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ree~it*aeigtyaetitLQseastoaeii-r-atleb-r-idaidit-as,atidrsikt-K-jn)Ua-ir-leeraeceinBirthday Surprise.A very pleasant, enjoyable and complete surprise was carried out to help Mrs. H. B. Berkheiser, of North Fulton Ave., celebrate her 36th Anniversary, (Sunday.Mrs. Berkheiser had planned to go to Sunday School and was just ready to start when she spied a rig driving up in front. Very soon the house began to look too small to hold the'crowd, however, the seating capacity was quickly enlarged and Mr. Berkheiser, having been previously informed of the affair, soon had made all comfortable, while Mrs. B. began to fret about what to get for dinner. But the hostess had another guess coming, for when the big baskets of country grub was unpacked, she saw that the details had all been planned before.At twelve o'clock the crowd began to gather around the fat of the land, of which the tables fairly groaned. After dinner the children played in the shallow snow and the older people spent the time talking over old times or the tales of by-gone days.Those present from a distance were Mr. Lou Waiters and family, Mr. Samuel Harsh, Mr. Russell Norris and family, Mentone; W. W. Norris and family, J/fan R. Norris and family, of Big Foot neighborhood. Those present from the city were Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Preston and daughter, Verna, L. A. Berkheiser and family, I£r. I. B. Stem, and Mrs. Berkheiser's father, Mr. Noah Norris and wife.The guests returned to their homes tn the evening wishing Mrs. Berkheiser many returns of the day, and /Mrs. Berkhiser has been wondering how Mr. Berkhizer ever kept the secret.coselse]mistStEatveextrcJtinMitotoleathjthiiwebedaovlt;inOhNERofgobawein
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Rochester Weekly Republican
Rochester, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 12, 1912
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Richard B.
IN, USA 03 Jun 2019
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