Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — Barkley Neighbors Surprise Shirer. [ARTICLE]

Barkley Neighbors Surprise Shirer.

Thirty neighbors and friends pulled off a surprise of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shirer, at their home on the Joe Jackson farm in Barkley township, last Saturday night; the occasion being a farewell to them, as they will move before the first of the year to the county Jail residence in this city, where on Jan. Ist he enters upon his duties as county sheriff. The crowd had met at the home of George McElfreeh, and the men had brought a quantity of oysters and the women had baked cakes and other things and made preparations for quite a spread.- Mr. Shirer was at home at the time, but Mrs. Shlier was out of the house and when she returned and found the house filled wit people she was quite overcome. The evening was very pleasantly spent.