a few days visit.
March 18, 1910- Park Sylvester came down from St. Paul the first of the week on a visit to relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester and family returned from their visit to Minneapolis Friday.
Callers Miss Sylvester, Mother, Mrs. McGee, Anna Sylvester. –Dickman Diary.
March 25, 1910- S. J. Lillie, Park Sylvester, and Jerry & Clifford Baldwin left Tuesday with 2 car loads of stock and machinery for Warner Canada to begin work on their land.
A fire alarm Thursday afternoon called the fire department to the home of E. L. Sylvester, where one corner of the woodshed had caught fire from the burning of rubbish. The blaze was extinguished before the arrival of the company. People cannot be too careful at this time of the year when burning this rubbish.
April 3, 1910, Sunday- In the afternoon we went to Rochester in our Auto. Adolph Zabel’s family and G. F. Sylvester’s went along too. –Dickman Diary.
April 8, 1910- Mrs. E. L. Sylvester and daughter, Miss Nettie visited in Rochester Saturday.
E. L. Sylvester and son Byrl, went to St. Paul last Friday on a few days visit. Mr. Sylvester returned home Tuesday night while Byrl will return later in the week accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Roy Holmes.
Last week E. L. Sylvester disposed of the Phillip Conners farm north of the village known as the Welles place to J. T. Fisk of Cook Valley.
April 15, 1910- The bond of E. L. Sylvester as treasurer in the sum of $6,000 with Oliver Nelson and G. H. Dickman as securities was read and motion approved. (Village meeting).
April 22, 1910- A Happy Home Event on Friday
Miss Anna Sylvester is Bride at Beautiful Home Wedding on Last Friday
A Pleasant Affair
Groom is Rodolphus Baker of Missoula, Montana – Only Immediate Relatives at the Wedding
A beautiful home wedding was solemnized last Friday morning, April 15th, at the home of MR. and Mrs. G. F. Sylvester of this city, when their daughter Miss Anna Secombe Sylvester was joined in holy wedlock to Rodolphus James Rodney Baker of Missoula, Montana.
Just preceding the wedding ceremony, Miss Nettie Sylvester, cousin of the bride, very sweetly sang "Because" (by Teschmacher). At 11:45 to the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, played by Miss Sylvester, the wedding party descending the stairway, little Marion, sister of the bride, as flower girl, leading the way. She was followed by Mr. E. J. Marquardt, groomsman, accompanied by the groom, who took their places in the parlor beneath a beautiful arch formed of white silk streamers, similax and carnations, dainty little cupids swinging from the center. Gorgeous palms in the rear forming a splendid background; where the beautiful and impressive ceremony should take place, there awaiting the bride. Miss Katherine, sister of the bride, as bridesmaid, led the way for the bride, who was escorted by her father down the stairway and to the parlor where he presented her to her helpmate through life. Here they were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Frank Doran of the Central Methodist Church of Winona, using the beautiful ring ceremony.
The bride was attired in white silk batiste, brimmed with valencinnes and real lace, and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses. Her going away gown being of shepherds plaid.
After the wedding ceremony was over, the happy couple were showered with many congratulations from the relatives and friends. A bountiful luncheon, consisting of six courses, was next served where many happy countenances were present adding

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