Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

A useful shower will be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stephens Saturday evening, Feb. 21, for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stephens. The latter are now visiting relatives at Monticello but will be home by Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. George Parker attended the funeral of Uncle John Tillett in Gillam township Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Tillett had been making his home lately at his son, Frank Tillett’s, at which place' he died. He had been in very poor health tor a number of years. Ed Ames and family, from south of Rensselaer, have -moved onto E. J. Randle’s tenant farm, recently vacated by Jack Kalb. Mr. Kalb has hired to Geo. Potts for the coming year and will occupy the J. Q. Richardson house about March Ist. Korah Eldridge has moved to Wash Lowman’s farm in Milroy. H. E. Lowman has traded for a half interest in his brother, Wash’s, farm in Milroy, and will move there as soon as a suitable house can be provided. M. O. McDonald, of Monticello, visited his son, Robert McDonald, and family Wednesday. Arthur Miller has purchased a Ford automobile and will thereby save old Dobs many a trip to town this summer. The Ladles’ Aid cleared $5.50 at Wm. Wall’s sale in Milroy. Wash Lowman anti family will move to the John Holder farm this week and W. S. McDonald, the new merchant, will move his family from LaCrosse and occupy the Lowman property. There will be no mail delivered on rural routes Monday on account of Washington’s birthday. The holiday falls on Sunday but the carriers get the day following. There will be a shooting match at McCoysburg Saturday, Feb. 21st