos
sibly give; while the enlarged services
and relationships to the community
also furnish things to do that are
worth while, the doing of which results
IN strong character"
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The following account Of a pretty
wedding of interest to Fargo friends is
taken from the Mimic paper: At the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Falconer there
was doings on Thursday last week
when her second daughter Cataleyna
N. D., Rev. N. o. White being the Off
clating minister. There were quite a
number Of friends present, the out of
town visitors being Mrs. Nelson n
MRS. Waters of Fargo, Mrs. Tuft n
MRS. Merasch and daughter of Grafton.
me bride who is well known here re-
ceived many valuable and useful gifts.
After the ceremony the mpan sat
ooWn to a ~bountiful supper with bride
and bridegroom who Intend to stay
mere in Mimic for some time and may
De for the winter. All the friends OF
Mrs. Nelson join in wishing her many
very happy years of married life.
An unusual event was celebrated
sept II at Beaver, Mimi, the occasion
pelng the stxtieth wedding anniversary
OF Mr.. and Mrs. H, b. Knowles, par
ents OF F. Fl. Knowles of this city. Mr..
ana MIS-. Knowles were unable to be
present at the festivities this year, and
the Following clipping from The Vino
ma Daily Republican will be of interest
70 their friends: Golden wedding an
n~lVersarles are quite common in these
lays OF long living, but a couple that
lives to celebrate their sixtieth wed
dlng anniversary Is q rarity. Such d
Wedding celebration took place this
week at Beaver in his county, the cou~
pie claiming this distinction being Mr..
and Mrs. II. B. Knowles. The celebra-
ton was held at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. A. A. Miller, and was
PIanned as a surprise. Both the bride
and bridegroom of sixty years ago are
SUN In the possession of excellent
health, and their welded life has beer
unusually happy. Mr.. Kwonles was
porn In Madison county, New York, on
June s, 1892. They came to Minnesota
Oct. 2, 1856, and settled at Beaver,
where they still reside. They have two
daughters, Mrs. A. A. Miller of Beaver
and Mrs. r. w. Lea Of Winona, two
sons in North Dakota. r. H. Knowles OF
Fargo, and George Knowles of Colgate
and thirty-one grandchildren and
thirty great grandchildren. Be
SIDES being well preserved they do all
thelr own outdoor and indoor work and
ENJOY all the sunshine Of life that
comes their way. Mr.. Knowles believes
he is the Oldest official in the state,
having served as justice of the peace
~hfty-three years. He is a Royal Neigh
Dor. A feature of the anniversary
celebration vas a dinner at which
friends and neighbors of many years
were present. The spread was such as
has seldom been seen in Beaver. The