Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-05-13
EXTRA. IOWA THURSDAY. MAY Is, 1915
A GOLDEN WEDDING
AT E[KHORN IOWA

Mr. and Mrs. Knud d. Petersen
residing on Madison st. celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on
Friday afternoon May 7th. 1915 at
the home of their daughter Mrs.
Thomas Jessen and family, living
next door to Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen.
Rev. c. G. Kloth pastor of THE
Lutheran church here, of which MIR.
Petersen and wife are faithful
members. conducted the service at
the church. at O'Clock in the pre-
sence sof large audience. Mrs. l..
A. Petersen furnished the music
for the exercise.
The church and home had been
beautifully decorated with flowers,
foliage and tinges of gold through
out. Immediately after the service
the procession went to the Thomas
Jessen home in the southeast part
of town to attend the reception.
All were treated to cup of hot
coffee (the day being quite cool)
a d delicious cakes of all kinds.
After lunch, P. Thuesen took sew
eral pictures of the crowd and Rev.
4 9th gave a brief address. A num-
Der of the guests gave a few short
talks which were quite interesting.
Various selections of hymns were
surg after which, oonversing in gem
eral was enjoyed, until it was sup
per time. A large tent had been Sc
cured to accommodate the crowd
and one could not wish for a better
place at that hour than be seated
at one of those long tables (and
there were three) laden so heavily
with THE best Of Things to eat and
plenty to satisfy the appetites of
225 guests.
After supper the church choir
gave a number of selections which
were much appreciat ed as we'll as
the solos and instrumental music.
| A light rain fell in the evening
scattering the crowd somewhat. The
younG eoPle played games and
enjoyed the f5s ivities to the limit.
A / together fine time was had.
The honored couple are getting
gu te old, but are able to be "a
bout the house ali the time. Mrs.
Petersen hes been in frail health
for a long tine, but Mr.. Petersen
is real active and spry for man
who has rsac ed tie S1st. year. Mr.
Pc is - years old Although
! fe is not judged by the length OF
it, as some people measure it, but
by the al they aim at, for no MAJ
hs greater than his aim, nor is he
sm Her THAI the task he sets him.
self to accompl sh.
Mrs. Petersen's maiden name was
Christina M Boysen, born in Gam
e,by, De m.rk Nay IL, 1S45. In tn
spring Of 1865 she was united il
marriage to Mr.. Petersen They re
sided in Vishy Z years when they
co cluded to go to America The,
arrived in Chicago April 4, 1872
where they made their home for :
years From there they went tt
Clinton, Ia where the lived year
and came to Audubon Co. wher,
they have lived 1t years
Mr. and Mrs. Petersen hav,
form many acquaintance am,
warm friends wherever they hay,
4 lived and are now aged and retir
ed citizers of Elkhorn.
All their children except the tw.
first mentioned were present at tn
wedding. Jim Petersen, Omaha
Mrs Ole Petersen Watertown, S.
Mrs. Soren Faaborg, Elllhorn, Ia
Mrs. Thomas Jessen Elkhorn, la
Mrs. Seth Coffin Monmouth Ia. MI
Shhr.ey Petersen, Omaha and Dan
P ters9n, Omaha.
fs.e guests brought the old cou
Pile TWO eXt Xtellent rockers, Silver
ware, Curtains, Llnilium for on
floor and many other useful an
valuable articles and purse cor
tanning nearly a hundred dollars i
god as a token of friendship an
remembrance.
May they long be spared for tn
comfort of EACH other and thei
children and an inspiration for tn
CO ming generation.
The little nephew of Mrs. Will
| who has been here visiting an
! who LETT here this week for h:
} home, narrowly escaped a serior
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