The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15


Wss the birthday Of the e,litor of IN.
Courier. and q he Vas rather husv the
dsv he had not thought Of II ill e He'd Il
dinner. where he found several friend
gathered. At night two or three neigh
bors called, and sat AROUND The fire 4,
conversation. I'LL . little after = O'Clock
when there Wss knock q the door. and
In marched . procession. such ~ on
hou~c never contained before. Of married
single and Young folks. and each with =
kind wori. We imagined something
WAS in the wind when the neiehhors cal
lei. but hsd no ides Of such vi.it.
To show further their good feeling
they had brought with them q very
handsome rolling-top office desk. a. 4
present from the business men, q splen-
did revolving Office chair rs an offering
from the ladies, God bless 'em! who
knew our habit OF turning towards the
window when any OF them happened t.
60 BY. some handsome silk handkerchief.
o . token Of goodwill from the chill
dren. The articles were presented in :
very dstteriug speech. eloquently
adorned with well rounded sentences b,
Mr.. A. N. Sweeney. Eaq. or course.
We took 'em. - who ever knew a.
editor 70 refuse any good thing, when It
VS. offered to him gratis. as IN scknow
Judgement Of past services? We couldn't
make much OF speech because they
hadn't given us time or warning 10 write
out an "impromptu effort But W.
felt thankful. all the same. and told them
o. Thirty.two years Of aervice a.
country editor and publisher would
mske most any one thankful for such
magnificent tokens Of appreciation by
HE neighbors, yonng and old.
Mr. Sweeney. In his remsrks, alluded
IN the number who were In business In
Jasper when We started who have been
called. il is hoped. 10 better existence,
and this Get rs 20 thinking. We find nj
The hnsiDess men of Jssper. Of the 24fh
Df January. 1853. whom W first sew IN.
Town. only Martin Friedman. s. Kueh.
lsr. John kuebler. r. Herbig. Dr. r. !
stephenson and jos. Egg remain. ana |
psrt OF these have retired from active
business pursuits. OF the ne county
'tncers. sil are dead but DR.. Stephenson
md John Mehringer. or the eleven
o wnship officers OF this township st that
imc. 81 are dead but NJ. Friedman and
los Ackermsn- or the nine candidates
- the Democratic State ticket or that
'esr. Hon. Jos. Z. Nc DonaId is the on
' one left. Il never struck us 40 forcj. II
~ hffore. because 80 wears IL not half Al
lifetime OF persons OF good constitutions
~ habits. and most Of theaa persops
voro yoong thon. Rev. A. J. Strain ana
father Bode OiConnor we're the resident
reachers here then. Both nov eone - i.
heir long homes-bless their memorjes II
'uf While these changes have been tax.
Is place the town has grown amazing.
:. Five or six hundred was its outsjde {
cures Of population then while nov
SO and 1000 ere claimed. Then moi
'eam engine 10 town. Nov I iarre J
lumber mark the progress or indnstrv
Tine Of the articles preaen ted The ri.
nR-top desk-deserves more than . pas.
nR notice. u y manufactured OF Du.
ole county ash lumber. by the Jasper
urnisure Company, after Jasper patent Z
top, which - superior to others, be-
lose u has perfectly smooth surface.
reventing Il gathering duet Ia any Q
usntitv. and rendering Il easily kent 4
eat. Its drawers, on esch side are a..
'maticslIy locked when the ton Il
osed. and unlocked upon opening II. I
Il handsomely finished ia oil. ~ 70 '
race an Office which IL kept in stvIe- Ii
luch nicer than We usually keen the
ourier ofice-snd II almost put q ins
. notion Of apeing city style. and
svinR sancturm. Il has drawers Tor
ationery, pigeon holes for bills or IN.
'eassnt communications. and . closet
= DAY books. ledgers, &C., besides ample
'om for writing.
We again desire TO thank all for their
bod wishes and valuable presents. and Ii,
wife You to come and see us arsin-le
vt - often g you want 70.