Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1911 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

=> Joseph Stewart butchered Friday. Clarence Maxwell has been sick for a few days, but is better now. Miss Vivian Kersey is working for Reed McCoy now, having took the place of Myrtle Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Willets and children spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ringeisen. Clarence Montz is suffering from a gathering in his head, which seems to affect his left ear somewhat. He went to Monon Friday to receive treatment. John Nagel is sick at the home of his employer, W. B. Walters. He has the grip with a threatening of pneumonia. Harvey Phillips is sick, with symptoms of lung fever. However, his case is not likely to reach a dangerous stage. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Mannen, Misses Edna Lefler, Lora Phillips and Ethel Parker and Ed Cook took dinner at Simon Cook's Sunday. R. B. Porter came out to McCoysburg Friday night, after the funeral of S. H. Howe at Rensselaer, and visited his Bon Floyd and friends until Sunday morning. Ed Peregrine’s sale Thursday was quite well attended and everything sold readily for a good price. The Ladies’ Aid served dinner, which netted them $12.00. Meetings have closed at McCoysburg on account of the death of Mrs. Hervey Brannon, and will not be resumed until some time in March, when it is thought we can hold a couple of weeks' services. Grandpa Howe died at Newton, 111., last Tuesday, at the home of his son-in-law, R. B. Porter, He has been in failing health ever since his wife died here three years ago, and for the past few months had been almost helpless. R. B. Porter and Oscar Howe brought the body to Rensselaer Friday to be buried beside his wife in Weston cemetery. Mr. Howe’s name will long be remembered in this county and township, as a worthy man, and the originator of the Howe dredge ditch, that is doing the farmers so much good. John Hack, the dredge contractor of Lowell, is unloading his dredge at McCoysburg and hauling it out to the starting place of the C. C. Randle ditch. It is a good looking outfit of machinery, and with the busihess energy that Mr. Hack is said to possess, makes the digging of the ditch seem quite certain this time. It will be a grand improvement for our township. Rev. Kuonen went to Lee Sunday evening from McCoysburg. He expected to help reorganize the Epworth League and get the young folks started to working along that line again. There has been some talk of organizing an Epworth League at McCoysburg, and it may possibly be done this winter if the young folks feel that they can carry the work along. It would be sfa excellent thing for the younger class of people, as it affords a good place to spend their Sunday evenings. The work of carrying on a league is not hard, but requires a persistant effort, that interest may not lag, and also the work cannot be successfully shouldered on one or two persons, but requires all to take some active part

In Indianapolis Monday occurred the death of a young fellow named Storey, who was shot several days previously by a widow named Mrs. Aliee Poehler. Storey was a student last eyar at Illinois university. He fell in love with Mrs. Poehler and f hey spent much time together. Finally he tired of her and she determined to kill him and then take her own life. The deed was committed in an Indianapolis hotel, where they were registered fc3 man uud wife. She still •ives, but her death is expected. If she survives she will be tried for his murder, and will stand self-convicted by a letter she left for her mother, stating that Bhe contemplated the act.

Booth Lowrey has been on our course three times and has pleased as well or better than any other number we have ever had, and you know we have had a long list of the leading attractions in the past eight years. As you know, I seldom write any kind of endorsement for our lecturers, but when one so completely captivates our audience as Lowrey did three times in succession, it is a pleasure for me to heartily endorse him.—W. W. Martin, manager Doniphan, Mo., lyceum course. At M. E. church, Thursday evening, January 19th. Impure blood runs you down—makes you an easy victim for organic diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood—cures the cause—builds you up. '