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50 YEARS WEDDED BLISSFOR THOMPSON COUPLEFifty years ago Wednesday,. Jan-wary 8th Mr; Cyrus. Ashpole and Miss Katie E. Miller -were united, in the,: bonds of Holy Wedlock at Webster City,-^lotyh, ■'by the Rev, J. A. Potter. These^iifty years with the exception bf one year, at Wathena,. Kansas and*ix ^onths at St. Joseph, Mo„. havebeen spent in Hamilton and Winnebago tpounties, Iowa. Mr. Ashpo^Ie is rtti. Iowa product having; been Imrn in; Clinton,: Iowa; . August 10, 1860 and ' l?as lived in the state all’ of the near#. seventy years of his life with the exception- -of the 18 ’ months above mentioned, Mrs. Ashpole was born in Eldon, Canada and came to Iowa at an ^ly age where she met her life’s , companion. On August 16, 1896 the Ashpoles moved 'to Winnebago County and have. lived within six miles of the town pf Thompson ever since ami for the past 13 years they have lived in Thompson -where Mr. Ash pole has been actively engaged in the dray business'; :•Six children, 3 sons and 3 daughters, 23 grand children and 8 great grand children and others gathered to makemerry; tit the Senior Ashpole home.following program was. rendered: •ySOlo—“I Love You Truly”-, sung by . ^,rf‘ Ciarence Torgeson; «Silver • Threads Arnpng the Gold”, duet with guitar and violin aecompanLment; Dr;ind Mrs. James Hacker and Eddie lensen; “Put On Your Old Gray Bon-’ ibt” sung hy Mrs. Clarence'Torgeson i uid Mr. and- Mr§. Janies Hacker. Rev, • Selden Weikel, pastor of Thompson . b ^ dr gave an address?, at,he close of which he. presented in! ehalf of the guests, n .purse of gold o the bride and groom of .50 years igo. Mrs, Ashpole responded with a ’ew words of thanks, while. Mr. Ash-ible. gave a splendid speech of appre-lation of many kindnesses shown hem by his family and friends. There ve r© times when tears were more elo-pient than words. Strs. Weikel gave he closing talk. The dining room was eautif.ully decorated' with streamers white ...fipd; -gold;:The , table was! Adbn with good things to eat and as ij special favor, plum podding, made )y Mrs. Ashpole from. • an age old eclpe which has conie down through he - years i from , England where their incesters- hailed from was served.The following! were present: E. Li Vslipole and wife of ^ensett, Mr. and Mrs. Pete DeVries of Buffalo Center;'■ R. Ashpole and wife.'.J.-A.' Ashpole ind. wife, George Hacker and ■. wife ind Eddie Jenseii and wi£e..p:LThpmp-mn, Miv and- Mrs. Lester^Chijr^n; Keiisett ; Gayle and Russell Ashpole, KeiiisettMyi*and Mrs. James Hacker, Lawrence, Orville, Lester, 'Opal, Ivan ind George Hacker, Elaine, Leone, Lloyd, and Willard Ashpole/ 6f Thompson^ Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Torgeson.Ser^Ul DeVries and Mr. and Mrs, Har-Serald DeVler and. Mr. and Mrs^Kar* old Ashpole of Buffalo CenterMr* and Mrs. E. D. Ashpole and Nerval, Willard and Warren Jensen of Thompson. The following are great “grand children: Darlene Hacker, Donald and Vivian Charlson, Patricia Torgeson, Floyd and William Ashpole, Shirley Ann .Fort, Robert and Kenneth Ash-lt; fpole.- Mr. and Mrs., Miller, a brother of‘Mrs, Ashpole of Webster City, Mr, Earl Sizeinore a nephew of Clarion, Mr. aiul Mrs. George Llverca of Buffalo Center and Rev. and Mrs.'Belden Weikel and Mr. Hays of Thompson were among the others present /Those of the Ashpole eluii not present .were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rapp and Elston Ashpole of Webster City, and‘Baynard and Leonard Ashpole of*Minneapolis. There have been but three deaths in this remarkable family in these years. William a son and Walter and Vernon grandchildren.FORMER RESIDENT DEADMrs, Julia . Higgins Died at Her lloiu . In Algona. '
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Buffalo Center Tribune
Buffalo Center, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 16, 1930
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