Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1911 — Former Jasperites Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Marriage. [ARTICLE]

Former Jasperites Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Marriage.

On Dec 30th, 1910, at Aurora, Neb., occurred the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lakin, former residents of Jasper county. The guests from places foreign to Aurora were, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lakin, of Fair Oaks; Mrs. Powell and daughter, of Kearney, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lakin and family, and his sou, -and six grandchildren and one great granddaughter, and Mrs. Foster and daughter, of Darks, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Lakin have 37 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren The invited guests of Aurora included bankers, doctors, merchants, the county officers and other people of prominence. The Aurora paper said of the event: “Mr. and Mrs. Lakin are among our best and most highly respected people, and after the guests had eaten of the splendid dinner, many presents were given them, including $55 in gold. Our friend, Mr. Lakin, was a veteran of the civil war, being a member of Co. A, 48th Ind., and as a result of that service is a cripple and compelled to go 'on crutches. He receives a pension of S3O per month. When Mr. Lakin went to fight for his country he left his wife and two children. This celebration of their golden wedding anniversary calls to mind the sacrifices of that period. One of the guests remarked, ‘AH honor to Mr. and Mrs. Lakin.’ ”