Reimann-Schoeppner Wedding, 1898

REIMANN, SCHOEPPNER

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 1/3/2006 at 00:44:43

I translated the following article from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published on 11 February 1898. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

[Reimann-Schöppner Wedding]

On Tuesday morning, Mr. Jos. Reimann and Miss Anna Schöppner were married at the Catholic Church in Templeton. The Rev. Father Schulte performed the solemn ceremony. The wedding celebration took place at the home of the bride’s family, John Schöppner’s residence in Eden Township, and as our readers can well imagine, the happy family event was celebrated in the grandest fashion. Everything the kitchen and cellar had to offer was on hand for the many guests, and it must be said that both Mutter and Papa Schöppner offered everything for the guests’ comfort and to make them feel at home and relaxed. It was indeed a truly pleasant party, and the guests will long cherish its memory. Mr. Jos. Reimann, whose parents also live in Eden Township, is a respected and first-rate young man. The bride, Miss Anna Schöppner is an estimable young lady who possesses all the good qualities to make her young husband happy, which is what we heartily wish for the young couple.