The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-17
Barnes County People
Have Golden Wedding

nome Tribune: Last FRIDAY 0fter.
noon and evening, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Laury Johnson, the fftieth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Johnson was celebrated with
large crowd of relatives in attendance.
Hans Johnson was born Feb. 10,
1914, at Tellemarken, Norway, and liv.
ed there with his parents until he was
II years of age, when the family emf
grated to this county, first settling in
Dane county, Wis. In 1862 Mr.. John
son needed the country's call for vol
unteers and enlisted with Company G,
Second Minnesota cavalry, first serv-
ing at Ft. Smelling, MINI. Then the
company was sent to the frontier,
where they remained about six months
quelling the uprising Of the Indians.
Later he was sent to Ft. Ridgley, then
on the frontier, where he remained
that winter. He served at different
posts until 1865, when he received his
discharge at Ft. Smelling, returning to
his home in Dodge county, Mimi,
where he was married to Miss Caro-
line Kvenum Aug. 7, 1866.
Mrs. Hans Johnson was born at
Totem, Norway, Jan. 9, 1874, and it
was there that she made her home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peder
Kvenum, until eight years of age, when
the family emigrated to this country,
first settling in Dane county, Wis, and
later moving to Dodge county, Minn.,
when few months after Hans John
son had returned from the war they
were married.
I1oY,o T@I~ 1n
their first home in the county they
were married in, living there six years,
moving to Winnebago county, Iowa, in
1872, where they made their home for
four years, then going to Minnesota
in 1876 and settling in Yellow Medi-
cine county, where they lived continu-
ously for 81 years, moving to this
place in 1908, where they have farm
a short ways from town and have had
active charge of the work until few
years ago, when they retired and mov-
ed into town, where they are now max
ing their home
There have been seven children born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. Five of
them are still living and were here
with their families to spend the day.
uC Gil dAO 41CAOA AAAuLOOA,
Neasden, Sask., Can, Mrs. Ada Tor
benson, Rhame, Otto, Laury and
Henry, who live at Nome. There are
% grandchildren and five great grand
children.
All the necessary arrangements had
been made by the children and the
celebration was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Laury Johnson, one of
the sons, who has a large and COM
m0dious farm residence with fine
shady lawns where two long tables
were set to accommodate the large
crowd that was there. Immediately
after the gathering was called togeth-
er a short talk was given by Rev. N. l.
Berg, who presented them with a
large purse of gold that had been CIV
en- by the relatives, and also many
other gifts that had been presented to
the happy couple by their many
friends. Rev. Berg complimented
them upon their golden wedding ami
versary. Prof suby, of Davenport,
and C. o. Tellefson, of Utica, Wis, al
so gave short talks.
There were about 80 guests present,
many coming from afar for this day.
There were some from Canada, Wis
consin, Minnesota and North Dakota,
and all helped to make it one of the
prettiest celebrations that has ever
been witnessed in this community.
After the presentation of the gifts
there was a delicious supper served at
the tables on the lawn, the remainder
of the evening was spent by singing,
visiting and playing many of the old
time games. ......
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson have great
many friends who unite with the rela-
tives in wishing them many more
years of happy welded life, such as
they have experienced in the past.