The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-13
MIR. and Mrs. Rudolph
Married Fifty Years

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From The Atchison (Kansas)
Daily Globe, Of Saturday, April LIST,
we take the following account of
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Rudolph, well
known in Sank Centre:
A golden wedding anniversary is
indeed golden when two people
have shared joys and SORROWS for
so years, and, with the glamour of
youth gone, remain young at heart.
Two such people are Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Rudolph, who came to Atch-
ison 50 years ago. young married
couple, and who on Easter Sunday
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary at their home in Sank
Centre, MINI.
It had been the hope and inten-
ton Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph to
celebrate their golden wedding in
Atchison, where they spent so
many happy years, and where their
two sons, Frederick and Rodney,
were born and raised.
But Mrs. Rudolph recovering
from a recent operation, and the
very recent death Of their beloved
son, Rodney, changed their plans.
They will be at their Sank Centre
home with Mrs. Rudolph's sisters,
Mrs. J. w. Ward and Mrs. Carl
Skaer, having returned there We'd
nesday Of this week after an ex-
tended stay in Atchison.
It was April 9, 1889, that the mar
rage of Miss Martha Hausser to
Harrison w. Rudolph was solemn
lied at the First Methodist church
in Denver. The brides father, the
Rev. Frederick Hausser, pastor Of
the Church, performed the marriage
ceremony.
A few months later they came
to Atchison. Mr.. Rudolph, a photo
grapher, an artist in that profess
sion, had a studio at $685. CONNER
cial street for many years, during
which time he and Mrs. Rudolph
won place for themselves in the
hearts of the Atchison people. Their
family life was ideal. Their two
sons grew to splendid manhood
here. Rodney, for many wears
manager Of the local office Of the
Standard Oil Co., died December
10, 1888. His loss was not only a
great one to those nearest and dear
est to him, but to Atchison. Fred
erick, an outstanding man, is office
and sales manager for the Perfec-
ton Stove Company, in New York
City, and his home is In Crawford,
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph, members
of the Methodist church, were
strongly identified with the relig-
ious, cultural and civic life of Atch-
ison.
Ten years ago Mr.. Rudolph de-
cided to retire from an active bus
mess life. Mrs. Rudolph's father
died many years ago. Her mother,
who frequently visited the Rudolph
home in Atchison, longed for her
daughter and Mr.. Rudolph to come
to Sank Centre so that she might
be with them. And 1t was there
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph went 10
years ago. and have since made
their home, during the winters, and
spent their summers at a cottage
they have on Little Birch Lake,
MINI. Mrs. Rudolph's mother, Mrs.
Frederick Hausser, died during the
October of 1898 at the age Of SO.
Mrs. Rudolph was born in New
York City, and Mr.. Rudolph in
Allentown, Penn, but the greater
part Of their lives have been spent
here in the middlewest. and in
Atchison they have four grandchil-
dren to carry on the family name,
Robert, John, Fred and Harriet, the
chilren Of the late Rodney Ru-
dolph and Mrs. Rudolph; and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rudolph have one
daughter, Janet Louise.
Woman's Home Missionary
Meeting
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society meets with Mrs. Vern Sol
tau Friday at 2:30 p. m. Each men,
Der is requested to bring one or
more guests.