Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-04-27
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Grandma Jpi.es living SIX
and one-half uniles south cast
. CT Mo. Valley on the old home
place with her son Harry
Jones and family was happily
entertained at the Oh home
Saturday April - it being her
sevcnty-thir,l birthday.
The day being one of those
bright pleasant days in spring
when all nature seems to lerd
assistance to make the occasion
moro enjoyable. The children
were all present except John
Ii. who resides in Nebraska and
Mrs. I. r. Dewcese of Kansas
City, Mo. which was very much
regretted they could rot be
present. Also there was a
goos.jy number of the grand
lchildren, yea even unto the
fourth generation the great
grand childfen was with US.
Among others were three sist-
ers of Grandma, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. Denton, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
NJ. Hatcher and Mrs Nj. Stew
art and children Of Mo. Valley
a Nd several other old friends
a I'd neighbors lent their pre-
S ance to the happy gathering.
Immediately after all the
guests had arrived. Mr.. Hoyer,
The Mo. Valley photographer,
invited them to the west lawn
where they were properly ar
ranged to be taken as a groupe,
Grandma being placed in the
center and at the time she was
presented with a beautiful gold
watch which purchase had been
contributed to from the oldest
of the children down to the
great grand children and asked
to wear it that she might ever
remember the love and esteem
i conveys from it's doners to
her.
At 1890 dinner wasannounc-
ed and Grandma with the ten
children present was marched
into the dining room No. l and
seated at the table that had
been so splendidly prepared for
the occasion also in two other
rooms tables had been spread
for the other guests and were
filled with friends and relatives
even to an extra being filled
with a score or more of little
tots that they might enjoy the
dinner hour together. In the
exchange of conversation dur
ing the hour we were reminded
Of many happy events in by
gone days when at the old
home. After the dinner hour
the evening was most pea SAINT
ly spent in visiting and am
|musements of different kinds
for the younger folks, also Sc
veral selections of music by the
| young ladies was much enjoyed
by all present.
must not forget to mentor
that our hearts were saddened
even in the midst of our Joy by
being disappointed in meeting
our oldest living sister out there.
She had arranged to be there
and just on the eve Of starting
from her home in MISSOURI got
a fall which was very serious
breaking one Of her limbs from
| (which it is feared she will hard
| ly recover.
At 4::3O all were called into
the parlor and sang, God be
with you till we meet again,
and wishing Grandma many
more pleasant birthdays dc
parted for their many homes
feeling it was surely one Of the
most pleasant days of our lives.
John Young, Of Modale was
a Valley visitor this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson
returned to their home in Ell
dorado, Kansas last night.
q. P. McEvoy says that every
one of his peach trees are alive
and in good shape. He got
them of the Honey Creek
Nursery two years ago.
Jno. Colver and mother, Mrs.
]. Colver of Cal. Junction, are
in the city to day.
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