Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1911 — MILROY. [ARTICLE]

MILROY.

Thos. Johnson was at Lee Wednesday. James Boon spent the holidays with Mr. Halstead's. Elmei 1 Johnson helped Mr. Bivans cut wood Monday. Earl Foulks ate Christmas dinner with J. S. Spencer, Vance Spencer visited relatives at Monticelio this week. Dan and Lou Chapman purchased a new corn shredder. Glen McKlnly is home from Fairmount for the holidays. Miss Martha Clark visited her sister, Mrs. Frank May, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks ate turkey Christmas with J. R. Clark’s. Rev. Henry Brown and wife are spending the week with Ed McKinly. The eons and daughters with their families ate dinner with L J. Clark and family. Mrs. E. Johns was not so well again Tuesday. Dr. Clayton, of Monou, was called. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Benson are visiting relatives and friends here this week. Wm. Gaffield and wife called on G, L. Parks and family Monday evening. Mrs. Thomas Johnson called on her sister, Mrs. Elmer Johnson. Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown spent Christmas with Mrs. May McCashen and Miss Ettie.

Mrs. Thomas Johnson spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Chapman and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Blankenship and babies spent Christmas at Buffalo visiting relatives. Rev. H. Brown is holding a series of meetings at the church and a good interest has been awakened. Leon Parks, Wm. Hemphill and Miss Edna Wheeler took supper with Misq Leota Baxter Christmas evening. John Summers, Sr., and sons .Chas. and Mart and families and Mr. Mc/Vlear spent Sunday evening with Wm. Gaffield. Mrs. Alva Clark and niece, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, of Gardner, Kansas, visiting with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Benson, Mr. and Mra. Thos. Lear, Chas. Beaver and Fred Dobbins and families ate dinner Christmas with John Mitchell. An election of officers in our Sunday school resulted as follows: Mrs. McKinly, superintendent; Miss Jessie Southard, assistant superintendent; Gladys Growns, secretary and Frank Sommers, treasurer. ' A Christmas tree at J. A. May’s Sunday evening was enjoyed by a number of relatives and friends present Among them were: James. Fred, Ed. and Frank May, Howard Stewart G. L Parks, Morgan Sterrett and families; James Boon, Robert Keen, Wm. Halstead. Mr* Alva Clark and niece. All report a good time.