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MARRIED FIFTY YEARSNEW4]lr, uuri Mi*. Myles McNally (MttlmiteWill 11. lie IGolden Wedding. I The, , .ViuiiiL'sbus: Sunday Mr. uud Mrs. Myles ^ ^McNally of this city celebrated the ‘liltlolh anniversary of their marriage. ^ ,.liap The Invited guests consisted of their ^ close relatives and night or leu inti-, „a(.|lcl) mate friends. A sumptuous dinner was served at six o’clock and games, 100,ug music and other amusements wore ^ * j on joy od during the evening. The. circulI] writer had the good fovluuo to be in- ( ^ ^ vised ami ho enn not recall an oeca-' jft0xV1 siou ill Emnietsbavg sluviug recent years that proved more eujoyitblc. It is neeillcss to say that Mr. and Mrs. ( ^ ^ McNally treated their guests most hos- ^ pitably. During th.e evening eongrut-, ■ulatory remarks were made by Fathers ^ ^Far rally and Veit, P. H. Donlon and 'others. * Mr. McNally responded in a ^ ^ manner that showed lie was very ^ grateful for tins high compliments: that were paid to him and Mrs. McNally. ^ ^J, J. Kane was one nf the pleasing on- ; sl‘)cl_. ter tain el s of the evening. After play-_ ' .teruunors uiiu *.....-ing several patriotic selections and a _ few Irish airs on tiie flute, ho sang 1 .imon “Sherman Marching Through Geor- _ “ jria. As he personally took the mem- • ^ ^gia. ^ - ....... Mulwrorahle trip, ho rendered the selection .will: more than ordinary fervor. At; the close he won the hearty applause , of all present by dancing an Irish jig-1 ThM. M. Maher. William McNally and holm Miss Mildred McNally also proved that, coini they were in the same class with Mr. ( couvl Kar.e as scientific steppers. After tho a ltu serving of a midnight lunch, the many ccr.oi guests returned to their hemes with year many pleasant memories of the occa- boar sion. All expressed the sincere v.'ish ( The that Mr. and Mrs. McNally would have yearSttiesDpeinessthe happiness to celebrate their sev-enly-fifth anniversary.Mr. McNally was born at Newport in the county of Mayo, Ireland, in 1S42.Mrs- McNally, whoso maiden name was uiitli Maria ICane. was born in the county of ncd Koscoiuunm, Ireland, in 1S44. Her 1 only -brother, Martin T. Kane, is en- i1ivt gaged in business at Ayrshire. Mr. Acc and Mrs. McNally were married at Cas Ocanumowoe, Wisconsin, January 27,3S6S. A slturt time afLer their mar- (jus riage Mr. McNally went to New York El0-and thence to the Isthmus of Panama Co„ where he crossed over to the Pacific Fl0 side and went north to California. He spent two years working in tho gold Bui. and coal mines of that state, after 1U;lt; which lie returned to Wisconsin. Air. and Mrs. McNally moved to Iowa in; May, 1871. They located on a farm m ; Enunctsliurg township. They had n 0a] large, well improved farm and became ml prosperous. Nineteen years ago they , Intmoved Lo tins city. 1 gwMr. McNally enlisted in the Union array in lStil and served three years : and four months. He mid John. J. Kane, who subsequently married his ^ slt;, sister, were together during the siege 1 of Vicksburg and. in this and many of; the other important engagements during the great conflict, they provedththeir unflinching courage and theiioptv.-heroic devotion to the flag of our cminLry. After coming to Talo Alto _ county, Mr. McNally and Mr. Ivaue ^ were close neighbors for many years.Mr. ?vlrXi\Uy served years as amember of the heard of supervisors of\ni’lt;iti»cnm‘*CSt.iiT)i;iintuir county, six years of wliinh he was chairman.' He proved himself capable, thoughtful and conscientious. The heavy indebtedness of the county incurred during pioneer days was wiped out during his official career. He was ^ rne of the charter members or tlm Ancient Order of Hibernians of this city and was Cor three or four terms county president. lie ha3 always tckon mi exceptionally active interest in the affairs of the land of his birth and has for over thirty years been an earnest, advocate of home, rule for Erin. Mr. and Mrs McNally have one son and four daughters. Their son, William McNally, resides i:i this city. The daughters are Mrs. M. M. Maher.Mrs. 12. F. Murphy -nfl Mrs. Art llt; nei.udry of Bor.estoo:, S. D., and Mrs. i-Richard McNally of Ayrshire. All d were present at the family homo on t Sumkiv. Mr. McNally 1ms two sisters and six brothers. The sisters are Mrs.,r. J, Kane and Mrs. John Joynt., Sr. The brothers are Patrick, John and Edward of Emmctshurg. Alex of Rockwell Iowa, Charles ot Austin, Minnesota,’ and Thomas of T.aC'rosse. Wia-tlcornua.M-. and Mrs. McNally eve among the most upright, deserving, helpful cdtteens of our county. They have given the. best years or their lives to the upbuilding nf our community and they have won wall deserved rank wl'li tho substantial and honored rr*i-dents of inis HOCUOVI ox rise “JV - ''C'at. r.oiwatiimtcs them on Hicir happiness in celebrating their golden wedding and sincerely hopes they may have the »»tlafaction of celebrating their seventy-fifth anniversary.
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Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 30, 1918
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