The Holt County sentinel., 1915-11-19
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
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presence Of a few OF the more init.
mate friends, on November II. lsaj.
that Robert Montgomery and Miss
Frances White plighted their faith
until death do them part, the cere.
muny being performed by the Rev.
John Crclier, u the Olnvy Ptesbyt.r.
ian church.
/ To them was born one son, Hiram
W. who vas born in oregon. educated
In our schools here. and l. nov cashier
OF the Farmers Bank, Of Ssidmore.
Missouri, Of which his father Is the
president. The son is ore Of Noda.
way cOunty's highly honored and re.
spected citizens, Who has inherit.
ed much Of his fathers business acu.
men. They have four children. two
OF ~hom-a son and daughter, are
students IN the Northeastern College
al Evanston, Illinois. As far as
known, there Is not a single survivor
Of that Wedding excepting the bride
and groom
Mr.. and Mrs Montgomery we're also
foster parents TO three nieces, whom
they educated and developed into
splendid and most beautiful woman.
hood. and they are nov married, stu.
ated happily-these are Mrs. Ed fieg.
enbaum, OF Geneva, Nebraska: Mrs
Henry fiegenbaum, Of Springfield,
Nebraska, and Mrs Harry N. Dun.
gan, Of Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery went 10
Jackson. ono. for their Wedding tour
Of few weeks. and then returned to
Olney, Illinois, where they remained.
and where Mr.. Montgomery filed var.
ious positions, before and after tour
through parts Of Iowa, Nebraska.
Kansas, and Missouri, and visit here
with Dr. Asher Goslin, whom I've met
az Olney while the Doctor Vas a resi-.
dent at Olney.
In Isl, pr. Goslin wrote Mr. Mont.
gomery that James Scott, Of this city,
desired 10 dispose Of his banking In.
terest, and a. Mr. N had had some
experience In that line a. an account.
ant In the First National Bank, Of
Dlney, lie cane here at once, and took
over the Scott interest. This vas the
beginning point In the long and sue
cessful business career OF Mr.. Mont.
gomery, the irm being the Montgom.
cry Banking Company, the company
being a Mr.. Phillips, Of Olney, IN.
nois.
In January, Is7:, the bank hrm be.
gah as look Il MONTGOMERY, which
continued 10 ls,j: then Montgomery
X Norman In ls5. II became Mont.
gomery 4 Rocker. In i,so Levi look
and his son, Charles D., became inter.
ested In the bank, and In l-aj c. ID.
Look took his fathers interest and
also took over Mr.. Montgomery
stock, vino retired from business.
Thus closed Mr.. Montgomerys &C.
tive business career Of - years-a ca.
reer no man need be ashamed Of
During 1898 Mr.. Montgomery and
his son organized the Farmers Bank,
Of Skidmore, Missouri, the former be.
Ing Its president, and the son, II ".
Mont gomefy, It's cashier. IL has
enjoyed good business since It's or.
ganiLation.
Mr.. and Mrs montgomery live a
quiet, beautiiu life In the old Won.
Lunen home, one OF the old historic
residences OF our city
From early life, this couple has
been prominently Identified with the
Presbyterian church and Sunday
school, and for ~ years they have
been earnest, steadfast helpers In this
old historic church Mr.. NJ. vas for
80 years It's Sunday school superin.
tendent, and for several years past
has been the teacher OF the mems Bi.
BILE class. For thirty years Mrs, ~
had charge OF the womens Bible class.
Mr.. Montgomery has been mem.
Der OF our city council, and during
the year 1908 was our mayor, having
been elected to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death Of Henry Shuts.
He Is q member OF Oregon lodge,
A., +. & A. M, and also . chapter
member Of the order.
Mr.. Montgomery has only two
brothers living: David, Of Dayton,
Ohio, and Hugh, Of Mound City.
Mrs, Montgomery has only one
brother living: Wallace White, OF
SankLon, South Dakota.
Many beautiful tokens OF love and
esteem came TO Mr.. and Mrs. Mont