Eureka Reporter | 1909-11-12 | Page 11 | Presented with a Birthday Section

PRESENTED WITH A BIRTHDAY henceforth john pru tt W 11 celebrate natal day w th others on the clor ous fourth it isn t everybody who can give a birthday present like william E bern berri er gave to john pruitt colored a couple of days ago berner derner is the marriage license clerk at the county clerk s office and as is such be he encounters all kinds ot of queer situations tl TI e other day pruitt came in to get a license to wed eliza clin ken beard before a license can be procured nowadays one must answer in writing all kinds of fool sh ques eions among them be ng the date of birth pruitt scratched his head when asked his natal day fact Is ah ab don dont t know he s ald td dont don t know how old you are I 1 ber der ner asked not for sure Somewhere a near 40 1 I guess hat ha en ayou t you a birthday 7 never had a b well ill make you a present of a birthday right now said berner everybody should have a birthday you are 40 years old and you born on the fourth of july and berner wrote it down on the ni arriag license papers that way ay now remember sa 94 d berner when pruitt started to leave you were born on the fourth of 0 july and you roll austn t forget to celebrate your birthday when it comes around I 1 wont mont said pruitt highly s news