Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1908 — The Michael-Heuson Wedding. [ARTICLE]

The Michael-Heuson Wedding.

A very pretty church wedding was solemnized at St. Augustine’s Catholic church this Tuesday morning, the contracting parties being Miss Catharine Michael, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Michael, of Jordan township, and Mr. Philip Heuson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nat Heuson, from north of town. The wedding took place at 9 o'clock and was performed by Rev. Thomas Meyer, pastor of the church. Mr. Joe Kolhoff officiated as beet man and Miss Stella Caln, of Goodland, was bridesmaid. A quite large audience witnessed, the ceremony. After the bride and groom had received the congratulations and best wishes of their friends at the church they went to the bride's home where a wedding dinner was served, which the relatives on both sides of the house participated In. A very enjoyable event that. preceded the wedding was a surprise shower, which Mrs. Joe Halligan arranged. Monday evening while the principals and attendants were rehearsing for the marriage at the church, Mrs. Halligan assembled some thirty-five ladies at her home on Front street and when Miss Michael reached there in company with Mr. Heuson she was greeted by all of them and a fine lot of presents of “house keeping*’ kind. A very pheasant evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Heuson will reside on the Michael farm, where they will at once take up the r. residence.