Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, December 7, l899

VAN WERT NEWS:

Married, at the residence of MR. STEARNS east of town last Tuesday, MISS EDITH STEARNS and MR. EBENEZER FIERCE, two of Van Wert's most accomplished young people. The bride is a lady of rare ability in church work and has taught school successfully in this county for several years. The groom is a very intelligent and successful farmer and has a fine new home, one and one-half miles south of town where the happy couple expect to go to housekeeping. The Van Wert band went out in the evening and serenaded them and were royally received.

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