Wedding Announcement of Albert C. FITSCHEN and Miss Florence P. GARDNER (1904) Wabasha Co., MN USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley Panka GRAPHIC SENTINEL 24 AUGUST 1904/ PAGE 4 COLUME 2 WEDDINGS -- GARDNER-FITSCHEN Two young people stole a march on their friends last week by getting married away down in Illinois. The happy couple are Miss Florence P. Gardner and Albert C. Fitschen, and the wedding took place at the home of the brides brother, William J. Gardner, in La Grange, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, on Monday Aug. 15, at 4 p.m. The service was performed by the Rev. Grover C. Clark, those attending being the immediate relatives of the bride. After congradulations of the day had been extended to the bride and groom a substantial wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Fitschen spent the days following their marriage with relatives in Wisconsin, arriving in Lake City Friday noon where they were again heartly congradulated by a large circle of friends. The bride Miss Gardner, was born raised, and educated in Lake city, having graduated from the High school with her class of 1900. All her life, with the exception of a few months recently in St. Paul has been spent here, and she is a universal favorite with all who have the pleasure of her acquaintance. Mr. Fitschen came to Lake City from Red Wing some four years ago, and has been employed respectively in the furniture stores of E.J. Lange and C.E. Hinckley, being at present engaged with the latter firm. He is one of the substantial young men of the place, attentive to buisness, honorable in his dealings, and a true friend. He is a member of the Champlain orchestra and is a violinist of more than the average ability. They have the hearty good wishes of all their friends for a long and prosperous life together. They have gone to housekeeping on Lyon avenue, in the house formerlyy occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gardner.