Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mrs. Floyd Miller is quite sick. The doctor was called out Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. M. Ringeisen returned home Monday morning from a visit with relatives in Illinois. Miss Delena Lefler returned home Sunday evening after a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Estel Osborne, at Rensselaer. z Wilbur German -will not remain on the Price farm at McCoysburg this year, but has rented a farm near Montmorenci, the community which he came from last spring. There was not a very large turnout at the stone road election Tuesday. The day was hardly fit for anyone to be out and their being no opposition those from very far thought it would not be worth while to get out. John Phillips met with the other viewers on the Erb ditch in Rensselaer Tuesday to make a few adjustments on the assessments. Some of the land owners were about to remonstrate, feeling that they had been unjustly assessed. Quite a number of men are employed near McCoysburg now, making ties for B. J. Gifford. Mr. Gifford’s south dredge is working right along but the one that is being used on the trestle work is shut down, owing to a shortage of timber for stringers. A few members of the Ladies’ Aid society met at the home of Mrs. J. R. Phillips Tuesday afternoon to inform her of her birthday. The afternoon was spent in playing games, etc., after which light refreshments were served.

Considerable damage is being done to the trees on account of the heavy sleet The old apple trees especially seem to suffer most. Telephone poles are falling over under their terrific weight of ice. Quails and prairie chickens will soon suffer on account of the feed being frozen down.

It will be fine sledding for the band boys’ box supper at McCoysburg Saturday night so rig up the old rusty cutter or bob-sled and bring out a big load of folks. The boys are anxious that everybody come out and have a rousing time, just so the peace and dignity of the state are not broken. Bolden Crownover, who has been working for Wash Lowman for the past several years, stepped off of the milk train Monday evening with a mighty fine looking young lady, and it was soon learned that she was his bride. The boys hastily got together and caused Bolden to “set-em-up” to the cigars. This is the second marriage -for BoMen, his former wife having died two or three years ago in Tennessee, leaving an infant son.