Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
ASKOV EDITOR
TAKES BRIDE
Petersen-Grandprey Nuptials Pro.
nOunced i'm OwatOnna Consolidated
Church Today.

A wedding of interest not only to
the people in the communities of
Askov and Owatonna, but to many
throughout the state, will be con-
sumated at the Consolidated church
in OwatOnna this evening Thursday,
with Rev. Fowler of Sioux City, Iowa,
officiating. The principals are Miss
Medora Belle Grandprey of Owatonna,
and Representative Hjalmar Petersen
OF AskOv.
The wedding ceremony will be per-
formed in the presence of only i'm
mediate relatives and close friends
of the contracting parties including
such state notables as Gov. and Mrs.
Floyd 3. Olson, Mr.. and Mrs. Vince
A. Day, secretary to the governor; and
Sen. and Mrs. Henry G. Teigan, all
personal friends of the bridal couple.
The officiating minister was a col
| lege friend of the bride and the
matron of honor will be Mrs. Ernest
Meili of Minneapolis. Miss Hazel
Grandprey, sister of the bride, will
be the bridesmaid and Lloyd Grand
prey of Meridian, and DR.. Thorvald
Petersen of Minneapolis, brothers OF
the bride and groom respectively, will
| be best men. Immediately following
the ceremony the wedding party will
be rendered a reception at the brides
| home in OwatOnna, after which Mr..
| and Mrs. Petersen will leave on a
ten day wedding trip among the lakes
in Minnesota.
Bride Was Instructor i'm University.
Miss Grandprey was born at Meri-
dan, near Owatonna, but the latter
place has been the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Grandprey
for the past Is years. She is grad
uate of the Iowa university at Ames
and later taught there, as she did in
the Ohio university at Columbus, and
also country and high schools. AS a
young girl, before taking up teaching
she worked three years as reporter
on the Journal-Chronicle in Owatonna
Miss Grandprey is interested in news
paper work, economics and politics
Groom is State Candidate.
/
Mr.. Petersen, a candidate for the
office of acknowledgement of Min
nesota at the fall election, was born
in Denmark, and came to the United
States with his parents at the age Of
one and a half years. His childhood
was spent on farm near Tyler anG
he also lived as a boy in that village
He worked in printing offices in Min
nesota and South Dakota and ther
was employed in a large printing es'
Enlistment in Milwaukee for si1
years until he founded the Asko1
American on Sept. II, 1914. He has
been one of the publishers and edi
tor of the American since.
After several years in the news.
paper profession Mr.. Petersen saw
the need of legislation more in be-
half of the common people and was
elected to the 1881 Minnesota Legis.
lature and was again elected in 1885,
to serve in the regular session OF
1888 and the special session of 1888
and 1894 when he was chairman OF
the committee on Taxes and Tax
Laws. 1t was in this capacity that
he attracted statewide attention in
his handling of important tax legis-
| latiOn.
Mr.. Petersen was endorsed for the
office of lieutenant governor by the
Farmer-Labor party at its convention
last March and will make vigorous
camnaipn for that office
A large circle of friends extend
best wishes and congratulations to
Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen in their ven-
tire through life tngether