Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1909 — Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Yates Surprised On 25th Anniversary. [ARTICLE]

Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Yates Surprised On 25th Anniversary.

About fifty friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. (Ick) Yates bombarded their home Friday evening. They were assisted in the attack by the two daughters of the attacked, Miss Beatrice Yates and Mrs. John Eigelsbach. The visit was a complete surprise, and while Mr. and Mrs. Yates had not forgotten that it was the 25th anniversary of their marriage they had thought that their friends did not remember it The evening was pleasantly- spent and refreshments of brick cream, cake atad coffee were served, Mr. and Mrs. Yates were given a num-t ber of .nice presents,-one.being a dozen solid silver forks. All the guests promised to come again on the 50th anniversary.