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)lkingGOLDEN WEDDINGi « lt;-we MR. AND MR8. JOHN r 'ou INNES8 CELEBRATE ATnt 1 SHELBY TUESDAYlld-me WHkt«n by Father Inness at the re-Ad queet of the children.do J Shelby, Nebr.,' April 20, 1920.Led»onaowBa. This is a great day 'and a great occasion but few are privileged vto Te‘ see. We are truly ihankful to the kind Providence that granted it. set, Fifty years ago today we were the ry‘1 first to. be married in the New ChurchP j (Prsbyterian)., of Wooler, Ejngland,*° j of wlilch we were both members. We iey j were presented with a family Bible,-ell j both ceremonies witnessed by. many en* friends who knew of our going' toAmerica.So;biiorfTBetween that day and this, make upthe golden opportunities of making nd1 a home, the success of which this*re evening in part will show by .the !ge number of children and grand cliild-ple ren present of which we have reason ?le to be proud. They are the major re-ho suits of that liome we came here to ip- make. But my greatest prize of to-nd ;av is my Bride of fifty years ago, ral who has ever-been my loving helper, iol it took a brave' heart like hers to ts, leave all friends and cross 3,000 mi.sle f stormy sea and as much of land tois find a home somewhere in this coun-on try.»th We arrived at Madison Indiana, nd May 1870. We lived with .an uncle os of mine ten months then rented a tu- farm where everything was furnished for one year. From there to Illinois when our first housekeeping began, in all those places t we found dear 3£1' friends who helped real strangers in a foreign land, their memory will nev-oa er be forgotten, came here fromIlli-e* nois, March 12, 1873, followed by my | wife April 20, began home making at rs- the very beginning of the industrial be life of this community. With a’ wagon by load, of stuff hauled over 500 miles e(* of frozen roads and rivers, the con-lt;a tents of that load, 1 plow, harrow and cultivator the rest furniture and that was more than many others had. Af-ter building a sod house of which I er was proud of because it was likely 8V- to be our own, we all thought wp had °f struck a land of great promise, but in- grasshoppers, hail and hot winds in after years cause'd many to changemany left, but we 71, stayed and there began our 47 years, ng •'f experience. My wife and Maggie be our baby began their first housokeep-ck ing 'iiner'very .unpropitious antb^tlisr. Jk- couraging conditions, ail' of which ith were overcome by labor and courageof These bare prairies contained greatpossibilities that we have lived to see j j of and by which we have come to our 3st present development as a part of them, great state of Nebraska, es- How we managed -our part we always worked together for one purpose, making home like home. In that j my wife was the managing partner and was quite successful. Many happy ce days were spent on the farm with our th, family around us and good neighbors •42 about us.on I wish to mention the religious side in of our life, in that also we worked together and enjoyed its rewards in fam-by iiv and church life. This has been the res anchor that~ held us steady through I vears. of worldly cares and trials. This ia- important part of life we commend to nd your careful attention. This is the part that will never fail to help in youth yr- or age; a moral necessity to prepare“O , us for this life’s best and that whichng is to come, where we expect to meet id, our loved ones gone before and where by the Grace of God through ‘ Jesus he Christ, we all expect to ineet again, te, --=—=— -coV0pot]Abofjba7ps*0ai ♦ i
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Osceola Record
Osceola, Nebraska, US
Thu, Apr 22, 1920
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