Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1917 — MOUNT AYR. [ARTICLE]

MOUNT AYR.

(From the Tribune.) Ed Peregrine, of south of Rensselaer, visited with his sister, Mrs. John Jenkinson, last week. Ed enlisted in Co. M a short time 'ago and is getting a little visiting done before August sth. James Blankenbaker, who has been visiting with his son, Walter, at Wabash, for some time, returned home last Thursday. A most excellent showing was made by Jackson township on the Red Cross drive. The allotment for this township was S3OO, which was nearly doubled. As the old soying goes, “Money talks,” sure shows that Jackson township is right there on the patriotism. There were three $25 subscriptions, which were made by King Chamberlain, Edwin Harris and The Bank of Mt. Ayr. The total subscription made in the township was $510.00. _ . Orson Peck was in Rensselaer Friday on business. W. R. Lee, who is occupied in closing out a dry goods stock at Kentland, visited his wife, who is visiting her parents at Bluffton. He reports corn prospects much better in .Newton than anywhere in the eastern part of the state. Too much rain, together with the backward season, has greatly retarded crops there. The corn is not only small, but very weedy. Mr. Lee found his wife considerably improved in health and expecting to return-home soon.