Show surprise party at chester the people of chester took peter Rasmus seu by surprise on the e evening e of the alt A little after dark about thirty people in holiday attire marched unceremoniously into the house and found mr raa ras mussen in blue overalls and jumper badly besmeared with grease and dirt from the weeks work running a big bit deering binder mr looked a little cross at first but when all began to greet blia and to inquire about bis his birth aty how old he lie was as and so on and aw the many ninny baskets and dishes covered with white linen his features resumed a wondering smile and he lie darted into a side room and soon emerged looking neat as a pin soon the table was spread with all the delicacies of the sg son 50 n A table fit for president me kinley and cabinet soon to be bet the bishop invoked a blessing on the food there were present bishop christensen and wife JOB beck and wife F R candland and wife and a whole lot of other of the prominent citizens of chester together with a musician a poet and a reporter after the excellent re past was over the musician was requested to furnish music tor for a gay dance after dancing tho poet was spotted out for a it specimen offis of his composition the poetee poet ex cusco himself by saying he had eaten such a wondrous bite he neither could think nor read nor write 11 all wished Y mr many happy returns of his natal day and the time being 12 and sunday morning the merry surprises surp risers soon turned their faces homeward it was truly a happy surprise party and no fault could be found with any item of the program or with any of the participants with per haps the exception of the tile reporter who seemed to be more eagerly ori ed in taking down delicate atoms within his reach at the table than he was in taking down items for the MESSENGER A late writer in the pyramid and dated at Cli chester estert mourns that the tariff is a fossil and shouts long and loud for free silver sih 0 r our democratic shouters dont seeni to know what the tile want un lees less it is something prefixed with the adjective crep in the fall of 92 they celled for free trade and now that that lias has proven en a complete failure they have liae set up tip the cry of free sil silv er according to the above aboe date we may fairly con elude clude that that in the full fail of 1900 the tile campaign campi ign cry of our democratic friends f rie ads will be free whisky 11 UNO hoo 1100 chester aug dl 31 |