Christ – Breitsprecher Marriage 1916

CHRIST, CRIST, BREITSPRECHER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/5/2021 at 08:43:36

Cresco Plain Dealer Jan. 21, 1916 P-4 C-3

A quiet home wedding was celebrat-{sic} at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Hoopman 226 Ave. West at 11 a. m., on Wednesday the 19th, when Mr. W. H. Christ and Miss Mildred S. Breitsprecher were united in marriage, Rev. J. A. Pettit, pastor of the Baptist church performed the ceremony.
Mr. Fred Brietsprecher and Miss Sophia Breitsprecher, of Saratoga, brother and sister of the bride, were in attendance upon the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Brendenmuhl of Hope, N. D., were also in attendance at the wedding.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. Brendenmuhl also of Mrs. Hoopman.
After a few days spent at the home of the bride at Saratoga, Mr. and Mrs. Crist will go to their home at Riverbow, Alberta, Canada, where Mr. Crist is a prosperous farmer.
The best wishes of many friends will accompany the young couple to their future home.

Transcriber’s Note: The groom’s last name is spelled two different ways.

Cresco Plain Dealer Jan. 21, 1916 P-5 C-6

Miss Mildred Breitsprecher of Saratoga and W. H. Christ of Riverbow, Alberta, Canada, were united in marriage Wednesday Jan. 19th at 11 a. m. at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. G. J. Hoopman, Rev. Pettit officiating. Only the immediate relatives were present. The young couple left yesterday for Saratoga to spend a few days with the bride's mother, before returning to Canada, where they will be at home to their friends after Feb. 5th. We join with friends in wishing this young couple a happy, prosperous life.