Silverbow County MT Archives Marriages.....Hickox, Minerva (Alderson) - Orton, Alfred Wallace June 1, 1921
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Anaconda Standard, June 2, 1921
“Mrs. Hickox and Al Orton Wedded
Two Members of Well Known Montana Pioneer Families Married in Butte.

The first June wedding in Butte for this year occurred at noon yesterday [June 
1] at St. John’s parish house, when the Rev. Dr. Chapman united in marriage Al
[fred] W[allace] Orton of Bozeman and Mrs. M[inverva] N. Hickox of Berkeley, Cal
[ifornia].  Both parties are well known here and throughout Montana.  Mr. Orton 
is a member of the pioneer family and is one of the Orton brothers of Butte, 
Bozeman and other cities of the state.  The wedding yesterday is a case of a 
long and dear friendship gradually ripening into romance.

Mr. Orton came over from Bozeman on Sunday and his bride arrived from 
California yesterday morning. Mrs. Orton is also a member of one of Montana’s 
most distinguished pioneer families.  Her father, George Alderson, and his 
brother, Maj. W. W. Alderson, were among the early day residents of 
Livingston.  For several years prior to her marriage yesterday Mrs. Orton had 
made her home at Berkeley.

At the ceremony at St. John’s yesterday, Mr. Orton and his bride were attended 
by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reed, Walter S. Orton, a brother, and Miss Charlotte 
Leipheimer.  Afterward the wedding party went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reed, 
where an elaborate wedding dinner was served.

Mr. and Mrs. Orton will make their home at Bozeman, where the groom has been 
engaged in the piano and music business for many years.  Mr. Orton claims the 
distinction of being the oldest living printer in Montana.  He worked for John 
P. Bruce at Virginia City in 1867 and assisted in the publication of the 
Montana Democrat, one of the territory’s pioneer daily newspapers, which was 
printed from a hand press.

The bride and groom have the congratulations and best wishes of a host of 
friends and a large circle of acquaintances both here, in Bozeman, Livingston, 
and other cities of the state.” END

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Anaconda Standard (Butte, Montana).  June 2, 1921 (Thursday).

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