Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
FIFTY YEARS OF
Welded LIFE
Young Couple Married i'm Denmark,
Live to Celebrate Their Fiftieth
Wedding Anniversary I'm
America

Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
Rasmussen celebrated their 50th an
niversary of their marriage at their
home six miles southwest of Audi
bon. Quite extensive arrangements
had been made to celebrate the event
with their children and close friends.
The day was an ideal one and it was
an event that will long be remember
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen who
are enjoying the fruits of their labor
in ease and comfort surrounded by
a happy family of children. To look
back over the past seems but yester-
day but to look into the future the
same length of time would seem an
age. This splendid couple have en-
dured many of the hardships that fell
to those of their generation. They
battled hard. in the struggle of life,
but their companionship of fifty
years has been sweet and brings back
to memory an endless string of pleas
ant recollections as they recall the
days of their youth in the land Of
their nativity and on through the
years they have enjoyed in free Amer
lea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen were mar
ried in Denmark Oct. 10. 1865, and
remained there until 1880 when they
immigrated to America. On their ar.
rival in this country they located at
Youngstown. Ohio, where they con-
tinued to reside three years when
they came west and located at Elk
Horn. Shelby county, then a thriving
Danish colony which at the present
tim. 10 nf hn a re IN, tho limit :
ed States. The following year they
purchased farm north of Kimball-
ton which remained their home for a
period of twenty-three years. In
1907 they moved to the farm six
miles southwest of Audubon where
the celebration of this event took
place. 1854 n 4gtg
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen are the
parents of eight children, seven OF
whom are living in this county and
were present, as follows: Rasmus
Rasmussen, Peter Rasmussen, Mrs
johanna Andersen, Martin Rasmussen
Chris Rasmussen and Albert Rasmus-
sen, all OF whom reside in this coun-
ty, and Mrs. Mary Jensen Of Omaha
Jorgen Rasmussen, the eldest son
still resides In Denmark.
An appropriate service was held
at Bethania Danish Lutheran church
at two o'clock by the pastor. Rev. H
l.. Jensen which was attended by q
hundred and fifty relatives and
friends. Following the service all
repaired to the home where sumpt.
uous supper was served at six O'Clock
Speeches in keeping with the occasion
were made by Rev. Jensen and j. c.
Andersen, which were highly appre.
ciated. Music and singing helped to
pass away the time and engage the
guests in social conversation which
continued until 1890 when lunch
con was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen received
many tokens of remembrance, among
them two easy rocking chairs and a
large rug.
Mr.. Rasmussen will be 80 years
of age the Goth of next March while
his good wife was 76 years of age on
the second of this month Both are
enjoying excellent health and bid
fair to live many years.
The Republican wishes > to join
their circle of friends in extending
congratulations and sincerely hope
that they may be spared to live to
enjoy much blessing and to continue
in their life of usefulness in the COM
munity