The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-12-07
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Guy Harry Keeper, Des Moines. =
251l and
Alma Marie Fleener, oskaloosa. =
Fred Alderman, Fremont. ..... 81
1913 and
Pearl Kelly, Ottumwa. q

Fred Alderman, Fremont. ..... 23
1913 and
Pearl Kelly, Ottumwa. 81
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mar
ried, at the residence of chief of po-
lice James Lawrence, No. 300 Ninth
avenue east, at o'clock p. m,,, We'd
nesday, November 291916, Miss Mary
Elizabeth McDermitt to Mr.. Andrew
Davidson, both OF Des Moines, Mayor
y. G. Harold officiating.
The wedding was a quiet home az
fair at the residence of Mr. David
sons half brother Mr.. Lawrence
with only small company of friends
present for witnesses. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davidson will reside in Des Moines
LESTER-ALLGOOD. Married
in Oskaloosa, about IL o'clock a. M,
Wednesday, November 30, 1916, Es-
quire o. G. G. Phillips officiating,
Mary Lois Allgood OF New Sharon to
NJ. John Clifford Lester of Barnes
City.
Announcement of the marriage of
this most excellent young couple will
come as a surprise to their many
friends. The bride has been sue
cessful and popular teacher with the
Mahaska county corps of rural in
structors and she closed her school
for the Thanksgiving holiday upon
the day preceding the wedding cere-
mony. The groom is a well known
young farmer of the Barnes City
neighborhood and has been success
full and enterprsing. They are a
most deserving young couple and the
| fluctuations OF many friends will fol-
low them to the new farm home near
Barnes City where they will reside.
! FLEENER--KLEPP The first
of the Christmas Holiday season we'd
dings was that of Miss Alma Fleener
to Mr.. Guy n. Keeper of Des Moines
which took place on Saturday evening
J December End, 1916, at eight O'Clock
! at the beautiful DR.. j. e. Fleenel
home, 424 North 3rd street Simplicity
characterized the wedding, and made
it charming and wonderfully impress
| i've. The guest list was not a long one
only the immediate families of the
! bride and groom, and the intimate
girl friends of the bride being present
! The guests were received by the faith
er of the bride, DR.. ]. e. Fleener, and
ushered to second floor of the home
where Mrs. Fleener and daughter Meta
greeted them.
Just at eight o'clock Miss Vivian
Hull sang 81 Love You Truly" by
Carrie Jacobs Bond, accompanied OIL
the piano by Miss Helen Whitacre
and on the violin by the brides bro
Their, John Fleener. Miss Whitacre ant
i wedding march, and just a few min
uted after eight the brides younger
brother Edwin swung the doors of the
library opened and disclosed to view
the bride and groom and the Rev De
Voc, in their places. Rev. DeVOe read
most impressive ceremony after
which he introduced Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
! II. Keeper to the company, and Miss
Hull sang, Just Because The guests
| then offered best wishes and cOnSratu
lations after which they adjourned to
the dining room where they were serv
ed with a most delicious wedding lun
Cheon. Dining room decorations were
all in white, and in the center of the
dining table was an immense white
brides cake, which Mrs. Keeper cut
just before the last course was served
Mrs. Keeper is one of Oskaloosa's
most charming young ladies, and is a
social favOrite among the younger
| people. She was born, and grew to
womanhooG in this city, attended both
: the grade and the high schools, and
/ spcnt two years in Penn College. She
| is the second daughter of DR.. and Mrb
! j. f.. Fleener. She wore a most beau.
tiful wedding frock of white silk net,
heavily braided in white silk, and car,
ried a beautiful brides boquet of white
roses and white hyasinths. She threw
the brides boquet after the luncheon
Miss Helen Whitacre being the lucky
young lady, and catching it.
Mr.. Keeper is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. II. Keeper of this city, and
like Mrs. Keeper, was born and rails
ed in Oskaloosa. He attended both the
grade and the high schools, after
which he accepted a position with the
American Tobacco Company for whom
he worked a year or more. Since that
time he has been connected with the
c. c. Prouty Wholesale Grocery house
OF Des Moines, having been there
for the past four years. Mr.. Keeper
is. most estimable young man, and
is Enthusiastically gentleman and
most worthy young man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Keeper WI be at home after
January 18th, 1917, il their new bun.
gallo whicl; has Just been completed
and furnishei ior ;..om, at PIP North
avenue, Des Moines.
The out-of-town guest list included
Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Hagan of Chicago,
and DR.. J Hagan also of Chicago;
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