Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1917 — MT. AYR [ARTICLE]

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(From the Tribune) George Hufty and wife of Albion are visiting J. M. Hufty. Mrs. Rose Wildrick of Hebron is visiting relatives and friends here a few days. The Amish young people met at Dave Miller's Saturday evening. A fine time is reported by all. Harry Wild and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Perkins of Goodland visited J. R. Sigler and family Sunday. - Charles -Harris went to Racine, Wisconsin, Thursday where he will probably take up occupation in the auto works. Eli Stutzman and wife of Arthur, Illinois, who had been visiting here for the past ten days, returned home this week. Mrs. Chauncy Huntington and baby Marjorie and Mrs. F. P. Huntington went to Wheatfield Saturday, Monday. J. B. Ashby made a business trip to Chicago Monday. He went by way Of Kankakee, Illinois, where he visited a day or so. John Wiseman and wife, who have been visiting here for some time, are preparing to return to their home in Montana. Mrs. Sperry, who is making an extended visit in the Sigler home and who is suffering from rheumatism, is reported considerably better.

The M. E. parsonage has been repapered and painted preparatory to receiving the new minister and his family, who will arrive here this, week from near Aurora, Illinois. Mrs. Loma Miller went to Kankakee, Illinois, to visit her daughter. Mrs. Croxton. Mr. Croxton is Is now engaged in the grocery business with Ralph Ashby at that

place. Mrs. Jennie Sigler left this week for an extended stay in Chicago. Mrs. Sigler’s departure for the city was hastened some by the fact that Leon Haskell is due to start for France in the very near future, and Mrs. Sigler wished to see him before 'he left. John Jenklnsen .loaded his household goods for Chicago Monday evening, where he intends to take up his residence. He haR not yet decided just what he will do, but will no doubt find something to his liking in the city, as work is most plentiful there. Rev. Ade was called to Ross well last week on account of the death of a brother. Consequently he did not get to fill his appointments Bunday. He advises that so far as he now knows preaching services will he held at the regular hour Sunday evening.