Le Mars Globe-Post, January 22, 1923

Celebrate Their Golden Wedding

Mr. And Mrs. Nic Zeig Wed Fifty Years

Have Lived In Iowa All the Time And 48 Years In This County

On Jan. 22, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zeig residing at 400 Fourth avenue South East, was the scene of a happy gathering of relatives, and friends when they celebrated the anniversary of their fiftieth wedding. Throughout the day they received congratulations, and best wishes of many of their friends who came to wish them many more happy anniversaries.

At noon a three course dinner was served to about thirty-five guests, the afternoon being spent with music, social conversation and cards.

Mary Anne Wagner and Nicholas Zeig were married fifty years ago Jan. 22, 1873, at Springbrook, Jackson county, Iowa.

Two years later coming to Plymouth county, first settling on the C. D. Hoffman farm, then on the P. Gehlen farm, then farming the H. C. Curtis place in Marion township, where they made their home for twenty-three years, finally retiring and settling in Le Mars. Four of the nine children born to this union are living, they are, one daughter Mrs. Irwin Givens of Hinton, and three sons, John, Dan and Will of Le Mars.

They have four grandchildren: Helen, Harold, Arthur and Alice Mae Givens.

Other relative who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Wagner, Mrs. and Mrs. Peter Arens, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Galles, all of Remsen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galley of Verdi, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zeig and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hentges of Le Mars.

~Transcribed & submitted by Mary Holub, local researcher