News Articles 1942 Hunter Times January 1, 1942 Larsen-Kingston Vows Spoken at Agate, Dec. 22 Young Couple to Make their Home at Hunter At a candlelight service at five oÕclock on Monday afternoon, December 22, Miss Ethel Mary Larsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Larsen of Agate, became the bride of Mr. Gordon Kingston, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kingston of Pillsbury. The service was read by Rev. Borrevik at the home of the brideÕs parents. Preceeding the service Mrs. Borrevik played a program of Christmas selections. Robert Boatz sang SchubertÕs Ave Maria and Oh Perfect Love. The traditional Lohengrin Wedding March was used as the processional. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She was attended by Miss Jean Graves of Tokio, and a niece Audrey Jean Larsen acted as junior bridesmaid. Mr. Kingston had as his attendant his brother John Kingston of Pillsbury. The brideÕs gown was floor length with fitted white taffeta bodice and bouffant skirt of white tulle. She wore a finger-tip veil and carried a shower bouquet of sweetheart roses and pompons. Both attendants wore floor length gowns of taffeta. Miss GravesÕ gown was pastel green and she carried a shower bouquet of talisman roses and pompons; Audrey Larsen wore pastel pink and carried a colonial bouquet. Guests included family members and friends of the young people. A buffet wedding luncheon was served following the ceremony. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kingston, Mr. John Kingston and Mr. Northridge all of Pillsbury; and Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers and children, of Pingree. The bride is a graduate of Minot State Teachers College and attended McPhailsÕ School of Music in Minneapolis. She formerly was third and fourth grade instructor in the public schools here. The groom is a graduate of Valley City State Teachers College and is seventh and eighth grade instructor and athletic coach. The young couple will return here the latter part of the week to make their home. Services Held Dec. 23 for Mrs. Biel of Grandin Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 23 in the Grace Lutheran Church at Grandin for Mrs. A. F. Biel, who passed away at her home on Saturday, December 29. Rev. Schuricht, Hillsboro, officiated at the services, and music was furnished by the Grandin choir. The pallbearers were G. F. Ahlschwede, Geo. Skinner, August Grothman Sr., Alfred and Rudy Rosenau and L. E. Grage. Burial was made in the Bohnsack Cemetery. Mrs. Amanda Biel was born March 8, 1879 at Wykoff, Minnesota. On February 13, 1901 she was married to A. F. Biel at Wykoff. She had been a resident of the Grandin community for fourteen years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Biel is survived by a step-son, A. C. Biel, Fairackers, New Mexico, a step-daughter, Mrs. Edwin Kohlmeier, Wykoff, Minnesota, three sons, Fred Biel, Hillsboro, Irwin and Elmer both Grandin, two daughters, Mrs. A. F. Nelson and Mrs. W. W. Ahlschwede, also of Grandin. A son Lawrence preceded his mother in death. Pre Nuptial Affairs Honor Miss Coghlan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coghlan of Bismarck held open house last Tuesday evening in honor of their daughter Ruth, whose marriage to Merland Moen will be an event of this month. Miss Coghlan left Sunday for Glendale, California where on January 7 she will become the bride of Merland Moen, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Moen. Mr. and Mrs. Moen were out-of-town guests at the reception. On Friday evening, December 26, Miss Sally Chaffee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chaffee entertained at a shower for Ruth Coghlan. January 8, 1942 Mrs. T. J. Ross, Arthur, Passes Away Tues. Services will be Held Friday at St. LeoÕs Church in Casselton Mrs. Catherine Ross, 68, widow of the late Theodore J. Ross, longtime resident of Arthur, died in a Fargo hospital Tuesday from a heart ailment. Mrs. Ross had been a resident of Arthur since 1903. Her husband was in the mercantile business there for many years prior to his death in 1937, and since his death Mrs. Ross has operated the business. Born in Watertown, Minn., Dec. 11, 1873, Mrs. Ross attended school there and later the University of Minnesota where she was granted a teacherÕs certificate. She taught in Minneapolis for three years prior to her marriage in 1903. Mrs. Ross was a member of the St. LeoÕs Catholic church and the Royal Neighbors lodge of Arthur. She was postmaster for 20 years and clerk of the school board for several years. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Charles, Lewis and Robert, all in business in Arthur; Mrs. Donald Larin and Mrs. Roy Meske of Bismarck. There are six grandchildren. She also leaves a brother, James Dugan, and sister, Mrs. Elizabeth McGrath of Minneapolis. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Quillinan, pastor of St. LeoÕs Catholic Church, will celebrate the requiem mass at 10 a.m. Friday in St. LeoÕs Churh at Casselton and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery there. Pallbearers are Louis Bettschen, Louis Schur, John Wagner and Ike Roberts, all of Arthur, Paul Sherman and John Sinner of Casselton. Rosary will be said at the Priewe Funeral Home at 8 p.m. Wed., with Mrs. Mary Farrell as leader, and at the Ross home at Arthur, Thursday evening. Young Couple Exchange Vows Marriage vows were spoken Sunday December 21, by Miss Lorraine Hunter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunter of New York Mills, Minnesota and Mr. Hilding Pearson, son of Mrs. Hulda Pearson, Arthur, North Dakota. Rev. Albert Ruff officiated in the church parlors of Our SaviorÕs Lutheran Church in Port Huron, Michigan. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nordgren, sister and brother-in-law of the groom. Miss Black Bride of J. N. Hall II Wedding Service Performed in Methodist Church at Colfax, Iowa A beautiful wedding was solemnized Tuesday evening at the Colfax Methodist Church when Miss Barbara Black, daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. E. E. Black became the bride of Lieut. James Normal Hall II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Y. Hall of Colfax, and nephew of Capt. James Normal Hall of the First World War from Tahiti of the South Seas Society Island, and a great grandson of the former Capt. John Alex Young of the Civil War from Washington, Iowa. The single ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. M. Doughty before an altar decorated with poinsettias and white candelabra. Ushers were Robert Barber of Newton, brother-in-law of the bride and First Class Pvt. Maynard Binkard of Camp Robinson, Ark. Presides at Organ Miss Eleanor Howell presided at the organ and gave a sort prelude and accompanied Mrs. Margaret Johns Coulter of St. Louis, Mo., who sang ÒBecause.Ó To the strains of LohengrinÕs Bridal Chorus the bridal party met at the altar. Mrs. Robert Barber, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and the bride on her fatherÕs arm met the bridegroom and his brother Homer who served him as best man. Following the ceremony the entire audience repeated the ÒLordÕs Prayer.Ó The bride was attired in a white brocaded satin floor length gown complemented with a finger tip veil. She carried a bouquet of white carnations and stevia. Mrs. Barber wore a military blue floor length taffeta gown and carried a shower bouquet of deep pink roses and sweet peas and stevia. In Uniform The bridegroom was attired in his officerÕs uniform. Carnation boutonnieres were worn by the best man, the ushers, brideÕs father and the bridegroomÕs father. The brideÕs mother was unable to attend the ceremony due to the illness of a daughter where she is visiting in Texas. At the reception Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hall, Mrs. Mae Squires, Lieut. Col. Black and the bridal couple received to about 80 friends and relatives. Miss Betty Sherratt presided at the guest book. The bride graduated with the class of 1936 in Brownsville, Texas, high school and attended Junior College there, receiving a bachelor of science degree from the State Agricultural College at Fargo, North Dakota, in 1941, and at the present time is teaching Home Making at Hunter, North Dakota. Colfax Grad The bridegroom was graduated from Colfax high in 1935 and received his Bachelor of Art degree at Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin last June with commission of lieutenant and on July 1 was called into the service of his country. Since July 15 he has been stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following the wedding the bridal couple left for a short honeymoon. They will be honored guests of the wedding dinner for the immediate family on Christmas Day at the Fred Hall home in Colfax. Lieut. Hall is to report to Sam Houston, Texas, for duty December 30. Mrs. Hall expects to complete the year of teaching. Taken from the Newton Daily News. January 15, 1942 Hunter Young Man Wed in California Ruth Coghlan of Bismarck Bride of Merland Moen at Service in Glendale Church On Wednesday January 7 at the Glendale Presbyterian Church, marriage vows were exchanged by Ruth Harriet Coghlan of Bismarck and Merland Edwin Moen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Moen of Hunter. The ceremony was performed at ten oÕclock in the morning, by Dr. Ruther E. Stein, in the presence of a few family members and friends. The traditional wedding marches from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn were used. The bride wore a turquoise botany wood suit dress with matching hat. Her flowers were white orchids. She was attended by Mrs. Ralph J. Ðutz of Los Angeles, a classmate who wore a black dress with a corsage of yellow roses. The groom was attended by Bernard R. Holes. A reception followed the services at the Melody Lane at Hollywood. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moen, Hunter; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cohn, Sacramento, California, aunt and uncle of the groom; E. J. Ryan and Mrs. Butz, Los Angeles; Irene Lykken, Hunter, Bernard R. Holes, Jr., and Gregory Belland of Glendale. Mrs. Moen is a graduate of the University of North Dakota, her sorority is Delta Delta Delta. Mr. Moen is a graduate of Hunter High School and also attended the University of North Dakota. He is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, honorary band fraternity and of Sigma Chi, a social fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Moen are at home at 524 E. Elk St., Glendale, California. Gladys Kuudtson Bride of Bernard Schroeder Vows Exchanged in Carrington Church Saturday Morning Miss Gladys E. Knudtson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Knudtson became the bride of Bernard G. Schroeder, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder of Elizabeth, Minnesota, at a ceremony in Sacred Heart Church, Carrington, North Dakota, at ten oÕclock, Saturday morning, January 10. The Reverend Father Harte officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ebentier of Carrington were the witnesses. The bride wore a two piece navy blue sheer spring dress, blue felt hat and white accessories. Her flowers were a shoulder corsage of red roses. Mrs. Arthur Ebentier wore a beige spring dress with a corsage of gold and red tea roses. A wedding breakfast was served to the wedding party by Mrs. George Hiatt at the Hiatt home. The table decoration was the brideÕs wedding cake, beautifully decorated and banked with ferns. The couple made a wedding trip visiting with the groomÕs folks in Minnesota and en route to Carrington, at the Knudtson home in Hunter. The couple will be at home in Carrington. Mr. Schroeder is employed in the office of the North American Creameries at Carrington. Mrs. Schroeder is a member of the Carrington School Faculty and returns to resume her teaching duties. January 22, 1942 Leona Hopper Bride of Robert Tate Rev. Gunter Officiated at Service Monday On Monday, January 19, at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Gunter, marriage vows were exchanged by Robert Tate, son of Mrs. Mary Tate and Leona Hopper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hopper. The service was read at 2:30 in the afternoon by Rev. Gunter. The ceremony was witnessed by a sister and brother of the bride, Alice and George Hopper. Following their marriage they left on a wedding trip to Minneapolis, and other points in Minnesota. January 29, 1942 Couple Exchange Vows at Page Saturday LeRoy Frost and Geraldine Rutherford United in Marriage at St. James Church At 9:30 last Saturday morning at the St. James church of Page, Father Healy spoke the solemn words that united in marriage Miss Geraldine K. Rutherford and LeRoy V. Frost. The bride was attired in a rose colored dress with a lace yoke. She wore a rose colored hat to match and a corsage of roses. Miss Marguerite Rutherford, a cousin, served as bridesmaid. The groom was attended by his brother, Laverne Frost. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at 11 oÕclock at the home of the brideÕs mother at Page, to the immediate relatives only. At 5 oÕclock in the afternoon a wedding dinner was served to about sixty guests at the groomÕs home. Mrs. Frost is a daughter of Mrs. Coral Rutherford and has spent most of her life at Page. She graduated from the Page high school in 1940 and has been employed at Fargo the past half year. She has a host of friends who wish her all the good things of life. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Frost, living between Hunter and Arthur, and is a graduate of the Arthur high school. At present he is taking a course at the Wahpeton Science School. He is noted as a ball player and has a tentative arrangement to play with the F-M Twins next summer. The wedding dinner at the Ben Frost home was in the nature of a reunion of the Ben Bahl family, and it was the first time, the son, wife and family and the daughters, their husbands and families have all been together. Mr. Bahl is Mrs. Ben FrostÕs father. Former Hunter Girl Wed in Arizona Miss Marjorie Taves Bride of William T. Cornell at Service at Yuma, Arizona, January 3 Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Marjorie Taves, formerly of Hunter, and Mr. William Cornell of Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony took place in the Methodist Chapel at Yuma, Arizona on Saturday, January 3. Mrs. Cornell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Taves of Hope. She is a graduate of Hunter High School, and attended the M. S. T. C. at Mayville and the N. D. U. at Grand Forks. Mr. Cornell is a graduate of Northwestern University, and at present is a radio producer. Mrs. Cornell is also interested in radio work having taken part in several radio programs. Mr. and Mrs. Cornell are at home at 121 N. Swall Drive, Beverly Hills, California. February 5, 1942 Couple Exchange Vows in Church in Washington Fred Boettcher of Arthur Weds Miss Pansy Simmons at Services on Saturday, January 31 The marriage of Miss Pansy Erleen Simmons to Mr. Fred A. Boettcher was solemnized at noon on January 31, with the Rev. Oscar F. Blackwelder performing the ceremony, which took place in the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D. C. Miss Helen Moxley, of Montgomery, Alabama, was the maid of honor, and Mr. Carlton McWatty, of Savannah, Georgia, was the best man. The bride wore a navy blue ensemble with a corsage of gardenias. Miss Simmons is the daughter of Mr. G. O. Simmons of Magnolia, Mississippi. She was graduated at the Mississippi State College for Women, and for the past year has been employed in the Department of State, Washington, D. C. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Boettcher, of Arthur, North Dakota. He is enlisted in the United States Navy, and is now stationed at the Naval Research Laboratory at Washington, D. C. Miss Laura Nix Becomes Bride of Verner Griesbach Calla lilies and white candelabras decorated the Peace Lutheran Church Saturday evening for the marriage of Miss Laura Nix of Puyallup, Washington to Verner Griesbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Griesbach of Hunter. More than 150 guests witnessed the double ring ceremony which was read January 3, at 8 oÕclock by the Rev. Erwin Jahr. The bride given in marriage by her brother, William Nix, wore a princess styled gown of white satin with a sweetheart neckline and leg-o-mutton sleeves. Her long veil was fastened to her hair with a wreath of orange blossoms which was worn by her mother at her wedding. She carried a shower bouquet of gardenias and orchids. Mrs. Fritz Nestegard of Sumner was matron of honor. Miss Marie Nix, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Miss Doris Schafer of Odessa, cousin of the bride, was the bridesmaid. Little Claudette Ballew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ballew of north Puyallup, was the flower girl. She wore a white dress and carried a basket of flowers. Jerry Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peters, was the ring bearer. Miss Marian Lindstedt and Miss Jean Peters were the candle lighters. They wore gowns of pink roses, gifts of the bride. Miss Esther Jahr played the wedding music accompanied by Mrs. John Christenson, who sang ÒI Love You TrulyÓ and ÒBecause.Ó Fritz Nestegard of Sumner was best man and the ushers were Herman Nix, brother of the bride, and Carl Lindstedt of Bremerton. Mr. and Mrs. Griesbach will make their home at 410 2nd Avenue Northeast, Puyallup, Washington. Miss Sommerfeld is in Washington Miss Edna Sommerfeld, former clothing specialist in extension at NDAC, now in a similar position at the University of Vermont, has been called to Washington, D. C., on a special assignment for three months, associated with textiles and clothing division of the bureau of home economics. Miss Sommerfeld is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sommerfeld of Arthur, North Dakota. Gardner News A large crowd attended funeral services for Mrs. Dave Colwell in Fargo, Monday. Mrs. Colwell died Thursday night from injuries received in a fall Wednesday morning. February 12, 1942 Hunter Girl Wed in Cicero, Ill. Bernice Johnson Bride of Victor Stelmesek at Service Saturday Announcement is made by Mrs. Hilda Johnson of the marriage of her daughter Bernice to Victor Stelmesek of Cicero, Illinois. The marriage occurred Saturday, February 7 in Cicero. Mr. Stelmesek who had served this year in the army has been called to service again and will report for duty soon. Mother of Arthur Resident Passes Away Mrs. P. B. Fredrickson of Davenport, mother of Mrs. Fred Williams of Arthur, passed away in a Fargo hospital after a short illness. The funeral will be in Davenport on Friday. Mrs. Frederickson often visited in Arthur and was acquainted with many here. She is survived by her husband, her three sons, Clark of New York City, James of Ada, Minnesota, Robert at home and her daughter, Helen, Mrs. Fred Williams. February 19, 1942 Funeral Rites for Emil Ramstad Held Monday Native of Norway, Spent Nearly Half a Century in this Territory Emil Ramstad, 60, was born at Fetsund, Norway, December 6, 1881 and passed away at his home in Dows Township, near Erie on February 13, 1942. Mr. Ramstad had been in ill health the past few months, suffering from cancer which caused his death early Friday morning. He came with his parents to the United States when two years of age, the family settling first at Duluth, Minnesota, coming to the Hunter area when he was eleven years old. The remainder of his life being spent in this community with the exception of a few years spent on the range at Belfield, with the Kennedy brothers. On August 4, 1910 he was united in marriage to Julina Montieth of Hunter. This union was blessed with three children, two boys and one girl, namely, Lyle of Hunter and Allen and Beth at home, who with their mother mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father. There are also two grandchildren, Connie and Carol Ramstad. He also leaves to mourn his departure five brothers, Louis and Gunnard of Hettinger, Anthony of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gordon and Helmer of Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada and one sister, Ella of Lavog, Canada. He was a good and helpful neighbor, always ready to give a helping hand. Funeral services were conducted in the Lutheran Church at Hunter, of which he was a member, Monday afternoon, with Rev. A. N. Brudvig of Clifford, officiating. A quartet composed of Mrs. E. I. Moen, Mrs. Otis Mays, Merland Carr and Kenneth Brandhagen sang, It Is Well With My Soul, and Abide With Me (Mrs. Mays sang as a solo, The Old Rugged Cross). They were accompanied by Mrs. W. C. Fisk, church organist. Pallbearers were John Aronson of Halstad, Minnesota, Arthur and Axel Rasmussen, Kerney and George Dickson, and Wm. Griebstein all of the Hunter area. The Lindsey Funeral Home at Page had charge of the service. Those from a distance who attended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Christianson of Duluth, Minnesota; Miss Jennie Ramstad, a cousin of Superior, Wisconsin; Sig Ramstad, a cousin, Louis Ramstad and Mr. and Mrs. Gunnard Ramstad of Hettinger, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ramstad of Minneapolis, Dr. A. E. Cannon, Fargo, P. M. Myron, Fargo, and Mr. and Mrs. James Arnett, Northwood. Sara Lake Bride of M. Coglin Services Read in Home of BrideÕs Parents, Sat. Before a blue and white archway in the home of the brideÕs parents on Saturday afternoon, Miss Sara Lako, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lako of Arthur, became the bride of Mr. Martineous Coglin, son of Mrs. Dorothea Coglin of Wessington Springs, South Dakota. The ceremony was performed at 3:30, by Rev. H. J. Gernhardt in the presence of immediate family members. The wedding marches were played by Marian Swanson. The bride was attired in a floor length gown of white satin and carried an arm bouquet of red roses. She was attended by a cousin of the groom, who wore a dusty rose floor length crepe dress and carried pink gladioli. Patty Lako, niece of the bride, attired in white satin, was flower girl. The groom was attended by Sam Lako, brother of the bride. Immediately following the services a wedding dinner was served. The home was decorated in blue and white, and table appointments were also carried out in blue and white. After a short wedding trip to the former home of the bride in South Dakota, the couple will be at home on a farm east of Arthur. Mrs. Dorothea Coglin of Wessington, South Dakota was an out of town guest at the wedding. R. Burley Weds Pearl Thure in Walla Walla, Wash. Word has been received of the marriage on Saturday, February 14, of Richard E. Burley, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Burley of Gardner, to Miss Pearl E. Thure of Fargo, at Walla Walla, Washington. The marriage took place in the morning at eleven oÕclock, at the parsonage, Rev. Schrofield officiated at the service. The only witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Janson of Walla Walla. The bride wore a black dress trimmed in white and the groom was attired in his military uniform. Richard graduated from Hunter High in 1939 and went to Wahpeton Science School for two years where he joined Co. I. of the National Guards. Last summer he was honorably transferred to the Radio Department of Headquarters Co. of Fargo. At present he is operating a teletype machine along with his radio equipment. Gardner News Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Burley are the proud parents of a five and a half pound baby boy born on February 14. The baby was named Keith Arthur and baptized by Rev. Anderson of Perley, Minnesota. Baby and mother are both doing well. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stirling attended funeral services in Fargo, Wednesday for Shirley Ann Beardsley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beardsley. Mr. Beardsley, who is doing government construction work in the West Indies, is a nephew of Mr. Stirling. February 26, 1942 Hunter Girl Wed in Washington D.C. Lucille Tetzloff and William L. Bachman Exchange Vows at Service in First Reformed Church February 14 Word has been received here of the marriage of Lucille Freida Tetzloff daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tetzloff to William Louis Bachman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Bachman of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Marriage vows were exchanged in the First Reformed Church, Washington, D. C. on Saturday evening February 14 at six oÕclock, Rev. F. Nelsen Schlegel officiating. Nuptial music was played by Edward Steellmacher. The bride was attired in a violet blue wool street dress and wore a white veiled hat and gloves. Her bouquet consisted of pastel sweet peas and lilies of the valley tied with rose satin ribbon. Her only attendant, Margaret D. King of Wichita, Kansas, wore a rose wool suit with black accessories. She wore a corsage of white gardenias. The groom was attended by Howard B. Smith, Port Washington, New York. Following the ceremony a reception was held for all friends of the couple from 7.30 to 9.30, at the apartment of the bride and groom. Friends of the bride served the lunch consisting of canapŽs, lime ice punch and wedding cake. Mrs. Bachman is a graduate of Hunter High School and State School of Science at Wahpeton and is assistant Supervisor, Department of State, Washington, D. C. Mr. Bachman is a graduate of the Ernest Williams School of Music, New York City, and is a member of Alpha Mu Pi Fraternity. He is with the United States Army Band, Army War College, Washington, D. C. The young couple are at home at 2719 South Wayne St., Arlington, Virginia. Doris Helland, Arthur Bride of Lieut. Nelson Wedding Solemnized in Yuma, Arizona January 14 Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Helland of Arthur announce the marriage of their daughter, Doris, to Lieut. Robert C. Nelson, son of Prof. and Mrs. C. I. Nelson, 1358 twelfth st. n. Fargo. The wedding took place at Yuma, Arizona, January 14. Mrs. Nelson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is associated with Consolidated Aircraft Company, San Diego, California. Lieut. Nelson was graduated from NDAC and received his masterÕs degree in bacteriology from Notre Dame. His fraternity is Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is now stationed at San Francisco. Mrs. Nelson plans to join him soon. March 5, 1942 Twins Born to Hunter Couple W. L. Moen is wearing a broad smile these days and good reason he has for so doing. On Wednesday evening, February 25, at St. JohnÕs Hospital is Fargo, twin babies, a girl and a boy, were born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Moen. The girl weighted 6 lbs. 11? ounces and the boy 7 lbs. 3? ounces. They have been named Judith Ann and Robert William. Mother and babies are reported doing well. Last Rites Held for Arthur Pioneer Sat. Mrs. Mary McKinnon Cass Resident for 67 Years Passed Away Thursday, at Frank Kuehn Home Mrs. Mary McKinnon was born in Berlin, Wisconsin, December 7, 1863, where in early infancy she received the blessings of Holy Baptism. She came to Cass County in a covered wagon with her parents in 1875, and thus was one of our early pioneers. Her father homesteaded near Argusville. In 1894 she was married to Charles McKinnon, and the couple moved to his homestead six miles south east of Arthur. To this union four children were born. In 1915 Mr. McKinnon passed away, and the widow continued on the farm with her four children until 1925, when she moved to Arthur. Mrs. McKinnon passed away Thursday at one oÕclock, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Frank Kuehn, at the ripe old age of 78 years, 2 months, 19 days. She leaves to mourn her passing two sons and two daughters, John of Arthur; Art of West Fargo; Mrs. Frank Kuehn, Mrs. Jennie Iwen of Arthur, also eight grandchildren, and a brother Frank Slingsby of Carter, Montana and a sister, Judith Slingsby of Argusville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Arthur Lutheran Church, with Rev. Geo. Unruh officiating. The choir sang a few selections, they were accompanied by the church organist, Alice Wilhelm. Honorary pallbearers were: A. A. Pearson, August Erickson, James Williams, Sidney Payne and Mark Payne. Active pallbearers were: Louis Bettschen, Robert Schwartz, Alex Lundwall, Wm. Iwen Jr., Fred Williams and Preston Payne. Memorial wreaths were presented to the Lutheran Ladies Aid by Ross Bros., Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Iwen, Mr. and Mrs. Carlin McAuley, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hudson and Mrs. Augusta Kuehn. March 19, 1942 Arthur Residents Attend Hocking Funeral Tuesday Mrs. J. A. Burgum and Joey Burgum attended the funeral of Lieut. Roland Hocking, 22, who was killed when the bombing plane in which he and five other pilot officers crashed at Yomas, Texas. Joey and five other fraternity brothers were pallbearers. Services were held in the Absaraka Methodist Church, Rev. Farthing officiating, and to accommodate the crowd, the school house was equipped with a loud speaker. The American Legion, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Guard of Honor from the state college ROTC, officiated in the military rites. Two miles of cars followed the cortege to the Wheatland Cemetery. Lieut. Hocking had been flying for two years, and only recently off the West Coast in a twin-bomber plane, and had just returned to Texas. Holes Farm Home Destroyed by Fire The Hunter Firemen responded to a call to the B. R. Holes farm last Thursday evening, but owing to the fact the fire had a good start before being discovered, it was impossible to save the house or its belongings. Upon returning home from taking Mr. Holes to Arthur that evening, Mrs. Holes discovered the fire which by that time had gained considerable headway. She had only been gone about forty-five minutes. Mrs. Holes immediately rushed to the telephone, and unable to make connections at once hurried to the neighbors for aid. Apparently an overheated furnace was the cause of the fire. Fleisher Rites Monday in Hillsboro Funeral services were held Monday in Hillsboro for Clarence Fleisher of Blanchard who was the victim of an auto accident last week while visiting his uncle, Fred Hertvig and family at Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. His mother Mrs. Mary Shear and a brother Bennie had also accompanied him on the trip. Word received late bore news of the death of Fred Hertvig, a victim of the same accident. Fred Hertvig is a brother of Mrs. Shear. Mrs. Shear and sons live on a farm a few miles northeast of Hunter. March 26, 192 Erie Junior Class to Present Crashing Society, March 27 The Junior Class of Erie High School will present their annual class play, ÒCrashing Society,Ó Friday, March 27 at 8 oÕclock. There also will be a matinee Friday at 2:30. Admission adults 30 cents and children 20 cents. Cast of characters include: Gerald Bolmeier, Patricia Morrow, Robert Cameron, Genevieve Palmer, James Beith, Mary Jane Bolmeier, Shirley Johnson, Tom Palmer, Anna Jo Nelson, Janice Beith, William Nelson, Carol Bolmeier. The director of the play is Miss Margaret Martel. Arthur News Mrs. Emma Schwark moved onto the Good Samaritan Farm and Olf Pearson moved on the farm vacated by Mrs. Schwark. Death Takes Traill Man in Car Crash Little over a week before he was to report for military service, Clarence C. Fleischer, son of Mrs. Mary Shear of Blanchard rural, was killed in an automobile accident near Miltona, Minnesota, Thursday morning, March 12. The accident occurred when Mr. Fleischer was riding with an uncle, Fred Hertwig of Miltona. They were en route to visit relatives when the front tire of the car blew out, hurtling the vehicle into the ditch and against a stone abutment. Mr. Fleischer was killed instantly and his uncle received such injuries that he died two days later. Mr. Hertwig was driving at the time the mishap took place. Mr. Fleischer was to have left with a contingent of draftees on March 25 for induction into the countryÕs armed forces. He had gone to Miltona together with a brother Bennie, to visit relatives a few days before returning here to await induction. Miltona is located between Alexandria and Parkers Prairie. A son of the late Harry Fleischer of this area, Clarence was born in Bohnsack Township, December 5, 1917. He was baptized January 2, 1918 and confirmed by Rev. R. T. Schuricht at St. JohnÕs Church at Hillsboro July 26, 1931. He joined that congregation as a voting member in 1942. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Shear; four brothers, Ed of Hillsboro; Walter of Moorhead, Herbert and Bennie at home and a half brother, Alfred Shear also at home, and a sister, Mrs. Lawrence Neikamp of Hunter. Funeral services were held last Monday at the St. JohnÕs Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Schuricht in charge. The sermon was based on the deceasedÕs confirmation text, Hebrews 13:5. Interment was made at St. JohnÕs Cemetery in Bohnsack Township. Pallbearers were four cousins, Roy Hertwig, Herbert Beckman, Walter Petrie, Roy Reinan, Henry Reinan and John Schlitchmann. News Articles 1942 Hunter Times April 2, 1942 Former Hunter Faculty Members Wed in Minneapolis Miss Mamie Naaden becomes Bride of A. J. Eilertson at Service, Sunday At a ceremony performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Einar Eilertson in Minneapolis, on Sunday afternoon at one oÕclock, Miss Mamie Naaden of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thore Naaden, of Braddock, North Dakota, became the bride of Mr. Arnold J. Eilertson of Wabasso, Minnesota. Rev. Conrad Force performed the service in presence of a few intimate friends and relatives. The bride was attired in a moss green wool suit and wore a corsage of talisman roses. She was attended by her sister, Olga Naaden of Bismarck, who wore a green print dress with a corsage of yellow jonquils. Mr. Eilertson was attended by his brother, Einar Eilertson. Following the wedding a bridal dinner was served at the Francis Drake Hotel in Minneapolis. Guests other than the bridal party included, Mrs. E. Eilertson, Mrs. Adolph Moen of Larimore, sister of the groom, the brideÕs brother Christian of Braddock, Miss Ann Turek of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The couple left on a wedding trip to points in North Dakota and northern Minnesota. For travelling, Mrs. Eilertson wore a brown gabardine coat and brown straw hat with beige accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Eilertson are well known in this community, having been members of the High School faculty. Mrs. Eilertson is Home Demonstration Agent, with offices at Grand Rapids and Mr. Eilertson is Principal at Wabasso. April 16, 1942 I. N. Collins, Erie, passes away Fri. Rev. Samuelson of Turtle Lake officiates at services Wednesday Funeral services for I. N. Collins, 75, retired farmer of Arthur, N. D., who died Friday in a Fargo hospital, were held Wednesday in the Methodist Church at Erie, Rev. Samuelson of Turtle Lake, N. D. officiating. Burial was in the family lot at Arthur. Mr. Collins was born in Canada, June 30, 1866, and came to the United States in 1881. He located near Wheatland, N. D. He married Pauline Amelia Schwark of Princeton, Wis., Oct. 14, 1888, at Frazee, Minn. After their marriage they located on a farm near Arthur, where they farmed until he retired a few years ago. He also leaves 11 children, Ralph of Casselton, William of Edmore, Mrs. Allen Arnold and Mrs. Ole Hagen of Casselton, Mrs. Rude Grieger, Mrs. George Mitchell, Hugh, Richard, Nuton and Roy of Erie, and Bryan of Page; a sister, Mrs. Ida Dunning of Turtle Lake, and a brother, W. G. Collins of Hunter, N. D. J. H. Rieniets Rites Held Tuesday at Arthur Mr. Rieniets Passed Away Saturday, April 4, after a Long Illness John Henry Rieniets, 74, retired Cass County farmer, died at his home Saturday April 4. He had been ill since before Christmas. John Henry Rieniets son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fredrick Rieniets was born September 25, 1867 at Oldenburg, Germany, shortly after birth he became a child of God by the right of Holy Baptism and later received his confirmation vow. He was a charter member of the Pfingsten Lutheran Church at Fulda, Minnesota. He came to the United States at the age of 19 years and settled at Milford, Illinois two years later he moved to Fulda, Minnesota and began farming. He was united in marriage with Lena Pfingsten on August 19, 1893. On January 5, 1919 they moved to Amenia, N. Dak. and owned and operated a farm till 1934 when they retired and moved to Hunter where they made their home. This union was blessed with twelve children, two preceded him in death, those surviving to mourn his demise are his wife and four sons, Fred of Fargo, Arnold in the U. S. Navy, Henry of Arthur, Edwin of Hunter and six daughters Mrs. Frank Temple of Lake Park, Minnesota, Mrs. Vivian Ocker of Page, Mrs. James Hanley and Mrs. Walter Grieger of Amenia, Mrs. Elmer Larson of Fargo, Mrs. John Townsley of Hunter and one sister Augusta of Oldenburg, Germany and 36 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were held on Tuesday April 7, in the Arthur Lutheran Church with Rev. George Unruh officiating. Burial was in the Arthur Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Grieger, Theodore Priewe, Alfred Cuthbertson, August Iwen, Max Sell and John Schur. Out of town relatives besides the immediate family here were Mr. and Mrs. John Koopman, Mrs. Henry Schroeder and Mrs. Emil Schneidecher all of Fulda, Minnesota and Mrs. Harvey Bemis of Wheaton, Minnesota. April 23, 1942 Husband of Former Hunter Girl Passes Away Word was received by Arthur relatives last week of the death of Paul F. Zempel of New England, North Dakota, on Wednesday, April 8. Death was due to a heart attack. Besides Mrs. Zempel, he leaves two daughters, Berniece of Minneapolis, and Ardyce at home, one son Maurice, also at home. Other survivors are three sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Paul Zempel will be remembered by Hunter and Arthur people as Fern Bayard, daughter of the late C. F. Bayard and Mrs. Anna L. Bayard, now of Minneapolis. The Bayard family made their home for several years on what was known then as the Houston farm, south of Hunter. The late Mr. Zempel was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Boettcher of Arthur. Dorothy Molland Bride of F. Raden Services Read by Dr. Ward F. Boyd, Fargo At services Saturday in the home of the brideÕs aunt, Miss Adelaide Phillips, 1415 Eighth av. South, marriage vows were spoken by Dorothy Elizabeth Molland of Park River, N. D., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Molland of Nome, N. D., and Francis Raden of Walhalla, N. D., Mr. Raden is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Raden of Hunter. Dr. Ward F. Boyd, pastor of First Presbyterian Church at Fargo, officiated at 11 a.m. The couple was unattended. Miss Jean Molland, sister of the bride, played a flute solo. The bride wore a street-length frock of printed jersey. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served. In addition to the parents of the bride and bridegroom, out-of-town guests were Mrs. Dave Winge of Grand Forks, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dagman of Enderlin, sisters and a brother-in-law of the bridegroom. Mrs. Raden is a graduate of NDAC and is employed as home economics instructor in the Park River High School. Before going to Park River she taught home economics in the High School here. She is a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron. Mr. Raden is a graduate of Mayville State Teachers College. April 30, 1942 Services for Mrs. Frickey Held Tuesday Hunter Resident Passes Away Saturday at Age of 77 Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, for Mrs. Margaret Frickey, who passed away early Saturday, at the home of her son Earl. Rev. H. J. Gernhardt officiated at the services which were held at the Methodist Church. A quartet composed of Mmes. E. I. Moen and Otis mays and Messrs. Merland Carr and Kenneth Brandhagen sang, City Four Square, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, and The Old Rugged Cross. They were accompanied by Mrs. C. H. Howells at the piano. Pallbearers were E. I. Moen, A. R. Sayer, Harry Rasmussen, Clyde Fisk, R. E. Thompson and Z. F. Hamilton. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Hunter Cemetery. Mrs. Margaret Frickey was born February 2, 1865 at Lacon, Illinois and was married to Louis Frickey January 1, 1890 at Rutland, Illinois. They came to Hunter in the year of 1907 and settled on the farm southwest of Hunter. Mrs. Frickey was preceded in death by her husband, who passed away in 1935. She is survived by her son Earl. Dukleth-Larsen Vows Spoken Saturday Ruth Dukleth of Hendrum Minn. Bride of Emil Larsen at Home Service Saturday Evening At a candlelight ceremony at the J. O. Jacobson home, Saturday evening, April 25, Miss Ruth Dukleth of Hendrum became the bride of Emil Larsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Larsen of Hunter. The ceremony was performed at 8:30 by Rev. J. J. Jacobson. The bride was attired in a street length dress of Navy blue, trimmed in white. Her flowers were a shoulder corsage of sweet peas and roses. They were attended by the bridegroomÕs brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Siegert of Hunter. Following the ceremony a reception for 45 guests was held at the J. O. Jacobson home. The out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Larsen, Niels F. Nielsen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fralish and son Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fralish and children and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Siegert all of Hunter, Miss Ellen Larsen of Fargo, Mrs. Walter Leidal and son Marvin of Maywood, California, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Norby, Moorhead, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pederson and son Donnie, Twin Valley; Beatrice Larsen, Halstad and Mrs. Anton Dukleth, Ada, Minnesota. Arthur News The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown of West Fargo was christened Gary Raymond on Sunday. May 14, 1942 Amenia News The funeral for Wm. Guy, who passed away last week, was held last Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian Church in Fargo. Mrs. Guy, the mother, and a sister, and a cousin all from Indiana were here for the funeral and visited at the Guy home over Sunday. May 21, 1942 Baccalaureate Services Sunday May 24 Commencement Exercises, Friday, May 29 The date for the Commencement Exercises for Hunter High School has been set for May 29 with Reverend John C. Irwin of Fargo as the speaker. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday evening, May 24, at 8 oÕclock in the High School Auditorium. Reverend H. J. Gernhardt will be guest speaker. Ten diplomas will be given out this year in a class consisting of five boys and five girls. They are Clayton Anderson, Constance Beck, Robert Brayton, Virginia Burley, George Cooper, Douglas Flak, Maxine Gotfredsen, Loren Harmon, Lorraine Jorgenson and Eleanor Rieniets. Musical selections will be presented at both services by the boysÕ and girlsÕ glee clubs, mixed chorus, mixed quartet and boysÕ chorus, mixed quartet and boysÕ quartet. May 28, 1942 Arthur News Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parkhouse were conducted in the Arthur Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Geo. Unruh officiating. June 4, 1942 Arthur News The High School graduates received their diplomas from Supt. Farnham on Thursday evening, Lloyd Levine, Vernon Parkhouse, Alvin Nelson, Gordon Turner, Howard Viestenz, Lloyd Hanson, Margaret Viestenz, Phyllis Griebstein and Shirley Paul. The address was given by Prof. Walum of Jamestown College, valedictory address was given by Margaret Viestenz and salutatory by Phyllis Griebstein. June 11, 1942 Alma Anderson, Lawrence Ries Vows Announced Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Alma Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson of Hunter, to Lawrence Ries, son of Frank Ries of Erie. The ceremony took place Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the St. James Church in Page, Rev. Father Healy officiating. Attendants were a sister of the bride, Mrs. Carl Fitterer of Dickinson, and Albert Ries, brother of the bridegroom. The bride wore the wedding gown worn by her sister, Mrs. Fitterer, at her wedding. Of the white lace, it was fashioned along princess lines with long sleeves. A row of tiny satin buttons ornamented the back of the bodice and the fingertip veil fell from a tiara. Her flowers were tea roses, gladioli and swansonia. Following the service a wedding breakfast was served at the brideÕs home. Appointments were in pink and a wedding cake centered the table. Mr. and Mrs. Ries left on a trip to Montana and other points. Mrs. Ries wore a blue costume suit with rose accessories. Mrs. Ries has been a member of the Mapleton school faculty. Mr. Ries is employed by the Cass County highway department. The couple will make their home in Erie. June 18, 1942 Last Rites Held Wed. for Nels Swenson, 72 of Gardner Nels Swenson, 72, resident of Cass County for more than a half century, died Saturday afternoon at his farm home. Mr. Swenson was born in Toten, Norway, on March 6, 1870, arriving in this country when he was 18. He came directly to North Dakota. In April 1895, he married Carrie Berg of Fargo. He is survived by Mrs. Swenson and the following sons and daughters, Clarence of Fargo; John, Mrs. A. F. Hegeman and Mrs. Lee Breschi, all of Oakland, California; Oliver of Hendrum, Minn.: Mrs. Leland Melbostad of Argusville and Mrs. Joe Reirson at home and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Nora Lutheran Church, of which he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Arthur News Announcement was received of the marriage of Miss Florence Elaine Phillips to Herbert Nye of Urbana, Illinois. The marriage took place on May 28 in the First Methodist Church of Urbana. Mr. Nye is connected with the University of Illinois. The PhillipsÕ are former Arthur residents. June 25, 1942 Mr. and Mrs. Knudtson Honored on Golden Wedding Many Friends and Relatives Gather at School Auditorium to offer Congratulations to Honored Couple Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Knudtson were honored on the event of their Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon when about 200 relatives and friends gathered at the school auditorium to help them commemorate the day in a fitting manner. The actual anniversary date was June 19, Mr. and Mrs. Knudtson being married June 19, 1892 in the Norman Lutheran Church at Kindred, with Rev. I. Bale officiating. The couple came to Hunter immediately after their marriage, where they have since made their home. In 1892 Mr. Knudtson established a menÕs clothing store and later engaged in a merchandise and grocery business until 1918. Mr. Knudtson was also active in civic affairs. Mrs. Knudtson is a charter member of the Lutheran Ladies Aid which was organized in November 1893 and has served as its president and was instrumental in the building of the church of which she is still an active worker. Mr. and Mrs. Knudtson were both pioneer settlers of North Dakota. Mrs. Knudtson (Mary Bjerke) was born at Spring Grove, Minnesota and when a child came with her parents, in a covered wagon, to Kindred. They settled on land purchased from Indians. Mr. Knudtson was born at Morris, Illinois, moving with his parents to Decorah, Iowa, where his father passed away. Later he came with his mother and stepfather to Blanchard. They, too, made the trip in a covered wagon. To Mr. and Mrs. Knudtson five children were born, four of whom are still living. A son, Major H. M. Knudtson with the United States Army in Texas, was unable to be here, three daughters, Mrs. W. C. Fisk, Hunter, Mrs. Bernard Schroeder, Carrington and Mrs. Leon Kuhn, Chicago. There are also eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with large bouquets of garden flowers. Two long tables (placed in a T shape) for close relatives were set at the front of the auditorium. Yellow roses, candles and a beautiful and delicious wedding cake graced the center of the table. Before the luncheon the following program was given, a vocal solo by Mrs. Otis Mays, piano solo by Clayton Anderson; reading, Mrs. Val Van Orsdale; vocal solos, Imogene Bye; clarinet solo, Beverly Johnson; history of their life, Mrs. Art Rasmussen and a talk by Rev. A. N. Brudvig, who also read a number of congratulatory cards and telegrams and presented the couple with a purse of money. Following the luncheon Mrs. R. Dittmer and daughter Lou Ceil sang the Prayer Perfect. Out-of-town relatives and friends here were, Mr. Andrew Bjerke, Cando, brother of Mrs. Kundtson and best man at the wedding, Mrs. Emma Tryhus, Carrington, Mr. and Mrs. John Stenhjem, Mrs. Emma Habberstand, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Livdahl, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bjerke, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Swenson, Verna, Dorothy and Donald, of Kindred; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stenhjem, and Mrs. Olive Perhus, Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. I. Seim and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Seim and Sandra of Blanchard; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Holland and Mr. and Mrs. Reuel Tryhus, Mayville; Mr. and Mrs. John Ness, Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Myhra, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Myhra, Mr. Martin E. Johnson, Miss Hilda Johnson, Mrs. Emma Hougen, Mr. Peter Holte, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Stenjhem, Mrs. C. H. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Smerud, Water Smerud, Mr. and Mrs. L. A Runnestrand, Ruth Odell, Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Baillie, Jean and Glenn, all of Fargo; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hardwick and son Ross, Valley City; Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder, Elizabeth, Minn., Mrs. Robert Schnoor and Margaret Mary, Fergus Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thoen, Beverly and Curtis, Page; Mr. and Mrs. Axel Hansen, Argusville; Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Johnson and Miss Margaret Johnson, Moorhead; Mrs. Dittmer and Lou Ceil, Durbin; Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Schroeder, Carrington; Mrs. L. W. Kuhn, Chicago; Mrs. Cora Beguin and Mrs. Eva Duffield, Ottawa, Illinois; Mr. Claude M. Beitler, Sycamore, Ohio; Mrs. W. A. Moore, Oakes; Mrs. J. A. Burgum, Mrs. Marjorie Peltier, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bettschen and Margaret, and Mrs. Elizabeth Vosburg, Arthur; Mrs. Lena Satrom and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Norby and Mary Ann, Galesburg. Former Hunter Girl Wed at Crookston Ruth Turner Bride of Harry Lyddon of Fargo Announcement is made by Mrs. Sena Turner of Fargo of the marriage of her daughter Ruth of Crookston to Mr. Harry M. Lyddon of Fargo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lyddon of Brainerd, Minnesota. Marriage vows were exchanged Friday at the home of the brideÕs brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Padden of Crookston. Miss Betty Balfour played a program of nuptial music and Rev. Edgar A. Valient, pastor of the Frist Baptist Church of Brainerd, officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Maurice Turner of Midland, Michigan. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Padden and Leon Stenner of Minneapolis attended the groom. After a wedding trip to Bemidji, Minnesota the young couple will return to Fargo to make their home. Ruth is well known in this vicinity having spent her childhood days in our midst. Local Girl Wed in Moorhead Adelaide Severson and Raymond Arveson Exchange Vows in Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead Adelaide M. Severson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Severson, and Raymond G. Arveson, son of Mrs. And Mrs. Arveson of Moorhead, Minnesota, exchanged marriage vows Sunday in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead. Rev. Roy Harrisville performed the ceremony at five oÕclock in the presence of the immediate family members. The traditional wedding marches from Mendelssohn and Lohengrin were played by Mrs. Roy Harrisville, who also played the accompaniment for the soloist, Norman Johnston, who sang O Promise Me and I Love You Truly. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was attired in a blue silk street dress with white accessories. Her flowers were a corsage of roses. She was attended by Marjorie Arveson, sister of the groom, who wore a salmon colored street length dress. Her flowers were also a corsage of roses. The groom was attended by Robert Benson of Mayville. Immediately following the ceremony the couple left on a wedding trip to Minneapolis and will return to Hunter to spend the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Arveson is well known in our community having attended grade and high school. She attended Mayville State Teachers College and since the first of the year has taught in a school near Galesburg. Mr. Arveson also attended Mayville State Teachers College, from which school he was graduated this spring. The young couple will go to Alamo, N. D. this fall where Mr. Arveson has accepted a position as principal of the High School. Schwark-Anderson Vows Spoken at Arthur Ceremony Read at St. JohnÕs Lutheran Church at Arthur Sun. Evening At a ceremony read in the St. JohnÕs Lutheran Church of Arthur by Rev. George Unruh at 7:30 in the evening on Sunday, June 21, Miss Doris Anderson became the bride of Mr. Alfred Schwark, son of Mrs. Emma Schwark of Arthur. Mrs. Walter Kuehn played the traditional wedding marches and was also accompanist for Buddy Anderson who sang. A cousin of the bride Miss Dolly Anderson of Arthur was the bridesmaid and Mr. Walter Schwark, brother of the groom, acted as best man. The bride wore a light blue afternoon frock with white accessories. Following the service a luncheon was served to many relatives and friends in the church parlor.