Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-03-16
A GREAT SURPRISE ON
A. T. PETERSON AND WIFE

no man put asunder.
Thirty-three years ago Saturday, A.
t. Peterson took to himself a wife in
Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois, and
In memory of that wedding, a great
crowd gathered Saturday night in hon
or and obedience to a great Injunction
pronounced and kept alive by usage
and practice of those who love and
respect their friends. Mr.. John Peter
son and wife and other members OF the
family, through the great respect and
love they have for their parents, ap-
POINTED and selected crowd of friends
that they might come in and rejoice
with the parents by reason of their
long loving and useful lives.
BY the shrewdness Of Miss Sara
Crahen, Mr.. A. T. Peterson and wife
were asked to attend the show. Mr..
Peterson having been invited by a
young lady to go to the show, took the
precaution to readjust his clothting
and see that his hair was combed and
his collar was on straight. His wife,
having had no attention paid to her
by the girls, laced wray around her
shoulders, and of course, walked be-
hind them to the show no doubt. While
they were at the show, by a pre-ar-
rangement with the other members of
the family, the following guests were
taken care Of at the sons home, Mr..
and Mrs. c. e. Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gather, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Van Cleye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Geer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Wade, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gen.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Currey, Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Pc.
terson, Miss Mary Geer and Buster
'Currey.
The arrangements having been made
by the host and hostess, Mr.. John Pc
terson and wife, the guests were al
seated at various tables running from
one to five with arrangements made
for playing the various games played
with cards. Through the amiability oi
Mrs. Joha Peterson, the gnpsts were
royalty taken care of and entertained
After the show had closed, and BY
peeping out of the window, they could
tell when the father and mother were
nearing their home. Arrangements
were made and the guests were al ST
lent, and they were invited in to theii
boys home.
Now, If you could have seen Mrs
Peterson, when the door was opened
you could have realized what a great
choice had been made by her husband
in selecting a companion, the glow o.
maternal love, Of peaceful counter
ance, OF that something that is hiddent
In a mothers face and yet you can SEE
the outline, you can see the impress
sion that follow the great principle,
OF that mother. Behind her stood the
husband with that great laugh Of his
that pleasant countenance that be
spake to us the great prize he hat
won thirty-three years ago. In theii
countenances we could see peace anC
harmony, their prosperity and adver
sity, had brought them closer ant
closer, and we do hope as they Jour
4 ney on through life that all of these
great blessings that follow, shadow
over and take care of them as parents
of children, If possible, may unite
them as one family closer together.
Now, OF this crowl OF Thankful
guests, those who have in their breast.
the respect and love for their neigh
Dor and for their friends, oyershadow
ed everything else with their attention
to the individuals and the occasion o.
that pleasant hour. In our mixup
through the great care of Mr.. Peter
son and wife, that is. John, they were
no details left undone.
Now, they had card that they pin
ned on each members breast, and by
reason OF that, they had n right to 9
certain table, and when they behaved
just right, that Is, in playing cards
John would 90 around--he had some
shippers in his hands, and he would
punch a hole through that paper, and
the better they behaved, the more
holes they had punched. II looked tc
me that way. was lucky ! got two
and a half punched in my ticket, and
John said that II l hadn't gone Il
sleep | would have got another.
There was Mr.. Hawkins, II ever
there was a man that could entertain
end carry off the laurels Of any crowd
II was he. He beat all of them playing
cards, in fact. think he lent around
TO all OF the tables two or three times
And there was Bert Geer, who enter.
talned at every table with his Jokes
and his expressions and his tact, and
there was. Billie Peterson whom |
thought was great card player, but
he worked. labored and .oiled. and only
got a half hole punched through his