Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 11 & 14, 1915

At a meeting of the excutive committee of the Mount Ayr Community Club, W. E. DARROW was elected to the important office of general secretary. Other officers elected are: Chairman, R. C. SMITH; vice-chairman, F. E. SHELDON; secretary, W. B. BUCK; treasurer, Bert TEALE. Committee chairmen named are Raymond M. SHIPMAN, Bert TEALE, D. A. VAUGHN, W. B. BUCK, J. W. SHEIL, H. Guy ROBERTS, F. E. SHELDON, H. H. TRULLINGER and W. F. CHANCE.

L. BRIDGES, of Ridgeway, Mo., has been transferred from that city to this place, where he is assistant agent at the "Q" depot. Mr. BRIDGES plays the cornet and has joined the town band.

Ebon McANINCH, who was re-elected principal of Knowlton schools, has decided to accept the position of principal of the Beaconsfield schools.

KELLERTON - At a recent meeting, it was decided that the "Biggest Little Town on Earth," would again hold a reunion, and the following officers were elected: President, B. S. HARRIMAN; secretary, B. A. BALLOW, and treasurer, Dr. C. M. WALKER.

B. B. WEARS and A. L. LESAN have formed a partnership and engaged in the poultry and egg business in the bulding south of LOVELL'S art gallery.

Newly elected officers of Class No. 4 of the Methodist Church are Carr BOWLBY, president; Jasper BARNES, vice-president; Avery SIPLE, secretary; and Edward JACKSON, treasurer.

B. O. MEADOWS, who has been employed at the R. L. BROWN Barbershop, has bought a half interest in the WHEELER shop and will begin work next week. The name of the new firm will be WHEELER & MEADOWS.

Sam KILLAM has decided to discontinue his business at the old MILES place and will close out his entire stock of goods.

REDDING - H. R. CRECELIUS has secured the job of carrying the mail to and from the depot and began work Wednesday.

KNOWLTON - The Knowlton school will close May 1, and there will be three graduates - Delat FORSYTHE, Lourretta PALMER and Bertha OVERHOLSER.

MALOY - Mr. MEIER, who has charge of the station at Arispe, came Saturday to take the work here recently vacated by L. WILSON. Mr. and Mrs. WILSON have moved to Faucett, Mo., where he is station agent.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES - The seniors attempted to write their name upon the pages of history last Friday, when, in the presence and with the approval of the high school faculty and underclassmen, they laid a large rock on the corner of the campus, where they hope it will remain forever. The large granite boulder was secured northeast of town and taken to the local marble workers where the figures "1915" were engraved upon it.

100 years ago, the class of 1915 placed this large granite boulder to secure their place in history in front of underclassmen and school faculty. They had the local marble workers etch in the 1915 engraving. ~ Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 14, 1915, Page 4

REDDING - Mr. and Mrs. Chas. FULLERTON are rejoicing over the fine boy at their home Saturday morning.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2015

 

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