Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1910 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross McDonald, of St. Paul, this state, came to McCoysburg Tuesday morning for a few days’ visit With his parents, Mr."and Mrs. M. O. McDonald. Mrs. Harvey Brannon and son returned to Monticello Wednesday evening, after a visit with her parents at McCoysburg. C. W. Bussell received a car load of coal Wednesday evening, and before Thursday night it was all gone. The continued cold snap has made a tremendous demand for fuel. The car of coal was a week late on account of snow stopping traffic on the C. & W. V., and in the meantime much of the coal had been taken off, as was evidenced by the big holes in the load. Mrs. R. B. Porter and son, Fred, went to Englewood Wednesday morning for a few days’ visit with relatives. Albert Warner returned to Thomasboro, 111., Tuesday, accompanied by Ott Hooker. The latter will bring back a team of horses for farm use next season. Wilson Potter, who has made his home with Albert Warner for the past several years, left for Niagara Falls Wednesday to spend the balance of the winter with his son. He intends to stop at Valparaiso enroute to make a visit with Geo. Stalker and family. Mr. Potter is getting quite advanced in age, and should not try to live alone, as he has done thus far this winter. Mr. Herr and son, of Marion, Ohio, came to McCoysburg Tuesday morning to look over the large tract of McCoy land which they recently became owners of. Mr. Herr owns quite extensively in Ohio, but states that his farms, are all small and desires to locate on a larger farm as he has a large family. He told some one here that he intended to build a big brick house the coming season and move his family here, which we all sincerely hope he will do, and get the McCoy land back to cultivation again, as it would mean considerable to the community in general. Substitute carrier C. W. Bussell was on duty Tuesday and Wednesday. The protracted cold spell is forcing hardship on the few quail that inhabit our country, as in several instances whole covies haye been found by hunters, frozen to death. The deep snow also makes the rabbit an easy victim to man and dog. Thousands of the little ‘‘cotton tails” are slain daily. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy and Miss Maggie Richmond went to Rensselaer Sunday morning to visit Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitaker. The German minister, of Reynolds, came up Sunday morning and held German church at M. Ringeisen’s. Church was to have been held the Sunday before, but owing to the stormy weather, was postponed. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker and family took dinner with Ed Peregrine and family Sunday. Chas. Saidla has his ice house filled with ice, and it seems to be of firstclass quality. Ethel, Cecil and Jim Jordan visited relatives near Monticello during the holidays. Mrs. Geo. Bond has returned home from Oxford.