The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-10-22
Birthday Surprise.

Last Sunday, October II, being FL.
70 Hodgin's 5lst birthday, his you'd
wife concluded as birthday surprises
appeared to be one Of the leading fea.
lures Of the day, she would surprise
that good old husband Of hers by Civ.
Ing him . surprise dinner, ana 1t
proved to be a grand success. The
guests all being invited, II WAS ar
ranged that joe Henry WAS to 10 to
Eiza's IN the morning on y business
errand aud pilot Eza away from the
house until the guests hau gathered,
but the rain during the higbt had
made II ~ wet and muddy That this
project failed, but Joe being vuual TO
the occasion, kept Eliza III tile tack
ground all the same IL Was 81 ar
ranged thAt-tne guests from the east
we're to meet al the Riciiland school
house and form procession and
come TO the house In body, ard
those from the west Doth being Ind
by = large hedge from a view vi tie
house,, and all come In At the san..
time vt high noon. The plan wufh,d
TO perfectfon-Joe induced E'za to sv
back Of the house to examine an cd
cave he WAS talking Of repairing, aud
held him there until the proper tIue,
when the rigs began 10 file IN, and Oh
walking around to the front, you can
imagine Eiza's surprise when he be.
held the panoramx-the lawn flleu up
with ~ or 30 vehicles OF al descrip
tions. Eliza stood with eyes diiat.d.
mouth open and Fingers spread out
ike a scrub brush. and the Hrst
words lie uttered were. Joe, WY
didn't you tell me, so | could have
shaved and put on some clean clothes?"
Finally, however, he became paeided,
and after they gave him . rundown
and he was restored 20 nearly . normal
condition, he went forward and vel.
coined thu. guests In grand style.
Next, the ladies' began TO unload
baskets, boxes and dish pans, all we'll
filled with the most substantial food
and delicacies the land could afford,
and repaired to the dining room and
made the long table tremble under
the weight Of good things which they
had brought. deacon, We wished
for your fayorite dishes, ham and
abundance and some TO spare. Tie
table Was soon surrounded by Is hun.
gry set OF individuals - you often
behold, all OF whom did ample Justice
TO all that WAS before them.
Lum Patterson, John Noellsch and
Joe Henry appeared TO be the great.
eat experts At handling the knife and
fork. Billy Jim and viii Hodgin not
being present, there were 81 guests
who took dinner, and Il would be ex.
pressing II mildly to say that socially
everybody enjoyed themselves IN u
superlative degree. At a late hour
In the evening all took their depar
ture for home, wishing Eliza many
happy birthdays and happy and
prosperous journey through life.
Tie following were present:
y. A. Ggldbart aud wife, Charles Wright
sud wife, John >oellsrh aud wife. Ott ksfncs
dawson and wife. Charles Nuts and wife,
Jim iiuiAtt and wife. wes iiodgin and ~if,
Geyssc. Pattcrs,n sud wife. Lionel wynan
and wife. ". T.. Patterson and wife. Ray
Norlls,.h ana wife. ~ 0oodhar, aud wife,
wife, Wilson duncan aud wif,. Frank VII
lisms aud wife. Nora Patterson aud wlfa, Er-
nest iiOdIln aud wife, L.sis liodgln and
wife, Frank hshworth and wife Lnm t'attrr.
IN Ma, Ms.,l.; Joe Henry; Irwin in,'.rs,n,
Mas.i., Mrs. Jn,eph l!odgin Fra Patterson.
| Dnt Fleming. Glenn ratt r>on, John Dawson,
Lrma. Williams. MR. csthnrige wllIiaps,
Mrs Rarton Denny, Phocb. Shields, Miss FL.
nett liodslni Misses Hazel iiodsin. HELM
Ilodgn, Nrlmn Watson, Frances let's, Me-
rra Williams, Ethel Spcllsrh, Tulitha Pat
trrsun, Mary L.. wymnn, Ella Williams, bar
win Williams boris Williams, kenneth Pat.
,er,nn, Glenn iiuihti, Dale Williams, Frank
Patterson.
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