The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
PULLS ONE OYER
ON HIS FRIENDS
The marriage Of Clyde G. milton
was q Great Surprise to his
Many Friends
TO A FARGO YOUNG LADY
And u Took Place at Neoorhead
Tuesday Evening Of This
Week

The marriage Of Clyde C. Nit
ton and Miss Mary A. Randall, a
Fargo young lady has caused
a great deal of excitement amona
his numerous friends. Not be-
cause he got married but because
in the way he slipped it over on
his most intimate friends, both
here and everywhere. All day yes
terday people were passing in and
out of the Merchants hotel. where
the happy young groom and bride
are located, as Mr.. Milton is the
popular manager of this well
known hotel, to extend to him and
her, their heartiest congratula-
tions. The following item was
taken from the Fargo Forum OF
yesterday afternoons issue:
"A surprise wedding that will
command interest in various
parts of the state, and which may
be termed Shriner romance and
''love at first sight," as the young
people had not even met until last
Thursday at the ladies' night ell
tertainment which was feature
of the midwinter Shriners' cere-
monial here, took place in Moor
head last night at $3.50 o'clock,
when Miss Mary A. Randall, a
resident of Fargo only since last
September, became the bride Of
Clyde G. Milton, Of Wahpeton.
The ceremony, announcement
of whose approach was a surprise
even to the couples attendants,
was performed by Rev. w. S. Ul-
rich at the latter's home, tI9
Fifth street south, Moorhead. The
couples only attendants were
Miss Eva E. Hey and DR.. F. 4.
Bricker, ,sswell konwn young ,peu-
pie Of Fargo. Both lie bride and
her bridesmaid were costumed in
pretty tailored suit costumes OF
blue. The marriage was solemn
lied by he beautiful, full Luther
an ring service.
Mr.. Milton and his bride left
shortly after the wedding last
night. for Wahprtun, where they
are tn make their home. but OK
pcct to take a wedding trip 10 Chi
ragn and perhaps other points
east. during The holidays.
IlIe bride place of residence
is given as Middlcsrx county,
Massachusetts, and her parents
reside i'm Boston, Mass. at pres
"nt. The happy news was telegraph
ed to them today. Mr.. Randall, the
brides father was formerly sup
rrintendent of the st. Cloud, Mimi.
penii"ntiary for some time. and is
still engaged i'm similar work of 4
much wider scope. Another daugh
ter still resides in st. Cloud. Mrs.
Milton came to Fargo last Sept
emb"r. and enrolled as a student
of the public school music and
drawing course in the ronserva-
tory of Fargo college. She is a
young woman of fine education
and admirable personality, and by
her winsomcncSs has won the
hearts of many Fargo friends
during her short residence here.
She has been residing al the S. NJ.
Gowland home, on Tenth street
north.
Mr.. Mitton's father was known
as one of the most prominent res
idents Of Wahpeton and its vicin-
ity. and his son. upon the fathers
death, succeeded to the manage
ment of the prosperous hotel at
in which business he
has been very successful. Ih"
in this romance is
not only we'll known i'm his home
town but is popular with host
of Fargo and Grand Forks friends
being frequent visitor in both
those cities and elsewhere over
The state and prominent both
and in the business world