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The Evening News
Benton Harbor, MI
Wednesday, April 14, 1897

         A PENTWATER GIRL
         
         She Will be the Woman Whom Dr. SOWERS
           Will Lead to the Altar.
           
         MISS MAMIE BOUTON HER NAME
         
         Wedding Will Occur Wednesay, April 21,
          Courtship Rather Romantic.
          
         Dr. C. N. SOWERS and Miss MAMIE BOUTON will be
       married Wednesday, April 21, at Pentwater, the
       home of Miss BOUTON, the ceremony to occur at
       10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Mr. Bailey.
         Dr. SOWERS, accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. F.
       M. SOWERS, left this morning over the West Michi-
       gan. They will visit friends in Hart until April
       21, the day of the doctor's marriage, when they
       will leave for Pentwater. The wedding will be
       solemnized at the residence of Mrs. L. N. BOUTON,
       mother of the bride to be. The doctor and his
       wife will return to Benton Harbor Saturday, April
       24, and will board during the summer at the Hotel
       Higbee.
         The acquaintance between the doctor and Miss
       BOUTON, which, as announced, is to terminate in
       such a happy manner, had its beginning in the
       year 1886 when the former entered upon his duties
       as commissioner of schools of Oceana county, Miss
       BOUTON being a bashful, retiring and unassuming
       school girl. The doctor continued to hold the of-
       fice of commissioner until 1889.
         Miss BOUTON advanced in her studies, was gradu-
       ated and became an instructor in the Pentwater
       schools. The doctor was interested in Miss BOUTON
       as a pupil. He was more interested in her as a
       teacher and a courtship sprang up which was fostered
       with fidelity and continued to endure after Dr.
       SOWERS had been succeeded by another school com-
       missioner and had taken up a course of study in
       the state university.
         The doctor graduated and a year or so later came
       to Benton Harbor. He remained faithful to his Pent-
       water sweetheart. He made friends here, built up a
       large practice and enjoys the confidence which all
       ambitious and competent men are entitled to.
         Miss BOUTON continued to be an instructor in the
       Pentwater public schools until the death of her
       father in 1895, who was traveling salesman for
       Sands & Maxwell, millionaire furniture manufactures.
       By the urgent solicitation of her father's employ-
       ers she was induced to accept the position of travel-
       ing saleslady for Sands & Maxwell. She continued in
       their employ for a year and was equally as success-
       ful as her father. She resigned her position at the
       close of a year much against the wishes of the firm.
       This is the life of the woman whom Dr. SOWERS will
       make his wife.
       
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