The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-10-19
GOLDEN WEDDING DAY
Mr.. and Mrs. r w. Moore Celebrate
Happy Anniversary.

Twas beautiful October day.
Just such an one as was last Saturday.
t was fifty years ago, and the roads,
while not as good as they are now,
were nevertheless good roads. 1t
was necessary to get an earlier start
than in the present day, because there
were no automobiles then and the &C,
ing was slower Besides all the min
sters in the country were at confer
jnce and the young couple had to
lrivc from Kirksville to Ottumwa to
ind the county judge, who alone, be-
sides the ministers, had the right to
tie the knot that made two hearts
beat as one. There were not many
rigs in the neighborhOod, but T. r.
Gilmore had one that just suited the
occasion. Young r. w. Moore rented
it and taking Miss Mary Cole in the
front seat, and for witnesses his sis
ter, Miss Moore, now Mrs. c. l.. Ran
dali, and her brother, Lambert Cole,
now DR.. d. l.. Cole, they drove from
Mount Tabor to Ottumwa, found the
Judge and returned a happy pair.
DR.. Cole wishes"us to explain that
he was not very old at that time and
was taken along more to look after the
team than to be the best man." Be
that as it may, the day was a happy
one, and the young bridegroom who
was but recently home from the war
where he had served his country as a
member of Company B, seth Iowa, un-
der the command of Governor Drake.
took his bride to home of their OVID
on the rolling prairies, and COM
menced life together with light hearts
and no fear of the future.
Fifty years have rolled away since
then, and last Saturday, the happy
hearts were again united in the Gold
Ell Wedding celebration at the beauti-
full and commodious Moore home at
Cedar. This time an hundred guests
came to greet the happy couple, eX-
tend congratulations and wish them
was a glorious day, and happy re-
union of children, relatives and
friends, was enjoyed by all. A num-
Der of handsome gifts were also pre-
sented to the bride and groom as tok-
ems of that love and esteem which
has grown with the passing years.
The home was tastefully decorated
for the occasion by Miss Mary Ann
Phillips, of the Central Book Store,
and bountiful dinner was served I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Sarah Shoe
make. Nothing was left undone to
make everybody feel at home and to
enjoy an event that will long be treas
ured in the memories of all who at
tended Among those present were
the children, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore and Masters Dixon and David.
and MI. and Mrs. Oliver Votaw and
daughter Vesta. And Mrs. Maud l..
Garrett, Mrs. NJ. J. Garrett, Mrs. r. j.
Oldham, Mr.. and Mrs. George Beck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Cole. Mr.. and
Mrs. w L. Gwinn. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
G. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
and Mrs. c. w. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. H. Picken, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Hou-
ser, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hoffman,, Mr..
and Mrs. John Cole of Onide, South
Dakota, Mrs. Nellie Muffley of Penn
sylvania, Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore,
Mrc IT Il Mnnro MrS Mary purriar
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Endicott, Mr.. NJ.
E. Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mil
lisack, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Funk, Mr..
and Mrs. John Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. w. Creath. DR.. T j. Myers of Mt
Pleasant, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Slutz, Mr..
and Mrs. c. d. Randall, DR.. and Mrs.
ID. l.. Cole, Mrs. A. l.. Brubaker. Mr.
Andrew Ackton. Mr. and Mrs. William
Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Maddox.