Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1911 — Interesting News Notes From Our Neighbor to the West. [ARTICLE]

Interesting News Notes From Our Neighbor to the West.

Mt. Ayr Pilot. . Luther Brunton, assessor and Mar-' tin Barker assistant, were here Saturday buttonholing some of our people. * Mrs. McCord is at Fair Oaks assisting to care for, Mrs. Zellers, who is in a critical condition. Uncle Alfred Hoover took a day off and showed Dave Dirst the sights of Rensselaer, Friday. Samuel Haskell is visiting his listers, Mesdames A. Miller and Winona Dunlap, and brother William. C. H. Stucker, Lee Dirst, Charles Elijah and Ransom attended the session of the commissioners Monday. Mrs. H. A. Ashby is expected home from Chicago this week, much improved by the medical treatment received' there. The gentlemen on the west side are meeting will great success in securing signers to their petition for a three mile extension of the gravei road. There was a deal made Saturday and Monday morning by which William Shindler took over the coal business, Stucker & Coovert retiring. J. M. Miller and Joe Lewis boarded the extra north bound Sunday for , Chicago, it is reported bol arrange for some pool and billiard tables. The Mt. Ayr cream station has not closed, only changed management. W. A. Coovert hereafter will attend to same and wants your cream and will pay the highest market price. Negotiations are pending wherein Harry Elijah becomes the owner of the old building formerly the Sigler Bros, store room. He will turn same into • a junk and cold storage room.

Ira Sayler has commenced to build a residence to replace tbe one destroyed by fire recently. He has part of the foundation completed and when the weather will permit will push the building rabidly into completion. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Miller entertained at Sunday dinner, Mrs. J. H. Dunlap and children, Mr. W. K. Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Haskell, who were bn their Way to Missouri, and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haskell of Rensselaer. The dinner was a farewell one for S. P. Haskell and wife and W. K. Haskell. The Pilot is informed that one faction of the Ladies’ Aid, desiring to liquidate the back salary of the present pastor, want to hold another bazaar, sell small articles and as incentive to dispose of same give every purchaser a coupon entitling them to one free chance on a bed quilt. Good scheme. The other faction say nit, on. such a scheme, and there you are, and the pastor from the bottom of his heart longeth for salary past due. Mrs. Joseph Wright, father of 'H. L. Wright, died Friday, funeral held Sunday from the residence at Morocco, interment in the silent city north of that place. In years gone by he jvas a member of the Mt. Ayr Lodge, I. O. 0. F., No. 614, but afterwards .transfered to Morocco where he held membership until called to the supreme lodge above. His home lodge assisted by members of Brook and other points. Mt. Ayr sent quite a delegation—Dr. Martin, L. Ponsler, G. Arnold, Otto and Ole Benston, Ed Long, Oscar Harlow and D. Deardurff. The average woman doesn’t spend over $25 a year for hats. The average smoker doesn’t spend less than SSO a year on tobacco. Ladies, here’s your argument.