Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1917 — MT. AYR. [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR.

(From the Tribune.) Uncle Alfred Coovert has been on the sick list several days this week. Work on the new school house is. progressing nicely, the basement being_ almost completed. The three year old daughter of Davey Helmuth injured a shoulder in a fall Friday. Dr. Martin reduced the injury and the little one is doing nicely. C. G. Carter and Wife, of Mentone, and Jas. Glassey and wife, of South Whitley, spent the past week visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ponsler. The two ladies are sisters of Mrs. Ponsler. Fred Wolfe went to Walkerton Saturday for several days’ visit with friends before the opening of school which is now oply a couple of weeks off. Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Hillis were dinner guests of Mrs. J. R. Sigler Tuesday. They were interested in the Red Cross work. Mrs. M. Hemphill, of Rensselaer, is visiting in the John Baker home. Mrs. Floy Smith and little son, of Bainbridge, are here the guests of Mrs. Orpha Barton. Miss Catherine Nance, of Terre Haute, spent a few days as the guest of Miss Addie Harris. Mrs. Ben Reeves has been quite sick at the home of her daughter, Grace Nowland, the past week, but reported on the mend as we go to press. Martin Barker, Foster Brunton, B. G. Wooley and Frank Elijah were in Chicago Monday, each having cattle on the market there that day. John anti Helen Hardy returned Saturday from an extended visit with their uncle, Kenton Parkison and family, at Moody. Mrs. H. H. Downing attended the funeral of her cousin, Mrs. Mabel Fitzpatrick Solomon at Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Solomon was formerly Miss Mabel Creek. Russell W. and Donald Bingham, well known here, have joined Co. D of the Fifth Regiment tional Guard and will leave with that company for Texas next week. Mr. and Mrs. Ellroy Hern and little son are here from Dallas, Tex., for a month’s visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Hern will be remembered as Miss Edna Long.'