Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1916 — MT. AYR NEWS. [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR NEWS.

Tom Inkley was in Morocco Wednesday. , Floyd Sampson is visiting relatives in Tipton this yaefc. . ■* —— Lionel Gavinder spent Monday forenoon in Rensselaer. Jas. Wilderick is serving on the jury in Kentland this week. J. M. Huffty was transacting business in Morocco Wednesday/ .John Gildenzoff-was transacting business in Kentland last week. 'Ezra Miller was transacting business at the Jasper hub this week. James Malia, of Winamac, is visiting in the home of Biddy Burns. Merrill Freeland stayed over night with Bruce Hardy Thursday night. The entire family of John Mehary is reported to be down with the grip. Sam Frye and wife visited Thursday with his parents north of town. Elmer Kerns Sundayed with his aged mother at Wheatfield last Sunday. Harry Elijah and Gilbert Stucker are busy these days repairing our stone roads. Eli Miller, who has been experiencing a tussle with the grip, is now out and around again. Mafy Burns returned Thursday after a week’s visit with relatives and friends in Goodland. Geo. H. Healey, editor of the Rensselaer Republican, was in our midst one day this week. Louis Whicker has purchased the Warran restaurant. He will take possession Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Helmuth have both been confined to their home with Bad cases of the grip. Mahli Reams, living south of town, had the misfortune to lose one of his fine draft mares this week. Ed Harris, our competent grain man, was attending business in CUi-„ cago several days the- past week. Mrs. Mamie Rice became suddenly sick last Thursday and was taken to Monon Friday to consult a doctor. Mrs. Amanda Leach, who is moving from Attica to Parr, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Warran, last Week. / Art Ashfby, who has been considerably under the weather, is reported gaining and it is hoped will soon be out again. Harry Brunton is experiencing much trouble with his well of late and had Brook well doctors ahold of ( it this week. Lionel Cavender, the genial clerk at Lee’s general store, Sundayed with old .friends and acquaintances in the vicinity of Wheatfield. A good crop of ice Was harvested last week, but our butcher and ice man says he hardly got enough up before the weather broke. _ Geo. Tolbert is preparing to move to Fountain county -in the spring. Simon Anderson will occupy the farm vacated by Mr. Tolbert. The monthly meeting of the Mt. Ayr brotherhood is to convene on Friday eve, Feb. 4. An extra good program is promised. James Ellis and his uncle, Arthur Hopkins, of Rensselaer, were in town this week arranging to place one of James’ new bill boards here. Mrs. Earl Leek and baby spent the day last Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bingsten, while Earl attended the DeVries sale. Probably no town in northern Indiana ships as many cars of hogs as Mt. Ayr. Hardly a day passes Without activity about the stock yards. Joe Yoder sold his hogs to Jap Wright this week. There were 43 in the bunch and a fine lot of porkers they were. The open weather has been responsible for many bad colds and a large number of cases of grip are reported in our vicinity. Our two doctors are busy these days. Jack Ulyat delivered his hogs MonThere were 75 head in the lot and we can say that Jack is a stockman, for they were certainly a fine bunch. Joe Witcher, our smithy, who had the misfortune to have his right arm injured while shoeing a horse last week, is not making very rapid progress toward recovery. • Everett Grimes will move in the near future to the old Gaines farm southeast of town. Mr. Johnston, the present oWner of the Gaines homestead, is moving to Brook, where he has embarked in the livery business. _ Frank Custer, who has been in the employ of Henry Harris for the past year, but who suffered,, a paralytic stroke some ten days ago, is reported much better at the hospital in Chicago where he was taken for treatment. Rev. Hoover received the sad news of the death of his grandmother Monday. Mr. Hoover has made his home with his grandparents for a number of years prior to his coming here and the news comes as a sad blow to him. Rev." and Mrs. Hoover left for Lafayette Tuesday to attend the funeral. The ladies of the M. E. church will serve a chicken pie dinner in the room formerly occupied by Will Little’s barber shop, Friday, Feb. 4. This is done that the farmers and visitors to the farmers’ institute will not be forced to go to their home mid-day. It is reported that our meat market has again changed hands. The name of the buyer is not yet made known. We are sorry to lose Mr. Cavinder fi-orn this business, he having made a first-class butcher. However, we trust the newcomer will do equally as well; J. R. Billue, inspector of material

for thb Lafayette Wagon Works, is here this week looking after the loading of several cars of wagon material contracted from Louis Whicker. Mrs. Dr. Merry, who has been quite sick with a complication of diseases, is somewhat improved at present. Everyone about the village hopes the improvement continues, that we may soon see the kind bld lady out again. David Book has contracted for his old job at the elevator again for the ensuing year. He began March Ist. Dave has worked the past year at the lumber yard and Virgil Coovers assumes that position there. Alfred Crisler and daughter, Miss Grace, former residents of this place but now living in Spokane; Wash., are visiting relatives and old fritends here and in Rensselaer. Today is ground hog day. His highness Mr. G. H. may hibernate for six weeks but he will miss some mighty big bargains at Lee’s big sale.