Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1910 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mrs. J. H. Montz Is visiting relatives, in Chicago. Miss Cora Tyler visited relatives in Wheatfield last week. J. H. Montz attended the horse sale at Monticello last week. J, D. Miller attended the horse sale at Rensselaer Wednesday. Miss Mary Peregrine spent Friday with her aunt, Mrs. Trena Noland. Lee Ford, of Sanborn, is visiting his brother, M. L. Ford, and family. Mrs. Chas. Sidlia and Misses Dora Phillips and Ada Gwin were in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Nellie Osburn, of Gillam, went to Illinois Thursday morning for a visit with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Phillips and Miss Dorothy Gwin are visiting relatives at Monticello this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkins went to Chicago Wednesday for a visit of several days with relatives. Lucile Bussell spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Parkison, of Pleasant Ridge, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gwin and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Braund and children, of near Monon, spent Sunday with J. H. Montz and family. Clarence Maxwell has been appointed road supervisbr to succeed A A. Rusk, the later having resigned. Misses Ina and Ida Search, of Kewanna, returned home Tuesday after a week's visit with J. D. Miller and family.

Mrs. Marion Robinson name home Wednesday morning from a visit of several days with relatives at Lafayette. Mrs. Downey and children, of Wheatfield have been visiting the past week with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Stultz, and family. , Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bussell and daughters Florence and Ella returned home Saturday evening from a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler in Marinette county, Wisconsin. Oren Peregrine came home from South Dakota Tuesday night to stay at home wliile his father makes a prospecting trip to Dakota. He will move out there next spring if he finds a suitable location. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy went for an automobile ride Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer, of Rensselaer. Mr. Schaffer is agent for the Maxwell cars and it is not improbable that he will explain the car to Mr. McCoy. Robert S. Drake bought a new fivepassenger Buick. He and Rollin Johns, of McCoysburg, and Charles Chamberlin, of Rensselaer, drove the machine from Chicago Saturday, getting to Rensselaer about 2 o’clock. Mr. and-Mrs. A, Williamson and family went to Winamac Sunday to visit Chas. Odom and family. Mr. Odom has a fine $2,400 touring car, apd they intend to make a little tour over Pulaski county Sunday afternoon. The blind musicians of Lee will give an entertainment at the McCoysburg school house Saturday night, Sept. 17th. They will use about 16 characters in their play, composed of children from Lee. Admission will be charged. t Ed Randle is building a new two story frame house on the old Isaac Parker place, and we understand, will hire a man by the month to take care of the farm and feed cattle. This will make a nice improvement to the community, as the place has been vacant for nearly a year. The township schools opened Monday with the following teachers in charge: S. W. Noland, McCoysburg; Feme Parker, Moore; Miss Griswold, Fairview; Mary Easley, Banta, and Louise Strantz, Osborne. The Parker school will again be vacant and the pupils will be transferred to Banta as last year.

The trustee and advisory board met at McCoysburg Tuesday for the purpose of awarding -contracts for supplies aqfi making appropriations for the ensuing ydar. Contracts were let to-the Atlas School Supply company, of Indianapolis, and to Reed McCoy and R. C. McDonald, of McCoysburg. Goods will have to be furnished for the entire school year, at the bid accepted by the board.