Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1915 — A Birthday Surprise. [ARTICLE]

A Birthday Surprise.

A complete surprise was given Lewis Grube Friday evening, April 23rd, the occasion being his 40th birthday. Lou was one of those fellows that thought nobody could pull a surprise party on him. On Sunday last Mrs. Lewis Grube gave a big dinner to her husband’s brothers and sisters and families and although Louie admitted he was surprised he didn’t expect another one. But Friday evening, while Louie was taking an evening smoke with his shoes off and reading the continued story in The Review the dog commenced barking like about forty burglars were trying to gain an entrance to the home, and Lou, he went out on the porch and while he stood amazed, forty of his friends took possession of the home, Louis coming in the house last. The visitors brought all kinds of good things to eat and a big birthday cake, and toward the small hours of the morning everybody said they had the best time of their lives. Louis said that after this he will keep his shoes on until he goes to bed on his birthday.