The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-03-21

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wise glances that history informs us
Cleopatra levelled at Marc Anthony
n the days of old and lured him frosn
an empire and honor to disgrace, dis
honor and death. Believe us those
caters" had some eyes, they just
couldn't or wouldn't behave. Of
course, under the competent manage
ment everything went of Au Falt,
(get on to our French.) Had this
party occurred centuries ago and old
St. Pat. been permitted to enter the
charmed circle, he would have cast
off his cassock, renowned his vows of
celibacy and snakes would be running
wild in Ireland.
Almost, if not quite a half century
ago a young veteran, fresh from
the service of Uncle Sam landed in
this village and shortly after his ar
rival engaged in business in a small
way as a cigar dealer and maker.
Gray haired men can tell how as boys
they stood in awe gazing in admira
ton at the gorgeous "Indian Queen"
that stood as sign before his shop.
Mr.. Dahlem speedily realized that it
was not good for man to be alone
and he entered the counting business
with the same energy and zest that he
has followed his other business since
his residence in the city.
On March 10, 1869, he was welded
to Caroline Rien at the home of
Henry Keller, J. D. Carr, Justice of
the Peace performed the ceremony
that made them man and wife.
A wedding was always made quite
an occasion in those frontier days, and
the ceremony was performed amid a
large circle of relatives and friends
who unanimously united in wishing
them long happy and prosperous
life.
After forty-nine years of married
life, thanks to kindly Providence,
the advantages, privileges and oppor-
tunities offered in this land of the
Free, untiring industry, rigid integrity
and absolutely far dealing Mr.. and
Mrs. Dahlem can say that these good
wishes showered upon them on their
nuptial day by loving friends have
been far more fully realized than is
generally the case of wedding wishes.
On Monday evening the children
and grand children gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dahlem and
quitely celebrated the forty-ninth
anniversary, their frontier marriage.
A sumptuous supper was enjoyed and
Fluctuations exchanged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahlem are both in
good health and their hosts of friends
and relatives not only expect to join
with them in celebrating their Golden
Wedding in 1919 but also, but also
their diamond wedding in. 1914.
The Sans Souci Club met at the
residence of Mr.. sand Mrs. James A.
Caughren on Tuesday. Mrs. Compton
assisted Mrs. Caughren. 1t being the
last meeting Of the year the follow
ing officers were elected, Mrs. Gings
cry, president and Mrs. J. F. Cooper,
secretary and treasurer. Miss Uhrene
and Mrs. Gordon Morse were guests
of honor It was voted to adopt a
French war orphan and probably an
other will be adopted later. This is. a
most commendable action and it would
be well if every church, club and, So
ciety would follow their example. As
we understand it, a person or society
that adopts one of these orphans
pledges to pay ten cents day for its
maintenance and thus become God
parents of the child. This amounts to
$36.50 year. It is generally the
custom of the Society adopting to
supply the child with clothing. The
child or child's mother, if it is too
young to write is given the address of
its God-parents and she receives
money which is paid in quarterly in
stallments writes letter of acknow-
ledgment and appreciation, that is
answered and thus direct commune
cation is kept up. There are now be-
tween two and three hundred thous-
and of these war orphans in France
whose fathers on whom they were
wholly dependent, have been killed If
battle, that are suffering for the ne
cessities of life.
The w. R. G. will meet Saturday
afternoon, March %, at 2:30 o'clock.