The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-08-30
John Hansel
Is Besieged by More Than 800 Friends
TO Remind him he is so Years
Old.
A Great Concourse Of People Assemble
at His Home aud Surprise Him.

We want to say by the way Of IN
PRODUCTION that 1t Is hard task to
sit down with a cold lead pencil and
tell Of the joyous time that was had
at the home of our good friend John
Hansel, at Ewing, on Tuesday Of
this week. 1t is beyond the province
of a cold marker to describe even in
general the happy time all had on
this memorable occasion in the life
of our friend John Hansel
Good, jolly Squire Martin with as
sistance of Sheriff Brandt and wife,
and other members of Mr.. Hansel's
family got up the surprise. The
Squire, like Paul Revere, rode the
neighborhood, and told it loud and
long, and aroused everybody and
everybody came. At the Logan end
of the string, Sheriff Brandt told the
boys and they went out, and when
good friend John hurried from the
potato patch toward the house to
chase the pigs out of the clover or
to attend to some other cock and
bull story told him, a rush and a
yell from 300 people greeted him,
and 1t pretty near grounded the
jolly. good fellow. But his home
was captured and that was all there
was of It, and all there was left for
him to do was to turn over the keys
of the front gate, and let his friends
take the place.
Soon after the greeting, all hands
were nustling, and great long tables
were raised as if by magic, and a
hundred baskets were opened, and
the tables soon groaned with the
best chicken, best cake, best pie
that the good house wives could pre-
pare, and three hundred and more
people were summoned to partake,
and everybody was hungry and hap
py, and pitched in, and-there, there,
our pencil broke just as we were
about to tell that Eli Kellar was the
biggest eater present, but we won't
tell that on Eli.
Well, Eli wasn't the only eater.
There were others. I'm fact every
body ate more than the doctor books
said was good for them, but it tasted
so we'll and every body vas in such
good humor. it was hard TO get away
from the tables.
After dinner the men all smoked
Andy Nunemaker's campaign stog-
| les and enjoyed the good music by
the Harden Brothers orchestra. Ere
| long the assembly was called to Or
der by Squire Martin as master of
ceremonies, and Squire Laplen was
chosen chairman of the meeting.
Vigorous calls then came for Judge
Wright, who had adjourne& court
and came from New Lexington that
morning and driven like mad with
mis- good wife, to be present at the
celebration in honor of his good
friend and hpyhood benefactor. His
Honor came into the arena. and in
his usual masteriul manner told OF
his boyhood days among these good
people, and how John Hansel had
spoken kindly into his childish ears
and cheered him on, and gave him
encouragement that made it possible
for him to hold the honored position
in which the people have placed
him. Judge Wrights eloquent ad.
dress brought tears and laugh in
quick succession to the faces of his
multitude of friends about him, and
when he concluded and wished his
host years more Of happy, healthfu,
life, the hills fairly echoed with thu
cheer and applause.
Then followed Editor Green, ]
B. Dollison, Henry Hansel, Sam
Reichley and others in happy con
gratulatory talks bearing, In be
half of all assembled, good wishe.
to Mr.. Hansel and his family, and
not until the sun was sinking be-
hind the western hills did the joy
GUS crowd adjourn leaving goot
cheer and good wishes behind.
| Mr.. John Hansel has been on,
of the substantial citizens of Hook
ing county for many years, ant
none there are who has NOR
friends or who is more deservin,
of pleasant surprises and the gOot
cheer of the entire community
Again we wish personally to con
gratulate Mr.. Hansel on his hav
ing reached the cath mile stone II
his life, and hope for many year
of health in the future for him ant
his good wife.
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