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2/13/1908 Reunion of Jones Children--The C. F. Jones home in Brooklyn, was a happy one last week from the fact that all the children of this worthy couple were here and once again all under the parental roof. Besides Carl and Monte who are at home, there was Alva who resides in this vicinity, W. E. and Geo. E. of Tracy, Minn., and Mrs. I. P. Jepson, of Glyndon, Minn. It had been the intention for the children to all be home at Christmas time, and father and mother had for each one a gift of $500 in cash, but circumstances prevented some of the children from coming at that time so the reunion and the gifts were deferred until all could be home together. It is needless to say that the reunion was very enjoyable, both to the parents and the children. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been in quite poor health the past winter, in fact Mr. Jones' health has been very pooor for several years, but they are people who county their blessing rather than their misfortunes, and they have been blessed with a family of children who are a comfort and an honor to them in the afternoon of their lives. 5/21/1908 Family Reunion--Twenty-three of the relatives of the Belden family met at the home of Mrs. Catherine Belden Sunday to enjoy a visit with Eph Belden, of Bellingham, who is soon to leave Nashua. The affair was a surprise to him, and although anticipation is said to be nearly as great as the realization, in this instance Mr. Belden enjoyed the affair so hugely that he could well afford to be deprived of the anticipation . The day was spent socially and a sumptuous dinner, contributed to by all the guests, was served. Those present besides Mr. Belden and son, Eph, were the families of Andrew Troutner, and E. V. Wilson, of Horton, Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, of Plainfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Auken, Grandma Van Auken, Mrs. Hattie Hooker and baby, of Horton, and Arthur Watts, of Bellingham. There were four generations of the Belden family represented upon this happy occasion, namely, Mrs. Belden, Mrs. Wilson and daughter, Mrs. Hooker and the latter's son. 6/18/1908 The Lynes Family Hold Their Annual Reunion at Plainfield--Saturday marked the passing of another happy memorable day in the history of the Lynes family--the third annual family reunion, which was held at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. David Farnsworth, in Plainfield. The day dawned bright and fair, and not a cloud was to be seen anywhere, and no one dreamed that 'ere the shades of evening fell, one of the worst storms of the season would occur. However, many of the guests returned to their homes that night either during or after the storms, some of them being rather frightened, bedraggled looking specimens of humanity; while others were unable to return home until the next day. Despite this unpleasant feature of the day, the memory of the happy occasion over balanced all discomfort and inconvenience. About 10 o'clock the guests began to gather in Plainfield, Horton, Nashua, Charles City, Waverly, Waterloo, Maynard, Ada, Minn., and New Hartford being represented and by noon the guests to the number of 74 had arrived, an increase of ten over the last meeting. A large tent, enclosed on two sides, was erected in the yard, and four large tables were arranged in this. When the noon hour arrived these table could hardly stand up under the weights they bore. Everything in the line of eatables from roast turkey to dessert had been prepared by this large family. After dinner had been served the guests all "looked pleasant" while Photographer Gallager took their pictures. Following this a very interesting literary and musical program was rendered by the children. Election of officers next took place, J. J. Lynes being elected president, and Mrs. Charles Farnsworth secretary. The remainder of the afternoon was spent socially and in listening to several selections played upon the photograph. This makes the third annual reunion of the Lynes relatives, and is a day which is looked forward to from one year to another, when all of the relatives may mingle together, and enjoy the company of those nearest and dearest to them. The next gathering will be in June, 1909, at the J. J. Lynes Home, just south of Plainfield. The out of town guests present were Mrs. J. D. Hartson and daughter, Mrs. Herman Myers, of Charles City; Ray Farnsworth and family of New Hartford; Roy Blodgett and family, of Maynard; Frank Lynes and family, of Waverly; Clarence Hastings and family, of Horton; I. D. Collins and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lynes and family of Waterloo, Mesdames M. E. Waite, C. T. Bromley and A. J. Blasier and the latter's son, Roy, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Peterson and daughter, Edith, Chris Peterson and family, and Miss Emma Hawkins of Nashua, the latter not being one of the relatives, but having always been honored with an invitation upon these occasions. Mrs. Walter Corson, of Ada, Minn., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lynes was also present. 7/2/1908 A Happy Home--The home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Boice is one of the happiest homes in this city this week, as it is the scene of a happy home coming of their ten children, who have not all assembled together under the parental roof for some time past. There will be one day this week set asaide for a "family reunion" which will probably be hoeld at the old farm home, east of town, where all but three members of this family were born and spent many happy years of their life. It will be an occasion long to be remembered, and there will be some among the gathering who have come several hundreds of miles to be in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Boice and daughter, Inez, of Canyon City, Col.; Mrs. Ella Farnum, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Lillie McGovern and two sons, of Waterville, Minn.; Mrs. Ella Durston of California, and Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hinman of Plainfield, are here to meet with the parents and remaining brothers, Hiram, Royal and Willie, and sister, Mrs. James Corey. 8/6/1908 Mrs. Lee Smith, of Fredericksburg, and Mrs. J. W. Redman, of Lawler, are here visiting their brother, N. I. Mead, and their sister, Mrs. Fred Sweet, also their sister, Mrs. Mary Millers, of Hotchkiss, Col., who has been visiting for some time. The ladies are putting in good time during their short reunion among old scenes of their childhood days. 9/10/1908 Family Reunion--There was a happy family reunion of the Zwanziger family at the Wm. Zwanziger home on Sunday, when all of the members of the family excepting --- gathered under the parental roof. A very pleasant day was spent, and sumptuous dinner was served. Those present to participate the joyous event were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zwanziger and son, Willie, and the families of Mike, John and ---------- Zwanziger, Will Stevens and ------ Cagley. 11/5/1908 A Family Reunion--There have been several reunions of the Wait family during the past week, complimentary to their guests, Mr. and Mrs. William Clark, and Mrs. Anna Hood. These gatherings reunite these cousins, and their families, who had not all been together for over thirty years, in fact the two different families had previously lost all trace of each other. The first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Wait on Wednesday of last week, and in the evening another was held at the home of Fred Hanson. On Friday the third event of the kind took place at the Mack Wait home. A musical evening had been planned to be held at the home of Fred Hanson Friday evening that the relatives might have an opportunity to hear Mr. Clark, an accomplished musician, and Mrs. Hood, a singer of considerable promise. Owing to the illness of Carlton Hanson, the entertainment was given at the opera house. This afforded the company an opportunity for dancing, and added considerably to the pleasure of the evening. Mr. Clark played the violin while Miss Adeline Walz accompanied him upon the piano. On Sunday the relatives were entertained by Mrs. Sarah Wait. 12/10/1908 Rooseveltian Family Reunion--At the E. V. Wilson home, near Horton, on Sunday, was a home gathering of one of the largest, if not the largest, family of children in Bremer county. The occasion was the celebration of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. There were present also to share the pleasures of the day Mrs. Catherine Belden, Messrs and Mesdames Ed Van Auken and Andrew Troutner of this city. The day was spent socially and a most sumptuous dinner was partaken of. The host and hostess were presented with a set of silver spoons, a perry spoon and a cold meat fork. Mr, Edward V. Wilson and Miss Elizabeth Belden were united in marriage at the M. E. parsonage in Waverly, Dec. 6, 1873. Two years of their married life were spent in Lawler and Nashua. After that they moved onto a farm near Horton, where they have lived for the past twenty three years. To this union were born sixteen children, thirteen of whom are living and whose names and ages are as follows: Mrs. Earl Carpenter, age 24; Mrs. Fay Hooker, of Waverly, 22; Mrs. Clint Smith of Plainfield, 20; Belden, 19; Victor, 17; Eph, 16; Perry, 14; Katherine, 13; Ethel, 12; Lucile, 9; Creig, 7; Mildred, 5; and Stewart, 2. This is certainly a Rooseveltian family, but a fairly healthy and most happy one, and each is a comfort to the parents, who no doubt have had to work hard to bring them up. Mr. Wilson is 45 years of age, and Mrs. Wilson is 43, so they bid fair to live to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, surrounded by their large family of children and grandchildren. |
Many Thanks To Volunteer Sheryl McClure