Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1919 — MT. AYR; FROM TRIBUNE [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR; FROM TRIBUNE

Mrs. Lillian Stacker has been quite sick for the past few days with what seems to the return of the flu. Mrs. M. D. Day and little son, bf Royal Centre spent the past week visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Elijah. Mrs. Lloyd Hopkins went to Jonesboro Monday to be present at the graduation* exercises of her sister, which occurs there this week.•— Helen Hardy began work on the switch board of Telephone Co. a short while ago arid is picking it up Verv readily. Helen will soon be second to none as “hello girl." L. E. Whicker and family were up from Chalmers Friday, taking home with them their piano which was left here when they moved. They, made the trip in their Overland hauling the P ; ano in a trailer. They like their new home fine. A petition has been circulated byTrustee B. F. Roberts for the signature of free holders favoring a raise in the salary of the County Superindent. His salary is now SI4OO per year with an allowance of SIOO for traveling expenses. The last legislature put the matter of any increase up to the discretion of the County Commissioners. John Crisler, a former business man of ML Alyr, but who has for a number of years been a resident of Ohio sold his farm interests in the Buckeye state and moved back here this week. His car arrived here Thursday and his household effects and other goods were moved to the D. L. Halstead farm, where he will reside this year. Mr. Crisler was for a number of years engaged in the meat business occupying the location

of the present meat market. - Sam Holmes and family of north of Rensselaer called here Thursday. Mrs. Randolph who with her husbanci moved here from Tenesse is a relative of Mrs. Holmes and has been quite sick since their arrival here, and Mr. and Mrs. Holmes came to see them. Mr. Randolph is employed by Mr. Shelby on the Lyons-McCray farm but has been unable to work much on the account of the condition of his wifes health. The Randolphs live in the Jasper Wright place. John Burris of Rensselaer was here Friday. He was still considerably bandaged up as the result of the auto wreck which he was in the week before, when the steering gear oh his machine broke near the Will Walter’s place east of town. Burris, in company with Will Lee of Rensselaer had been over this way in interest of the Benton Kelley Ditch for which they have contract to build, and was returning home when the accident hapened. A Rensselaer paper immediately connected Beaverville with the accident but this time is was groundless, it being purely accidental and caused by defective machinery, Lee was not so badly hurt as was Burris and both are counting the accident as a lucky one after all. John Heimes and family were in Medaryville Monday. ■Don’t give up the business ship—consult an advertising doctor. The man who kicks on punching a time clock usually has good reasons. C. L. Steamer’s girls are the proud possessors of a fine new Cable-Nelson piano. Kick in for more advertising, and you*won’t have to kick so much about poor business. Chas. A. Lowe, insurance agent from Kentland was transacting business here Thursday.

ness rivre Dr. Martin reports the arrival of a baby girl at the home of Lloyd Williamson, Saturday night. Miss Orpha Barton returned to Rensselaer Tuesday where she is working in the millinery store of Miss Emma Rishling. D. S. Makeever, John Zimmer, Bradford' Poole and B. D. McColly were angling on the Kankakee Sunday. They report Carp and a good wetting. ~ Mrs. T. G. Brown visited her daughter, Mrs. Bilbert Stucker from Thursday till Sunday. Returning to her home at Roselawn in time to avoid the storm Sunday afternoon. * Cooney Kellner, the hustling farm machinery dealer of Rensselaer, was here Saturday assisting in the unloading of the new traction engine which was sold to the Farmer Company through his concern. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stucker, of North Manchester and Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Wabash visited C. H. Stucker and family over Sunday. Roy is a nephew of C. H., being the son of Will —Stucker and Mrs. Baker is a neice. ' ' „