11 March 2009

Expenses - Hotel Lincoln Watertown, S.D.

.50 - Storage on car
3.00 - Shoes Roger
2.00 - Shoes Gertrude
1.90 - gas 15 gal
.40 - oil 1qt
.20 - Candy
1.75 - gas 10 gal
.20 - oil 1 qt
.35 - lunch
.82 - gas 5 gal
1.25 - license
2.00 - preacher
2.00 - room
.32 - show
1.12 - Supper & misc
.85 - gas 5 gal
.30 - oil 2 qt
.31 - Breakfast
2.35 - gas - 15 2/3

This list was written in Hotel Lincoln stationary and records the expenses associated with Roger & Gertrude's trip to get married. Remember they eloped, Gertrude was still in High School at the time.

Marriage Certificate

Certificate of Marriage
State of South Dakota
County of Codington

I hereby Certify, That on the 29th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and 35 at Waterloo in said County, I, the undersigned, a Lutheran Pastor did
join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony, according to the laws of this State,
Roger G. Hamstreet of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of Minn and
Gertrude Christianson of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of Minn
H. A. Okdale
Witnesses: Waldemar Harang, Esther Oklale