The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-10-31
Golden Wedding Anniversary.


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ansclmcnt, of
this city, celebrated their golden we'd
ding at their nome on Saturday last,
Oct. 20, 1919. Occasions of this kind
are not common-thcy are truly rare,
and when u couple has been spared
and permitted to 20 through "A mar
RED life ol fifty years, through all the
trials aud struggles, through the
pleasures that vii naturally come 10
them they nave much To be- thankful
for and Father and Mother Ansclmcnt
are doubtless grateful To God for
sparing their lIvcs that they might
celebrate this happy occasion.
They were married nifty years apo,
October 10, 1869, at the old Uhch
liuchcr homestead IN the Union dis
trict, which is now owned by Mrs. lone
liuchcr, the Rev. John Beck officiat-
ing. The bride was Eliza, daughter
of Ulrich Butcher, who was was born
IN kosiOski county, Indiana, Scpt,m-
Der |, 1913, and came with her par
cnis TO Holt county IN 1865.
The groom was the son of Joseph
Ansclmcnt, who came with his par
cnts from Marion, Ohio, in 1866, and
whore he was born May Is, lS41. The
family located in the Nickell's Grove
district, and where the father conduct
cd the old historic Ansclmcnt mill.
The bride and groom of fifty years
ago were again united by Rev. II. A..
Doughty, OF the Oregon NJ. r.. church,
which was followed by brief, but i'm
pressivc address, the ring service being
used. The couple was attended by
John and Flora Bagby, Of Mound City.
Following their marriage OF half "a
century ago, the couple started along
down life's highway together ON u
farm near the Mineral Springs, and
here their nine children were horn
Mrs. John c, Bagby, Mrs. Nettie Eddy,
Mound City; Mrs. Hattie Hossick and
Mrs, Emma Netherland, Oregon; Mrs.
Della Crews, Craig; Mrs. A. A. Disquc,
st. Joseph; Mrs. Robert Frye. Oregon;
Perry, now deceased, and Roy, Of st.
Joseph. All of these, excepting the
latter, were present on their parents
golden wedding day, and the passing
Of their son, Perry, is the only sever
ing of the ranks Of this family of nine
children. This family of children have
brought to Father and Mother Anscl-
ment nine living grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
After residence Of some ~ years
in the Mineral Springs section, the
family moved to the old Perkins farm,
few miles north Of Oregon, and here
they with the aid of their son, Perry,
conducted this farm until a few years
ago when the couple came to Oregon
and retired from active farm life.
Those present on this happy occasion
besides the members Of the family
were: Rev. Doughty and family,
Daniel Zachman and wife, Jacob Buch-
err and family, Link Bucher and wife,
Chas. Zachman and wife, Roy Kunkel
and wife, Ira Bucher and fam
lily, Mrs. Lydia Rostock, Ore
gon; Mrs. Sue Kiplinger-Davis, of
Concordia, Kansas; Miss Madge +.
Dodt, Of Kansas City, and Miss Myrtle
| V. Huetson, of Oregon.
The couple received many handsome
presents, among which Mrs. Ansel-
ment will now use a golden thimble,
something never dreamed of in the
days of her courtship, and Father An
selment sports an elegant golden seal
p1ng, and will be able to write with q
golden pencil.
Toward the coming of the evening
tide, the guests were served with an
enjoyable luncheon, and the occasion
was one that will be long remembered
/ by all as one Of the sweet landing
| nlaces in their life's history