Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Chas. Bussell and son, Elyin, completed a big job of house moving for Agnes Welsh southwest of Rensselaer, Wednesday Harry Swartzell, of Rensselaer, is pressing hay and straw in this vicinity. Chas. Erb is unolading a few cars of .<tone dressing for the road. S. E. Huff, of Urbana, 111., is here this week superintending the building of some fine big cribs on his farm, which is occupied by Ernest and Vern Cavinder. The boys have an excellent crop of-corn this fall and will need lots of crib room. W. C. Rose finished filling his new sifb Wednesday. He filled it with his late planting, which was still quite green. W. E. Poole has the foundation completed for his new house. JTfe building will be modern in every respect. The cistern is in the cellar, being built in one corner and cemented all the way up. R. W. Searight was out from Logansport from Saturday afternoon until Sunday evening, visiting R. L. Bussell and family.

Sunday mornipg Gifford Marrs took a motorcar load to Newland to see the onion fields, and the onion topper. The topper is being run every day and Sunday, too, in order to get the big crop of onions, out of the way Of frost. The top- - ping machine belongs to Ed Oliver and besides his own chop he tops for the tenants for a cent a bushel, which work by hand costs 3c per bushel. The machine will top 3 bushel a minute or better and is undoubtedly a great labor saving device. The onions this year are making from 300 to 50 bushels per acre.

Hugh Davisson, the Monon agent, was taken sick Sunday with pneumonia, and was removed to his home in Rensselaer Monday by auto. R. Trobaugh, of Sheridan, came Monday morning to relieve him at the station. John Jordan raised the roof in a genuine manner at his place Tuesday, but it was the roof of his barn, however. It was raised about four feet and will thus afford much more space for hay. Mrs. J. R. Phillips went to Monticello Tuesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ray McDonald, and husband. She will also spend a portion of her time in Monticello attending the horse show. Mrs. J. M. Ray and son, Cletus, went to Elwood Tuesday for a visit with relatives for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johns spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Ringeisen. Mrs. J. W. Rishling spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wood, Sr. Mrs. Van Wood and children returned to Rensselaer Wednesday, after a visit with her parents. The new minister, R. K. Sutton, was greeted with a packed house Sunday night. Everyone listened very attentively to his first sermop. Wash Cook and son, Sam, were out Wednesday -trying to buy a load of feeding cattle. < Arthur Williamson has been quite poorly for a few* days, but was able to go to Rensselaer Wednesday to consult a doctor. Wash Lowman was over from Goodland the fore .part of the week.