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Engagement Announcement

An engagement announcement that will interest their many friends in Hand county is that of Miss Verna Ericson and Mr. Albert Menning.  Miss Ericson is the daughter of Mrs. Mattie Ericson of Miller and Mr. Joe Ericson of Huron.  Mr. Menning is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Menning of Ree Heights, and is engaged in farming operations for himself in Ree Heights township.

The bride-to-be was graduated from Miller high school with the class of '34, and is at present residing in Portland, Ore., where she is employed as a certified public accountant.

The wedding date has been set for the 17 day of October and will take place at the home of the groom's parents.

 

 

Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

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    The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eggerling, pioneer residents of this community, was celebrated at Polo, Monday, November 16.

    The ceremonies began at 9:30 at the St. Liborius church at Polo with Solemn High Mass celebrated by the Rev. Father H. Pothmann.  The Rev. Father Krayser, of White Lake, was Deacon and the Rev. Father Pohlen of Onida, was Subdeacon.  The Rev. Father Burkel, of Frankfort, was in the sanctuary.

    Virginia Eggerling, Layola and Marcellus Martinmaas (grandchildren) and Billie Conway were flower bearers.

    Henry Eggerling was born in Lintel Weidenbruck, Westphalen, Germany, July 18, 1853; and Elizabeth Klenner was born at Reisberg, Westphalen, Germany, June 7, 1859.  They were married at Lintel, Weidenbruck, Westphalen, Germany, on November 16, 1881.  They came to West Point, Nebraska, September 15, 1882, and in 1885 they came to Hand county and settled in their present home.

    Twelve children were born to them.  They are: Joe E., Katherine, Henry and Mrs. Marie Barnes, of St. Paul., Minnesota; John E., of Brainard, Minnesota; Mrs. M. E. Loomer, of Mitchell, S.D.; Casper, Theodore B., Herman, Conrad and Mrs. Henry Martinmaas, of Orient.  One daughter, Rose, died at the age of 16.  There are twenty-six grandchildren.  Three sons, John, Henry and Theodore are veterans of the World War.

    A family dinner for forty was served at the Eggerling home at noon.  Special guests at the dinner were the family and the Rev. Dean MacConnachie, of Redfield; Rev. Father Pothman, Rev. Father Burkel, Rev. Father Pohlen, Rev. Father Krayser, J. J. Struif, of Miller and P. J. Dunn, of Orient.

    The rooms were decorated in yellow and gold.  A large gold colored wedding cake was served to the gueses.  More than a hundred and fifty friends visited at the Eggerling home during the afternoon and evening.  Besides numerous personal gifts and notes of congratulations a purse of gold was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eggerling by the people of the Polo community.

    Both Mr. and Mrs. Eggerling are in excellent health and very active.  The wealth of friendship showered upon them by the people of the entire Polo and Orient communities on their golden wedding anniversary was only partial expression of the esteem in which this couple is held.  They have always made friends and strangers alike feel at home by the hospitality that always radiated from their home, and Mrs. Eggerling is truly the "Sweetheart of the community".

 

 

Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ellis

1961, unidentified newspaper

    Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ellis quietly observed the sixtieth anniversay of their marriage January 1.

    Married in Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis came to South Dakota in 1907, and located on a farm in Hiland township, south of St. Lawrence.  During their half-century residence  there, both were active in community affairs, and Mr. Ellis had a long record of service on township boards.

    Four years ago they disposed of their farming interests and retired to Miller, where they purchased a home.  They are members of the First Presbyterian Church.

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from an unidentified Hand co., SD newspaper
1962
 

    Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Schaefer observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary Sunday, Aug. 20.  High Mass of thanksgiving was offered at 10 a.m. by the Rev. Fr. Baldus at St. Liborius at Polo.  Tom Zeller, Don, Kenny and Robert Schaefer, grandsons of the honored couple, were servers at the Mass.

    Dinner was served to members of the family and other close relatives by St. Mary's Band of Polo.  Waitresses were their granddaughters, Carol and Beverly Zeller, Gloria, Judy and Patty Schaefer.

    Over 200 guests attended the open house reception in the afternoon at Polo Hall with the children and their families as hosts.  Carol Zeller registered the guests and Mrs. Leonard Schaefer and daughter, Gloria displayed the cards and gifts.  Mrs. Charles Zeller and Mrs. Melvin Zeller cut and served the gold and white decorated tiered anniversary cake.  Mrs. Clem Krapfl and Mrs. Anton Schaefer presided at the coffee service.  Mrs. John Voske and Mrs. Ed Cunningham served ice cream and Mrs. Lawrence Schaefer and Mrs. Bernard Schaefer served punch.  Dining room hostesses were Mrs. Ed Schaefer and Mrs. Robert Bowar.

    Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer were married at Polo in 1911 and have spent their entire married life in the Polo area.  Mrs. Clem Krapfl (nee Anna Froning) and Anton Schaefer, attendants at the wedding ceremony 50 years ago, were present for the festivities.  They are the parents of eight children, Mrs. Charles Zeller and Mrs. Melvin Zeller, Miller; Mrs. Robert Bowar, Faulkton; Leonard, Alameda, Calif.; Bernard, Fargo, No. Dak; Lawrence, Carl and Ed, Polo.  There are 29 grandchildren.  All were present for the occasion.

    Other guests who attended from a distance were Sr. Dolarine and Sr. Marise, Dubuque, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Krapfl, Dyersville, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. John Vaske, Farley, Iowa, John Froning, New Vienna, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cunningham, LaCross, Wisc., Mr. and Mrs. William Froning, Pipestone, Minn., Mrs. Ann Schlechter, Pipestone, Minn., Rose Easton, Huron, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Donlin, St. Paul, Vera Donlin, Detroit and Mrs. Ira Hubbard, Jamestown, No. Dak.
 

 

 


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