Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

J. G. Riph&rdsop went to Pontiac, 111., Friday for a few days’ visit with his parents. His father, John Richardson, has been quite poorly for some time. He is quite old. Some of our fanners are losing a great many hogs from cholera C. C. Randle has tost about 75 and M. L. Ford has also lost a large number, and they are still dying. Mr. Fold had the assistant state veterinary out to his farm Wednesday to see what could be done in the matter. The veterinary said he would send an expert here to vaccinate hogs anytime the farmers wanted the work done. The cholera means several thousand dollars loss to our farmers, besides the farms that are infected being unfit for hog raising for some time. Mrs.’ Grant Lutes came up from Monon Sunday evening for a visit of a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. R. L Bussell and children, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs, Morris Jacks and Ethel Parker visited at Gaylord Parker’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McDonald visited with the former’s parents and other relatives near MonticCllo Sunday. •• James Tyler had a Valuable mare killed by lightning Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Wash Oook and two children and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips 'took an auto trip Sunday afternoon, through Rensselaer, Remington and Wolcott. C. W. Bussell moved a house for R. M. Jordan Monday. Miss Cecil Jordan has returned from her twelve weeks of school at Terre Haute. Trustee Geo. Parker put in a new bridge Tuesday, across the Berry ditch, east of Fred Tyler’s. Hay making has been checked considerably by the big rain. Mrs. R. L. Bussell spent Wednesday with Mrs. C, A. Armstrong. There will be no band concert at MoCoyriburg Saturday night, on account of the band boys going to Milroy that nlgtht to play at the ice cream supper, given for the benefit of the church. Win. and Waiter Erb went to Harvey, 111., Wednesday for a visit of. a week with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Miller, of Medaryville, is visiting her-daughter, Mrs. S. 8.Snedeker, and family. W. E. Jacks went to Lee Wednesday evening to assist in caring for Lute Jacks, who is suffering with tuberculosis. This warm weather makes it very hard for him to get his breath.