LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated Friday, October 22, 1909

A PRETTY HOME WEDDING     
PRINCIPALS ARE MEMBERS OF PIONEER FAMILIES
NINETY RELATIVES AT CEREMONY

Marriage of Miss Jennie Hodgson and Frank H. Harker Takes Place at Ash
Grove Farm the Birth Place of the Bride, on Wednesday

Ash Grove farm, the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Hodgson, in Stanton township, was the scene of a pretty home wedding on
Wednesday afternoon when their daughter, Jennie Mae, was united in
marriage with Frank H. Harker, of LeMars.  About one hundred guest were
present on the occasion and it is worthy of note that with the exception
of a very few all the guests were related by ties of blood or marriage.
The ceremony took place at four o'clock and was performed by Rev. G.F.
Whitfield, pastor of the First Methodist church in LeMars.  The wedding
colors were pink and white and the rooms were tastefully decorated with
streamers and flowers of these colors.  In the main parlor where the
ceremony took place, one corner of the room was decorated with a pink
and white canopy and an altar rail was formed at which the young people
stood as the words were said which made them man and wife, the ring
service being used.  The bride and groom were unattended.

At their approach before the assembled guests, Miss Lavita Harker, a
sister of the bridegroom sang, “I Love Thee,” and another sister, Mrs.
James Frost, of Merrill, played Lohengrin's immortal wedding march as a
prelude to the nuptial service.  The bride was gowned in a dainty dress
of white lansdown with pink and white embroidered trimming and carried a
bouquet of white roses and a sprig of lily of the valley held the bridal
veil in place.

Following the congratulations a three course supper was served, the
maids of honor being fourteen members of the B.B. Club of which the
bride is a member, attired in pretty white costumes with pink bows.  The
evening was spent in celebrating the happy event.

The young people were the recipients of many handsome and useful wedding
gifts and a substantial check was presented by the bride's parents.

The young people will make their home on Eagle street in this city.

Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cross and son,
Jesse, of Curlew, Iowa; Mrs. John Hodgson and Mrs. Milton Logan, of
Boone; Mr. and Mrs. James Dempster, of Neligh, Neb.; Miss Edith Douglas,
of Sioux City; Mrs. James Rowe, of Shellsburg, Wis.; Thos. Pratt and
family, Jas. Pratt and family, S. Bainbridge, Geo. Bainbridge, John
Bainbridge, Jos. Bainbridge and families and Miss M. Connolly, of
Kingsley; and Miss Gladys Fry, of Westfield.

The bride was born and reared on the farm at which the wedding took
place and is one of the most popular young women in Stanton township,
where she has a very large circle of friends who love and admire her for
her sweet disposition and charming characteristics.  The groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Harker, of Merrill, pioneer residents.  He has
made his home in LeMars for many years, where he is well liked and
popular.  He was for several years employed at the Omaha freight depot
and is at present engaged in business in the Harker meat market.  He has
made a record for probity and uprightness and is rated high as a
trustworthy young man.  The congratulations of many are extended to this
popular young couple.

FAST TRAIN ON THE CENTRAL
PLAN TO RUN FROM CHICAGO TO MISSOURI RIVER IN TWELVE HOURS

Different newspapers are saying that the Illinois Central Railroad is
planning to cut its time from Chicago to the Missouri River down to
twelve hours in order to secure the Pacific mail contracts in connection
with the Union Pacific at Omaha.  It is stated that the fast train will
run from Chicago to Omaha, with a portion of the train running through
from Ft. Dodge to Sioux City perhaps on a little slower schedule.
Whether it would mean an additional train or not is not announced.

The Illinois Central has recently put twenty-five all steel passenger
coaches into service some of which are being run on this line.  It is
stated that the new coaches make the chances of injury in a wreck much
less as they will not telescope as do the present cars.

The local railroad men have no official cognizance of the proposed new
train, but do not deny that there are rumors to the effect.

FARMER HAS NARROW ESCAPE
WAGON FELL ON DRIVER PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND
BREAKS THREE RIBS IN LEFT SIDE
Carl Fuhrmann, While Driving to His Home in Lincoln Township From
Hinton, is Victim of Accident and is Rescued by a Neighbor

Carl Fuhrmann, residing in Lincoln township, was the victim of a bad
runaway accident on Monday night in which he had a narrow escape from
death, but was lucky enough to get off with several broken ribs, a cut
head and a sorely bruised body.

Carl had been having a good time in Hinton with several neighbors and
started out from town rather late in the evening.  He was found later
about three miles from town pinned underneath the wagon box, unable to
extricate himself, by a neighbor, Gustave Riedermann, who happened to be
going over to the Caspar farm to make a call.  The wagon box was resting
on Fuhrmann's head, and if it had not been for the spring seat and the
handle of the brake his head would have probably been crushed with the
wagon turned a complete somersault.  From appearances it seems that
Fuhrmann lost control of the team while driving up a hill, and one of
the liens became wrapped around the hub of the wheel turning the horses
up a step bank and the continual pulling of the line caused them to turn
short and upset the wagon with the driver underneath.

Mr. Reidermann extricated the man from his perilous position and
summoned help took him to his home and sent for Dr. Mammen.  The doctor
on examining the man found three ribs on the left side were smashed and
the main's body bruised.  He was able to be moved from the Riedermann
place to his home.