Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Airs. Dolton Albright and Mrs. Ghas. Ferguson. visited Mrs_JHenry Heck Tuesday afternoon James Letter, left for his home iat Packard, 111., Tuesday. Mrs. Letler will remain for a longer visit. iM. Ringeisen is having material hauled to rebuild his barn, which was destroyed‘by fire several weeks ago. Miss Mary Miles, the McOoysburg teacher, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives north of Rensselaer, O. E. Hitehings and family and Mrs. G. W. Dennis spent Sunday with the former’s relatives near Mt. Ayr. H. F. Davisson, the Monon operator here, has gone home sick. His place is being filled by J. F. Martin, qf Shadeland. Misses Opal and Ruth Robinson visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. On account of so much newly graded dirt road and the work on the new stone road north* of Lee, Roy Bussell has been unabledo use his motorcycle for delivering mail for several days. Air. and Alls. Gaylord Parker and family spent Friday night with Air. and Mrs. Roy Bussell. They cairne over to hear the republican speaking, which did not materialize onaccount of the rain. Frank Lowman is" now geiting along very well and sits up slpme, but hasn’t much appetite. Charley Lowman, of Alt. Ayr, and tlie lad’s father have been at his bedside almost constantly since his sickness began, gnd they feel greatly relieved by his improved condition. While the neighbors have been very kind to offer assistance, the boy has been very peevish .and thought no on<j could wait on him as g od as his father and brothers. Cecil Skinkle arrived home Saturday from the Dakotas. He is the last to get back out of six who went out early in the fall. Ray Heck, one of the band, joined the U. *S. army at St. Paul, enlisting for four years, and is now on the Pacific coast. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heck. The parents had no thought of Rafy joining the navy and naturally felt quite a little broken up when they were notified by the department .of their son’s enlistment. The store of W. S. McDonald was entered by thieves Tuesday night and about sl2 in small change taken from the money drawer. Everything in the store Was Iransacked. The shoes were nearly all taken from the shelf and quite badly

mixed up. They had tried the safe but did not get it open, but it is likely they laid in <a good supply of winter goods, etc. Entrance was gained by a rear window. No trace of the thieves was noticeable. Three “boos” were begging in McOoysburg Sunday evening and a big fat coon camped at the Gifford “Y” Tuesday and was still there late in the evening. However, suspicion does not point very strongly to these parties. The MeCoysburg stores were broken into about this time last fall.