Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — Thirty Stags Surprised Floyd Robinson on His 40th Birthday. [ARTICLE]

Thirty Stags Surprised Floyd Robinson on His 40th Birthday.

Mrs. Floyd Robinson was the instigator and Hale Warner a co-conspira-tor in a surprise party given at the Robinson home on the Shedd farm east of town Friday night. Thirty good fellows helped in the execution of the darkly plotted invasion of the Robinson home and the host was taken altogether by surprise, overpowered by superior numbers and compelled to turn his house into a Slippery Ann arena and to admit that he was not the boss of the establishment, notwithstanding the fact that he had on that day attained his fortieth year. All the live wires of the vicinity were gathered together and Slippery Ann was never given a livelier chase for the honor of victory. Judge Hanley was victorious, Ed Honan and Frank Ham tied for second place and Honon beat Ham in the play off and Joe Hardman drew the big end of hearts and the small end of the score, which gave him the booby prize. There was not a dry moment in the evening and Mrs. Robinson served a lunch that added to the delight of the occasion. The guests presented Floyd with a fine rocking chair which ameliorated to some extent the surprise and invasion. The guests wer© transported to and from the Robinson home by automobiles, Bruce White taking several loads.