| This is Emil Wollin and Augusta Verch on their wedding day on May 4th, 1905. They had three children: William Frederick Wollin, Albert Robert "Ollie" Wollin, and Minnie Wollin.
From the Young America Eagle newspaper dated May 12, 1905:
"The Luthern church of Helvetia was the scene of a pretty wedding Thursday, May 4th, when Augusta Verch was united in marriage to Mr. Wolin of Norwood. The Rev. Rohlmorgen tieing the knot that binds. The bride was handsomely attired in white and wore a veil, she was attended by her cousin Miss Emma Lueck and a relative of the groom. The brides maides also wore white. While the groom had A. Verch and Mr. Wolin as best men.
Immediately after the services a reception was tendered the young couple at the home of the brides parents and a large number of invited friends showered the couple with congratulations and best wishes. They received many handsome and useful presents. The newly married couple will go to housekeeping at Young America. May their life be one constant ray of sunshine."
An interesting thing to note about this article and the marriage. It was held at the Lutheran church of Helvetia. My research shows that the town of Helvetia no longer exists in Minnesota. Here is a write up about Helvetia from http://www.mnopedia.org/place/ghost-towns-carver-county:
"The Town of Helvetia, built between Hollywood and Watertown townships, was named by residents after their homeland. John Buhler founded Helvetia in 1856; he also built the first store. Helvetia is the ancient name of Switzerland, chosen by the Swiss immigrants who settled the town. Eventually, to attract other residents besides the Swiss, the town was renamed Hollywood on April 5, 1860, for what settlers thought to be an abundance of holly bushes in the area. Resident Jacob Lahr opened a sawmill, and built a bridge over the Crow River for easier travel, in 1869. A post office was opened in 1875, run by resident Jacob Lahr. He was succeeded by a Mrs. Zahler and August Ninnemann, under whom the office moved to nearby Mayer in 1889.
With the good came the bad for Helvetia, or Hollywood. The name change did not attract enough new residents. Roadways did not develop beyond trails through the brush. Families had few resources and struggled to make it. To make things more complicated, on one side of the town was a band of Dakota, on the other a band of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe). While the two bands got along with the white settlers, they fought often amongst themselves with the town caught between. Finally, an outbreak of diphtheria occured in 1884, killing much of the town's population. The remaining residents decided to move a few miles away to the town of Mayer, joining the history of these two towns. The merged town officially became the Village of Mayer on June 28, 1900."
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