The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-10
INTERESTING Event
MARRIAGE AT LANSING, IA, OF
COUPLE WHO WILL RESIDE
IN MADISON.

Lansing, Ia, Mirror: The spirit
of expectancy and "watchful waiting"
that has been lowering over this
community for the past few days was
brought to an end at noon on We'd
nesday, Aug. 5, when one of Ian
sings fairest and most talented
daughters, Miss Myrtle Blackwell, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Marcus Aus of
Madison, S. d.
The ceremony was performed at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. II. Blackwell on upper
Main street, their beautiful home be-
ing tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion.
Promptly at moor Mrs. L. L. Witt
becker took her place at the piano
and to the strains of MendeIssohn's
wedding march the bride and groom
entered the prettily decorated parlor
where the relatives and friends had
gathered. The bride was charmingly
attired in a gown of white silk shad-
ow lace over white charmeuse and
carried a shower bouquet of white
daisies and s%prengeri. The groom
wore the conventional black.
In one corner of the room was a
beautiful bank of ferns, with huge
clusters of flowers to lend ii color,
while vases of daisies were placed
about the room on pedestals. Rev.
F. w. Pease, who had previously
taken his place near this back
ground, then spoke the words that
made them nan and wife, the Epis-
copalian ring ceremony being most
impressive and beautiful in it's sim
plicity.
Immediately at the conclusion of
the ceremony a delightful four course
Inner was served, lover being laid
for twelve. The dining room was
also nicely decorated and from a cen
terpiece of daisies, yellow ribbon ex-
tended to the hand painted place
cards. Each guest vas presented
with a small hand painted box con
tanning a portion of the brides cake.
Miss Myrtle could receive nothing
from our pen that would add to the
popularity and respect in which she
Is held in this community. She was
born in Lansing and graduated from
our high school in 1902, after which
she took up oratory in Cornell, from
which school she graduated in 1907.
Not satisfied with this she took up
| oratory again at Northwestern, grad
uating from there in 1910. She has
| been very successful in this line, hav-
ing exceptional ability and after
teaching one year in u w school
was rendered a position as instructor
in expression and physical culture at
the State Normal school at Madison,
where she remained for two years.
Success has in no way injured her
as she is modest and ~unassuming and
consequently numbers her personal
friends by the score. Education has
not given her that thin veneer that
sometimes passes for culture, but has
rather added a fine polish to the
womanly qualities with which she
was already endowed.
We have not known Mr.. Aus very
long as we measure time, but he Is
one of those clean, honest and gen.
tlemanly young men whom 1T lis a
pleasure to meet and in whom the
good is discovered at the first meet
ing. He holds a very responsible po-
sition with the Madison Milling and
Grain company, being auditor for q
line of twenty-five big grain elevators
in South Dakota.
The happy young couple departed
on the 4 o'clock train for st. Pau
and Duluth and from the latter city
they go by steamer to Buffalo. N. Y
They will be at home In Madison aft