Marriage Records
Elgin Echo
Thursday, 25 March 1909
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Alfred H. Wenger & Lena M. Krueger |
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MARRIED.
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Wednesday, March 24, 1909, a very pretty wedding took place at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Krueger, at their
country home at 11:30 o'clock, when their daughter Lena M., was
given in marriage to Alfred H. Wenger. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J.G. Draewel, of the German Baptist Church and was witnessed by
only the relatives and a few close friends of the contracting
parties.
After the words were spoken which made the young
people husband and wife they received the congratulations of the
assembled guests and the company then repair to the dining room
where a sumptuous wedding dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Wenger
were the recipients of a number of handsome and useful gifts.
During the evening a reception was held at the Krueger home and
a large number of the friends gathered and spent the evening very
pleasantly.
Miss Krueger, the bride, is well and favorable
known to a large circle of friends, She is a very popular young lady
and has fine traits of character and a loving disposition which will
make her an ideal helpmate for the man whom she has chosen for her
life's companion.
Alfred Wenger is a young man of sterling
qualities, steady, and industrious, a faithful worker and the kind
of a man that will make a success of life. He will be a true
and loving husband to the woman he has won for his wife.
Mr.
and Mrs. Wenger will begin life together on the farm, a short
distance south of town, where they will begin housekeeping.
May their lives be long, happy and prosperous is the wish of the
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~ submitted by Reid R. Johnson |
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