Bothner – Hanson Marriage 1902

BOTHNER, HANSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/14/2021 at 19:37:58

Source: Decorah Republican May 15, 1902 Page 6 Col 4

Bothner—Hanson—At the United Lutheran church in Ridgewav, Iowa, on May 7, 1902, at 2 p. m., occurred the marriage or Miss Nettie Hanson to Mr. Ludwick Bothner. Rev Thompson of Cresco officiating. At the hour appointed the church bell pealed forth merrily to herald the approach of the wedding party and as they entered the door a wedding march played by Mrs. Thompson filled the church with sweet music. The aisle was laid with white bunting and at each side were scattered evergreen and carnations. The seats occupied by the wedding party were also draped in white and green as was the altar and railing. The bride wore a beautiful dress of blue silk trimmed with white applique, white gloves, and a veil that fell in soft folds to the floor. The bridesmaids were all dressed in white and carried white flowers tied with white ribbons. The attendants were Misses Hannah Hanson, Hilda Wagner, Isabelle Ellingson, Messrs. Geo. Bothner, Geo. Johnson and Henry Lamm. A wedding supper was served to the guests at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanson who live a few miles north-west from town. Mr. and Mrs. Bothner expect to go to house-keeping on the Ole Hagge farm and their many friends wish for them a long and happy married life, and if the day and all that goes to make a pleasant wedding is any sign their’s will be truly blessed. The guests from a distance were Henry Lamm of Decorah, Geo. Johnson and sisters of Nasset, Geo. Bothner of St, Paul, Ed. Winger and sister of Nordness, and Mrs. Ben Saunder of Waukon