From the LeMars Sentinel, December 6, 1910:

     A very pretty home wedding occurred on Thursday afternoon, December
1st, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dempster in Stanton township, when
their daughter, Lizzie Fern, was united in marriage with John Eldridge
Smith, of Correctionville.  A number of friends were invited to witness
the ceremony, which took place at three o'clock, Rev. W. G. Taylor, of
the Free Methodist church, of this city, officiating.  Following
congratulations, a sumptuous repast was served at four o'clock and the
later afternoon and evening was spent in celebrating the happy union.
The young people received a large number of beautiful and useful gifts.
     The bride is a popular young woman, who has grown from childhood to
beautiful womanhood in this vicinity, and by graces of person and mind
has endeared herself with a large circle of friends.
     The groom is one of the progressive and prosperous young farmers of
the West, well liked by his associates.
     Mr. and Mrs. Smith will go to housekeeping on a farm near O'Leary.

From the LeMars Sentinel, December 9, 1910:

      A pretty home wedding and one of interest to many more than the
friends who gathered as its witnesses was that of Miss Lula Mae Pollock
and William H. Dempster, celebrated in the home of the bride's parents,
Hon. and Mrs. Henry Newell, at Brookdale Farm, LeMars, on Wednesday,
December 7th.
      The ceremony took place at high noon and was performed by Rev.
G. F. Whitfield, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church.
      Promptly at the appointed hour Mendelssohn's wedding march,
played by Miss Lizzie Laude, of Kingsley, announced the approach of the
bridal party, and at this time six young ladies, special friends of the
bride, attired in pretty gowns of pure white, took up the broad bands of
pink and white which formed the aisle through which the wedding party
passed, and took their place at the improvised altar in the east parlor,
where the service was read, the ring ceremony being used.
      The only attendant was Miss Colene Kellar, a niece of the bride,
who acted as ring bearer, and carried the ring in a cream rosebud.
      The bride wore a beautiful gown of cream lansdowne with pearl
trimmings, and a shower bouquet of cream roses and lilies of the valley
completed the exceptionally pretty costume.
      Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Dempster received
the congratulations of the relatives and friends present, eighty in
number.
      The hospitable home was especially attractive in its decorations
for the festive occasion.  The front parlor was decorated with autumn
leaves with ferns and other greens as a background, while the wedding
colors of pink and white were observed in the back parlor and dining
room.  The wedding dinner was served in the dining room and here the
pink and white was carried out in the decorations by the large table
bouquets of pink and white enchantress carnations, and these colors were
also artistically used in the courses of the delectable menu served.
      The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful and
valuable presents, including hand painted china, cut glass, silver and
fine linens.
      The bride is the youngest daughter of the Hon. and Mrs. Henry
Newell and numbers her friends by the score and is very popular among
them.
      The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dempster, one of the
pioneer families of Plymouth county, and is a most worthy young man in
every way.
      The young people will be at home to their many friends after
March 1st on the J. R. Thompson farm, south of LeMars.
      Among the out of town guests at the wedding were:  Mr. and Mrs.
I. W. White, of Traer, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kellar and family, of
Storm Lake, Mrs. Milton Logan and Miss Nannie Hodgson, of Boone, Iowa,
Misses Florence and Lizzie Laude and Roy Laude, of Kingsley, Iowa.

                            A QUIET WEDDING
Miss Martha Bohlken, daughter of Siefke Bohlken, of this city and Chris
Braun, of Akron, were quietly married at the German Methodist church
parsonage on Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock, the pastor Rev. F. H.
Thiel, officiating.  The young people were attended by Miss Lydia
Bohlken, a sister of the bride, and A. C. Krause, of this city.  The
bride is a well known Le Mars young woman with many friends in this
vicinity.  Mr. Braun is a carpenter in Akron where he is will known and
respected.  A wedding supper was served in their honor and they left on
the night train for a visit with relatives at Holland, Michigan.
[Note..calculated wedding date is Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1910.]
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The largest assortment of heating stoves and ranges ever shown in LeMars
at Koenig & Shuenk Hardware.

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A fine girl was born on Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Swain, residing
four miles southwest of town.

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Strayed on to my farm about Oct. 1st, one red heifer calf.---James
Carel, Sec. 1, Lincoln Township.

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Mrs. J. F. Scharles and daughter, Mabel, were Sioux City visitors
yesterday.

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A large invoice of fresh nuts of all kinds at The Market.

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Florida and California oranges at Freeman's.

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Winesap apples in barrels at Long's Grocery.

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Head and leaf lettuce at Freeman's.