The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-11-05

Ons 81 he most rtn'eIkabis isaI-
ily reunioas gbsi ever ocsursd 10 he
old town Of Rome tool place ysl-
ief8ay - ibs hsme Of ST.. an8 Mrs.
RobL. r.. Hsrkeby. TIE occasion
vas the siny.6m birthday a Air.
Huektby who frs saw The right o.
DAY On The 15ra day Of or. - ia
this ancien, borg. Sir. Huekeby D.
= thoronghgo.ag Rooseysirsa On
the family question:. lie Is ths "a
Their Of twelve cbildreu, four sons
and eight daughters. All the dsugh-
tiers, lovely and besBtifHi. are living.
Three Of the sons, manly asd hand
some, young fellows, are living. one
having died 10 early youth.
On Thursday laa the children
and grand-ohildren began 70 arrive
in troops aud erow3s and b Friszy
morning eleven children and tseay
four grand chiidrea aere Al TIE cid
home. Five Of the grandchildren
were detained a. home The meet
ing was the talk Of the town and
the pleasure Of the occasion seemed
to COMMITMENTS itself 20 others As
several Of the nsighbors called 70
pay their respects and see The honse-
ful Of happy people. The only two
brothers Of Mr.. HackebY, L b.
Huckeby, CT New Albany. led.
and Geo. P. Huekeby, Of Rich
Hill, Mo. had been invited and
were present.
When the dinner hour zane fouF
two persons SAT down 10 a repast ~
for royalty. The dining room was
tastefully decorated win leafy
branches Of autumn-o0iored oak.
evergreen boughs, fall roses, as,er,
and ehrysanihemums. The tables
loaded with the best the market az
fords gotten up in The best style Of
the culinary ar, under the careful
supervision of Mrs. HuCkzby. the
hostess. Those fading seats az the
four tables were Mr.. Robert
Thompson and Nancy HYDE Hsck-
eby, Father and Mother, Lawrencs
b. AMI George =. Huckeoy. broth.
ers Of the host, Bette Ref, husband
Charles, with daughter, Of Grand
view. Ind, Mrs. Lacy SteNar;
and husband, c. A. OF Chicago,
H., Mrs. Lydia Jacob and two
sons. OF Fountain Kun, Ky. Mrs.
Susan Rus, and son, Mrs Jacle
Vititoe, husband William and two
daughters, all Of Troy. Ind. Mrs.
Ida Sbubel and two daughters. q
Moline. III, Mrs Ursula knight
and tNo daughters, Of Ballafdsylle
KY, Mrs. Nancy Nid,Oe. and two
daughters, Of Troy, Ind, daughters
OF the honorsd couple with their
families, and Elijah Buekeoy with
bis vie, Lille. two sons aud three
daughters, Garfield Huekeby. wils
and sor. aud William Lawrenes
Huekeby. sll sons. with their tam.
lilies, Of the venerable couple.
Good cheer filed the hearts 81
everyone present. After the ban.
quet a photographers who came Ter
the purpose Of pho,ogvsphiag ih'
reunited family successfully picsut.
ed the group IN the elegant pardon,
The dsy wss closed with 3 suppc.
the repetition Of thc d'aaer lesnya
and the evening closed TIE seen.
with a season Of song and prayer.
Saturday morning toena me hsp
py guests with tsaflui eyes sn.
lingering lsrewslls departing q
their homes TgabE,ag that ,hsl
would never again an msss ou aasl
an ~oecasioa.
Mt r, T.. Haekebs was born 80
brought up 80 The iowa Of Rom,
enlisted m ,hs army served b.
country faithfully and well, j. =
honored aud wei respected eis,ss
and has raised . lngs ssmily Of q
ngas sons and Daughters. a credit I
/, any community snd sa honof
their parents and lhs STATE, n.
Huskeby has nor than onos be.
pablie ofasr. IS honest aud uprg.
an his usahng ana an oid memhI
, OF TIE Mssonte hs,ssaia he
! u~nivcrsally ssiesmea iar his gui
/. manners, phlosaphlssl yiews Fl 81
and good ~oidssaship, May D