Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — Items From Mt. Ayr Tribune. [ARTICLE]

Items From Mt. Ayr Tribune.

Now get ready for Christmas. Chas. Annold is driving a new Ford. Jim Wolfe-was a Brookston visitoi iast week. John Snow began work on the railroad Friday. W. A. Shindler was a Brook caller Thursday afternoon. Cecil Lee was home from Rensselaer to spend Thanksgiving vacation. Prof. Shankland spent the vacation with home folks at Flora. Miss Ruth Endsley was at home in Indianapolis for the Thanksgiving. Miss Lyda Renwick spent the week end with her folks near .Monticello. Miss ChaYkson was at her home neai Morocco for the Thanksgiving vacation. •' ’■ Ruth Protzmafb-wigited her sister, Mrs. Foster Brunton, Wednesday night. Earl Bruner and baby were at Mrs. Bruner’s mother’s, Mrs. Johnson’s, Thursday. Charles and Kenneth Lynch spent Thanksgiving with their uncle, Mont Bryan, at Goodland. Fred Wolfe was barber for Mr. Little while the latter was away for Thanksgiving. Mrs. W. R. Lee returned Friday from a Thanksgiving visit home folks at Bluffton. Miss Flora Parke, the primary teacher, spent the holidays with her parents at Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sigler and daughter, Dorothy, spent the Thanksgiving holiday with Mr.. Sigler’s sister, Mrs. Lee Haskell, in Chicago. E. R. Krammes and family, of Sedalia, spent the week’s end visiting Mrs. Krammes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.' F 7, Coatney. 4 W. J. Little, wife and baby, ate turkey Thursday at Mrs. Little’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bohanan’s, near Brook. A baby boy came to the home of Art Anderson Wednesday. Dr. Martin was in attendance. This is the fourth child and their first boy. Isaac Parker, wife and daughter, Kaythem, of near Remington, were the guests of Mr. Parker’s daughter, Mrs. Jay Miller, on Thanksgiving. Ed May and family,' of near Remington, Erhert Weurthner and family, and Ed Harris and family, all took Thanksgiving dinner with L. E. Ponsler. Ed Harris and wife went to Chicago Friday and Saturday attended the fat stock show. Mrs. Harris went to Racine from Chicago to visit her son, Charley. A. P. Huntington, the genial clerk ■at Lee’s big store, contemplates raising bees and skunks on his farm near Ayheatfield when he gets possession in the spring. Claude Seward was in to see us Thursday and incidentally to inquire about the proposed band. Claude is an old band enthusiast and stands ready to lend any assistance he can in the organizing of a band here. Chas. Bengston and wife and baby, Mr.' and Mrs. Earl Leek and children, Dave Book, wife and baby and Mrs. Harry Elijah and son, Lisle, were Thanksgiving visitors at Otto Bengsten’s.

John Frye accompanied Levi Stutzman to Sugar Creek, Ohio, Tuesday for a visit among old friends and relatives. John formerly lived there and still owns a small farm in that vicinity. Mrs. Jennie Sigler returned to Chicago Wednesday to spent the winter. Before leaving she left the price of a subscription to the Tribune, that she may keep in touch with things around the old home while she is gone. Mrs. Frank Elijah daughter, Maryian, Mrs. William ’Heron and daughter, Dewena, and Mike Handley, of west of town, were guests in the home of Ella Hendress at Sheldon, 111. The trip was‘ made in Maryian’s new Ford. ' Special preparations’ have been made by all the stores in Mt. Ayr for the Christmas bdsiness and in fairness to the town ahi’l the merchants, you should first see if you can get Iwliat you want at hurrying to spme other place to spend your money. ‘ ■ 'L t ■ Special preparation in the way of an extra dress for the Tribune is being made for the Christmas number and every business will probably be represented by advertising announcements and we courteously ask that our advertisers be given a first consideration in the Christmas shopping. J. M. Miller, better known as Pat, advised us Monday of his intention to apply for a saloop. license. He asked us to print the legal notice, which we will probably do when instructed co do so by tiie court.

Juliufc Guildenzoph, of Fargo, N. I Da*., is visiting Here now. That line of Armor Plate hosiery . at Lee’s is hard to beat. Miss Fawn Casey spent Thanks-! giving with Elsie Meharry. Ed Harns, our grain man, shei’e.l J a crib of corn Thanksgiving day. | There was the regular two weeks’ dance at the hall Saturday evening. Otto Bengston, wifd and grandson,; Delos, spent Sunday with Earl Leek’s.; Mrs. Capt. Brown was a Brook and Morrccc visitor Friday and Saturday.! Leslie Miller and wife, of Rensselaer, visited home folks uver Sunday. | Frank Elijah carfle Friday for a visit with his sistet. Mrs. Sam- Gutn- • ne. , , . , . 1 The I’cnwrjght orchestra furn.shes he music for the dance at Mt.. Ajr and Fair Oaks. • Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dirst took Thanksgiving dinner with our city marshal. ' _ J , Mrs. A. A. Straw, of Gos Hen, came Sunday.and is visiting her sister, Mrs. ( Dan Stutzman. Harrv Elijah, wife and son, Lisle, Stored to Royal Center Saturday, returning Sunday. ! If vouvwant Christmas advertising •■.pace’ irT the Tribune for the specia. number,* speak now. F E Babcock, editor of the J asp.. County’ Democrat, was* in our town Saturday evening. . ' Rev. Cragun and family went to Lebanon Monday for a few days’ visit with old friends. - I F’attk Burns and family spent Sunday with Dennis Casto, southwest of. Reueselaer. . . Mrs L E. Ponsler visited in the family of Erhardt Wuerthner since Thursday, returning Sunday. Hiram Ashby, wife and son, Fot-, est, Sundayed with Mrs. Ashby s, brother, W. R. Wooley, at; Brook. Frank Dewees, the obliging and genial clerk, has begun work at L. E.. Ponsler’s store again for the winter. }Tiss Buda Bowen and friend, of Xihca, returned home Saturday after i a Thanksgiving visit in the Shindler Noah Anderson and sister, Amanda, Essie and Melinda Miller visited witn the Kaufman family from Saturday until Monday. i Mrs. Frank Stover and two children of near Fair Oaks, visited Mrs. Sover’s sister, Mrs. Frank Sigman, Friday and Saturday.. Romona and Robert Hufty return'd Saturday evening from' a-short visit with friends at Stone Bluff and; veedersburg. ■ , . , Miss Ona Shindler returned to her bona in Brook Friday, having spent Thanksgiving with her brother, W. A. Shindler. . > , , ~ , Oscar Stucker and delivered his corn last week. Oscar got in before the break ifS the market and de-, livered at 87< p A-bushel. Miss Ora Carr, who has been visaing'here for a number of weeks with her r.unt, Mvs. Seward, returned to het 1 erne in Mississippi Friday. ' ' Scott Cjark, of near Morocco, was in town Saturday buying a couple of barrels of flour and doing some other trading at Lee’s big store. Kinder Elijah, pf Morocco, visited his sister, Mrs. H. Beasy, over Thanksgiving, returning home Sunday. , i i Mrs. Alex Elijah reports the good] news that her daughter, Blanche, who j is at Ingalls, Kans., for her health, I is improving splendidly. The prediction is made that this will be a mild winter. It is to be hoped so* in the interest of the survival of the main portion of the population. - '• - Daniel and wife, J- »• Lengacher and wife, of Gaybill, visited Ben B. Miljer and other Amish families here the past few days. They wont to Davis county Tuesday to visit before returning home. J. M. Hufty had the misfortune some few weeks since of seriously injuring a linger in a fall, the member has been giving him considerable inconvenience as well as pain. It has not improved as it should have done,in fact, is still giving him a great deal of concern. Jasper Wright visited several days in Crown Point last week. He was at the home of his son-in-law, George Hershnian, and his friend, Sheriff Whitaker, of Lake county. . Mr. Wright had a bed at the jail one night. However, it was at his own choice and was ,a (good one. Toothing is to be thought of it.