Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1911 — SOME JASPER COUNTY FORTY-NINERS GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

SOME JASPER COUNTY FORTY-NINERS GOSSIP.

Celebrate Simon Phillips’ Eight jElghth Birthday With Reminiscent Review at Fate’s. I,lj J Simon Phillips is 88 years of age today, Feb, Bth, and in honor of the event Landlord Fate invited Norman Warner, John English and George Pumphrey to dine with him at the Fate Case. All four of the men are among the oldest living residents of Jasper county. Mr. Phillips was born in Ohio and came to Jasper connty from Rush county in 1846. John English, who is 78 years of age, came to Jasper in 1849; Norman Warner, who is 77 years old, came here in 1850, and George Pumphrey, who is 67, located with liis parents in Iroquois township, now in Newton county, but at that time a part of Jasper county. Mr. and Mrs. Fate sat at the table, but George was unable to do his usual amount of talking, owing to the fact that the conversation was directed to reminiscent topics dating way back of the period when Fate became identified with the digging of the Jungles ditch. The table was laden with many good things to eat, and in the center was a large cake bearing the figures 1823-1911, the first being the date of* birth of the guest of honor. It was a pleasant'gathering and enjoyed by all the participants.