The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-01-07
Kandota Pair
Honored By
Many Folk
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrickson
Celebrated Golden Wedding
New Years Day
WE'D ON DEC. 80, 1886
Over 100 People Attended
Event At Home In
Kandota Township

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friends, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hen
erickson celebrated their golden
wedding at their home in Kandota
Township on New Years Day.
Over 100 friends from far and near
came to help Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
Erickson commemorate the 50th
anniversary Of their marriage
which occurred in Kandota Town
ship on December 30, 1885
The celebration was arranged by
Hubbard, Stearns and Todd county
friends Of the honored couple. It Is
reported that over 200 invitations
were sent out, and in spite OF the
inclemency Of the weather and the
snow-blockaded roads over 100 per-
sons were present. Special efforts
were made by the Todd County
Highway department to open the
main roads in the vicinity, yet 1t
was impossible for all who reside
on the side roads to get out, while
some came on foot.
Many of the invited people are
elderly folk, who did not dare to
venture out under the weather con-
ditions. They sent regrets. Among
those was Mrs. Charles jacobson,
now over 80 years old, who is the
only person now living in the town,
of those who attended the wedding
fifty years ago. OF the better than
200 people who attended the we'd
ding, only the two sisters of the
groom, Mrs. John B. Olson, and
Mrs. Martin L. Nelson, and cou-
sin of the groom, Mrs. Nels Holm
berg, all of Hendrickson Township,
Hubbard county, Mimi, were pre-
sent. Besides the aforementioned
only two more persons who attend
ed the wedding fifty years ago. are
known to be alive. They are: Cum
der Jansen, of Brainerd, Mimi, a
cousin, and Mrs. Ole Youngberg,
of Harptree, Sask., Canada, a niece
o: the bride.
Rev. M. L. DAZZLE, Of st. Hilaire,
Mimi, formerly of Eagle Bend, was
present and acted as master of
ceremonies.
Messages Of felicitation and good
wishes came from all parts of the
State of Minnesota and elsewhere,
including several from the State
Capitol, from two Of the District
Judges of this district and from
Carl Hagen, of Granite Falls, Mimi,
who is the president Of the Vinger,
Eidskog, Odalen Lag, of which Mr..
Hendrickson is the vice president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrickson receiv-
ed several beautiful and valuable
gifts, among which was noted a
splendid, high Aladdin lamp, pre-
scented by the members of the City
Council of Sank Centre, on behalf
Of the city. The Council, headed by
the Mayor and City Clerk attended
the celebration in body. Outstand-
ing among the gifts was a beauti-
full bed cover presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Dixon, of Long Prairie.
Besides the other gifts the honored
people were the recipients of a fine
gift Of money
The program was opened with a
hymn, sung by Helmer Elan, OF
Little Sank, followed by Scripture
reading, few comments on the
same and a prayer by Rev. DAZZLE.
Dinner was served after which in
terspersed with several songs by
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Elan, several
short speeches were made. Mrs. Pc
der N. Berg, of Little Sank Town
ship, had composed and read a
poem entitled, "Mile Stones" which
was dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendrickson. The first called to
speak was Hon. L. G. Dixon, Re
preventative from Todd County in
the state legislature. Other speak
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