Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-12
Couple Wed so
Years.. Ableman

Il
To be able to look back upon
80 years of married life is vouch-
afed to but few. among these are
the esteemed Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Bartenbach, Sr., of Ableman.
March 4, 1876 they were married,
in company of two. other bridal
couple, all relatives, on the farm
near Ableman, where they have
made their home until Is years
ago, when hey came to town. The
other two couples were Mr. and
Mrs. Henry sPfaff and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Mahlke. Of these,
only Mrs. Pfaff remains, the sister
of the groom, who took part in
the celebration. The children in
sisted that such a day should not
pass unnoticed and made prepare
tons accordingly. AS the commodi-
Gus residence would prove made
quate for the number of guests,
the procured Finders Hall and
about six o'clock one could see rel
atives and friends wend their way
to that place to congratulate the
happy pair. All the six children
and families were present, they
are: Mr.. and Mrs. William Field
man of Mansion, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Bartenbach of Detroit,
Michigan, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Rich
ards, Oregon, Mrs. Walter Schae-
fer, Owatona, Minnesota, Mr..
and Mrs. arl Bartenbach, Excel
sior, Mr.. William Bartenbach, Jr.,
Excelsior. Of the Is grandchildren
nearly all were present, the young
est being excused on account of
her youth, being only 8 days old,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Bartenbach, Jr. August Man
they was best man SO years ago
and again served in that capacity
at the celebration. A cousin, Mrs.
Barnett Schaefer, of Owatona, Min
nesota, was also present. The hall
was nicely decorated with stream
ers, pendants and flowers in white
and yellow. The table in the shape
Of the letter T as decorated with
baskets of ferns, jonguils and
white and gold place cards for
each guest, about 100 being pre-
sent. After a prayer by Rev. Popp
all enjoyed dainty and sumptu-
Gus repast. Between the courses
a large number of congratulatory
letters and missives were read.
One of these was written by Mrs.
Adam ,Schuster of Denver, Colo
RADIO, sister of the groom, the
day previous to her death, Feb. %.
at the age of 81. 1t was like a
greeting from beyond, confirming
her love for them and wishing
them God speed. A family picture
was taken by flashlight, and the
Lutheran choir serenaded the
couple with several songs. After
this Rev. f. Popp gave an address
and after this program of songs,
speaking and comic stunts were
in order until a late hour, when.
all left wishing the aged couple
MANY wears more of married bliss
and the conviction of having spent
very delightful evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartenbach have lived in this
community nearly all their lives.
They have been successful in their
work and enjoy the respect of a
large circle of friends. May the
years sit lightly upon them and
may they by the Grace of God en-
iov many more is the wish OF
their numerous friends. Although
the invitations requested that pre-
sents be omitted the friends wish
ed to leave a few remenbrances of
the occasion and they were pre-
sented with a handsome chair, an
electric lamp, and set of white
and gold dishes besides other gifts
and flowers.
The bride also received a beau
tiful diamond ring, gift from the
groom. She was attired in a plum
colored satin gown, trimmed with
gold lace and the groom wore
new suit of dark blue serge. The