Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-09
60 YEARS MARRIED
COUPLE RE-PL|GHT
NUPT|AL TROTHS
MR.. AND MRS. ECKERT MILLER
HOLD OPEN HOUSE IN HONOR
OF GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Welded IN 1872.

With a second marriage ceremony,
guaranteed to hold good for another
half century, Mr.. and Mrs Eckert
Miller, 324 East Washington street,
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversarv today The ceremony was
performed at high noon at the Mil
Ter residence in the presence of the
near relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs Miller
The couple also kept an open house
from 2 to 5 this afternoon to receive
their friends, and will again keep an
open house from 7 to this evening.
very large number Of their friends
called at the Miller home to con-
gratulate the bride and groom" dur
ing the afternoon and to wish them
fifty years more of welded happi-
hess.
Cut flowers were used as a setting
for the beautiful ceremony which was
performed in the living room of the
Miller residence Rev. Simmonds Of
the Baptist church in La Sale
ofiiciated The bride wore the cor
sage bouquet she wore at her own
wedding and the groom wore the
wedding suit he wore fifty years ago
today.
At the close of the ceremony
wedding dinner was served in the
dining room to the relatives who had
gathered for the wedding Through
out the afternoon refreshments were
served tC the guests who called at
the Miller residence.
1t was January 9, 1872 that Mr..
and Mrs Miller were married. Rev.
N. A. Prentiss, pastor Of the La
Sale COnEl egatiOnal church, officiat-
ed at the wedding. The bride was
Mary c. Yates, daughter Of James
A. Yates, q former prominent La Sale
resident
The couple resided in La Sale until
1887 when they came to Ottawa
where they have since made their
home. Mr. Miller was one Of the
first motormen on the Northern Hi
nos Light & Traction Co. He was
then employed for a time at the j.
Z. Porter Co. and for the past nine
teen years has been employed as jan
itor of the Columbus school.
Mrs. Miller was born in Lancashire
in England Feb. IA, 1851 With her
parents she came to the United States
when but six months of age. Mr..
Miller was born in Schuylkill, Pa,
Sept. 10, 1850 He has made his
home in La Sale county since 1888,
During the thirty-fve years Mr., and
Mrs. Mrs. Miller have made their
home in ottawa they have always
been numbered among the most high
/ ly respected residents Of the Communi-
ty. and have made great many
/ friends. Both are we'll, active and
/ have the appearance of being a great
| deal Younger than their years would
| indicate.
Two children were born of their
marriage Their only daughter, Mrs
| Stella Miller Light, died two years
ago, leaving daughter, Mary Jane
Light, two and a half years old, who
has made her home with her grand
parents since her mothers death.
Their son, Albert A. Miller, resides
| in Joliet. Besides Mary Jane, Mr.,
land Mrs. Miller have one other grand
IchiIdchild and a great grandchild.
The out of town guests who gath
cred in Ottawa today to attend the
anniversary celebration were Mrs
Robert Young and son of CrestCn,
! Ia; Mr.. and Mrs James A. Yates and
son of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Clark and daughter and son Of La
Sale; Mrs. Rasmussen of Texas;
Seymour Clark of Deer Park; Mr..
and Mrs. Chester A. Clark Of Deer
Park, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse West
of South Ottawa.