Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
COUPLE WE'D
FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Schultz Celebrate
Golden Wedding

celebrated at the nome Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. f. Marquardt on Sum
day.
The affair was a complete sur
prise-oyer sixty friends and rela-
tiyes gathering to offer congratu-
1ations and to partake of the boun-
tiful wedding" dinner and supper
Music and singing and remines-
conses were the enjoyable features
Of the day.
Mr.. Schultz when called upon
gave the following account Of
their married life briefly covering
the past fifty years:
Mr.. Isaac Schultz was married
| to Miss Elizabeth Watkins, oldest
daughter OF Otis and Louisa Wat
kins, In log house, then their
jshoIaes on what Is now the John
Hamburg farm, un March q, 1875
at s o'clock b. m. The ceremony was
performed by Philo Hitchcock then
| pastor of the 4. G. church of which
! Mr.. Scultz was a Fairfield member.
Tho pastor who performed the
ceremony is still living.
After the ceremony they &C
ieompanied their pastor to Fair
Field and fittingly started their
welded life by attending the ser,
vices.
Thcy were tended q wedding dim
ner at the home of Elias Schultz,
an uncle of the groom, then went
to the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. George Barnes, ST., better
known in later years as Aunt
| Maria" by all who knew her.
The next day was spent at the
home OF Mr.. Adam Schultz of the
city OF Baraboo, another uncle or
the groom. They then returned to
the brides honse and two days
later started for their new home
in Fort Edwards. Wood county, but
after eighteen years they bought a
farm in Juneau county although
their post office address remained
1.-The same.
On this farm they resided thirty
two years moving to Webster Pratt
srig, 4selt6n township. Sank county,
Fin 1907 and finally drifted back to
I3arabco and for nine years Mr.
and Mrs. Schultz were caretakers
at Kirkland, Devils Lake.
They now reside with their daugh
tor, Mrs. w. E. Marquardt, who
resides ton the old Camp place. on
Fthe West Sank Road.
There were two other children
born to them, one son, Alvin
Schultz, of Plano, III, came to
help them celebrate but was obligg-
lcd to return home on Sunday,
The other little daughter, Dora,
died at the age OF four years. There
ar also four grandchildren--eaeh
child having two The Golden Bride
and Groom were presented each
with a fine rocker.
. Mrs. Mabel Haynes Watkins of
Of Lyons a niece Of the couple,
read the following poem, composed
by'herseif asthe gifts were present
ed;
b. Golden Memories
Do. you wonder why we've gather
u ed
Here with smiles and voices gay?
We have come just to remind you
OF your golden wedding day
Just to let you know we love YOU.
Not joy was yours alone;
Not a grief but what we Shared
/. it,
And you've helped us bear our
own.
Aunt Lizzie, first we greet you
With best wishes from this band,
When other sources failed us
You have lent a helping hand.
Though there's shadows mid the
sunshine.
Would you give up If you could
Ought the passing years have
taught you
OF this wife-and mother hood?
Uncle Isaac, God has spared you
Though its near to eventide--
And toward sunset you are trav-
cling
With Aunt Lizzie by your side.
Though your step be not so spright-
~
And your hair has turned to.
+ gray.
Your heart, I ween, feels just az
young
As it did in in we olden day"
But fifty years ago beheld you
Happy groom and blushing bride.
Fifty years ago you started
Down lifefs highway side by side,