A wedding of a good deal of local interest took place Tuesday afternoon at the home of Judge and Mrs. J.F. Clyde, on North 7th Street. Their daughter Flora became the bride of Frank A. Danforth, formerly of Little Cedar, but who has for a number of years been in the service of the government.

The wedding was a quiet, unpretentious one. Only the immediate families of the bride and groom, and a very few close friends were present. The Rev. A.S. Cross pastor of the Baptist church performed the ceremony- a beautiful, impressive form of the ring service.

The bride was attired simply in white, a dress of particularly pleasing design, and carried no bouquet. The groom wore black. The couple took their places before the pastor is an informal way, and after the service mingled with the company.

A tasty lap dinner, of two courses, was served during the interim between the service and the time of departure for the 7:22 northbound Illinois Central.

They went to Minneapolis and from there go almost directly to Oakland Cal., where they will visit the bride’s brother, John Clyde and family, until their date of sailing for Hawaii to 10th of July.

According to present plans they will be in Hawaii two years, during which time Mr. Danforth will be engaged in the U.S. geological survey.

Miss Clyde hardly needs any introduction here. She is the youngest daughter of Judge and Mrs. J.F. Clyde. She graduated from the Cedar Valley Seminary, and later from the state college at Ames. Since then she has been engaged in teaching. She taught for a time at Panora, Iowa and from there went to Shurtleff College, Alton, Missouri where she occupied the chair of home economics. Recently she has held a similar place on the faculty of the local college. She is a young woman of unusually advanced achievements in a professional way. Her friends know her as most pleasant company and all who ever associated with her regard her as exceptionally capable in almost any direction.

Mr. Danforth was brought up at Little Cedar, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Danforth, pioneer citizens of Liberty Township, and recognized as bulwarks in the development of the community. He was graduated from the high school at Little Cedar and later from Cedar Valley. His advanced work was done in the State University at Iowa City, from which institution he graduated as a civil engineer. Since that time he has been in government service practically all the time. His only vacation of any length was the one he took to France, in khaki, and since his discharge has been in his original service. He is a young man of rather unusual experience, well on his way up the ladder for one of his years.

Miss Nellie Gardner was married to Mr. Arthur Danforth of Raymond, S.D. at about 11 o’clock Monday morning at the home of her parents Captain and Mrs. C.F. Gardner on north 11th street. They left on the noon train for Spring Valley, via Austin, where they will visit for a time with the bride’s sister Mrs. Sam Jacobs. Later they will come to Little Cedar to visit further among relatives and various friends, and will come here for a final visit before going to Raymond, S.D. where they will make their home. Mr. Danforth conducts a confectionary at Raymond.

Miss Gardner is well known here. She was educated in the public schools of this city and has since worked at Gardner Nursery, where she has been a valuable assistant to her brother, Manager C.E. Gardner.

Mr. Danforth is a nephew of W.B. Danforth, well known stockman of Little Cedar, and through visits there became acquainted with his bride.

The congratulations and best wishes of their friends go with them to their new home.

Miss Beatrice Kelley and Orrin Gunderson surprised their many friends by hieing away to Waterloo and uniting their fortunes on the sea of matrimony Wednesday evening of last week. Rev. J.B. Smith, D.D. of the Walnut St. Baptist church performed the ceremony.

They returned home Thursday evening to receive the blessings of their parents. Their romance began in their sophomore year in our high school, and while their friends felt that someday they would unite their fortunes, had not expected it quite so soon. Both are estimable young people.

The bride is a member of the Universalist church and had a class in that Sunday school. For some time she has been the soprano in the Universalist choir, being the fortunate possessor of a beautiful voice. She is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kelley. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Gunderson and is a young man of splendid habits. He and his bride graduated from our high school last May. Since then Mr. Gunderson has been working in Joliet Illinois, where he has a position in a foundry.

Mrs. Gunderson, since her graduation, has been studying in the Junior College. Their plans for the future are not as yet definite.

The NEWS extends hearty congratulations and best wishes.

The culmination of a happy romance, be celebrated today at high noon, at which hour Miss Fern Bartlett will become the bride of Dr. I.M. Skuttle. The ceremony, which will occur at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. J.C. Bartlett, will be witnessed only by relatives of the contracting parties and will be performed by Rev. Altenbern, pastor of the Universalist church, the beautiful ring service being used. The bride will be gowned in a handsome dress of pale blue georgette trimmed with silver. After the ceremony a wedding dinner will be served the guests. This afternoon the happy pair expect to depart for Minneapolis to spend their honeymoon and after returning to Osage will be at home to their many friends, in the commodious residence of the bride’s mother on State Street.

Miss Bartlett has filled a large niche in the social circles of Osage and her sunny disposition has won her many friends. She is a graduate of the Cedar Rapids Business College and for a short time after finishing her course there, held a position in that city. For the past five years however, she has been stenographer in the law office of H.L. Stoughton of this city. She has been a valuable assistant to him and no employer could speak in higher terms of an employee than does Mr. Stoughton of her. In the same high regard she is held by our people in general.

Dr. Skuttle, some months ago, purchased the dental business and equipment of Dr. E.B. Cutler, coming to this city from Albert Lea, and is enjoying a very large and lucrative practice.

It is the wish of the hosts of friends of the happy couple that their married life may be filled with unbounded happiness and prosperity and that a cloud of sadness may never cross their pathway.

A social event of unusual interest last week was the marriage on Thursday evening, June 11, of Miss Zadie Ellen Tupper, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tupper, to Fred Howard Stearns, at the home of the bride’s parents.

The parlors were very tastefully and beautifully decorated with a profusion of pink peonies. The bay window in the back parlor was transformed into a bower of greenery and pink peonies illuminated by tiny electric lights. Just in front of the window were gates ajar from which ribbons were stretched by Tom Boynton and Gus Tupper, cousins of the bride, forming an aisle through which the bridal party passed, taking their places in front of the bower where Rev. Allen, in a few well chosen words, using the impressive ring service, performed the ceremony.

Miss Inez Miller, of Newport Vt., cousin of the bride, presided at the piano, accompanying David Boynton, another cousin of the bride, who sang with sweet interpretation the beautiful solo, “O Promise Me”, and rendering the wedding march.

The bride’s gown was a beautiful combination of Susine silk, lace, and insertion. She carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses. The groom wore the conventional black. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns were the recipients of many elegant, useful, and ornamental gifts, tokens of the love and esteem in which they are held by their friends.

After the guests had extended the bride and groom their congratulations and best wishes, they were seated in the dining room where they were served with a delicious two course supper. The table from which the supper was served was decorated with and white ribbons which extended from its corners to the chandelier above.

Elizabeth Jacobs and Janet Brown, cousins of the bride, presided at the table and were assisted in serving by Misses Floy Tupper, Ruth Brown, Mabel Gray, and Vina Gray. Miss Cora Harlis presided at the punch bowel in the back parlor.

Both of these young people are known in Osage. The bride has spent all of her life here and is a graduate of our High School. She is a young lady of many excellent qualifications and much worth and is in every way fitted to fill the service of wife in the home.

The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stearns and has lived in this city for several years past, during a part of which time he was a faithful employee in Goodall & Prime’s store, and now has a good position with the Chicago Great Western Railway. He is a young man of thrift and enterprise who has won for himself a large circle of friends.

These two young people start in their married life with the brightest of prospects and hopes, and with the best wishes of hosts of friends.

They went to Riceville in an automobile and there took the train for Chicago. They will also visit in St. Charles Minnesota, and will be at home at 605 State Street, after July first.

The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Stearns, Mrs. O.R. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Bennett of St. Charles Minn., Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Lobdill and Mrs. Kalb of Spring Valley, Minn., Mrs. Sarah Brush of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brush and Miss Helen, of Minot, N.D., Miss Inez Miller of Newport, Vt., Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown and Tom Boynton of Forest City, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Thompson and two little daughters of Willmar, Minn., Miss Nelle Brown of Chicago, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. G.S. McCloud of (?) Minnesota.

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