Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1901 — John Sullivan Agreeably Surprised. [ARTICLE]

John Sullivan Agreeably Surprised.

Members of Rensselaer G. A. R. Post, No. 84, and Ladies of the G A. R. to the number of sixty, gathered at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Goble Tuesday evening, completely surprising John Sullivan, a popular veteran of the civil war and a highly respeoted old esident of Rensselaer. The surprise was in honor of his 67th birthday, which occurred recently during his absence from Rensse laer. Ro6s Goble . furnished an interesting grapbophone entertainment and Miss Jessie Fisher, of Lowell, delivered two interesting readings. The gift of a handsome rocking chair is a mark of the appreciation in which Comradß Sullivan is held.