Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1915 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Armstrong visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. .Parker Sunday A special train was run to McOoysburg over the Gifford branch Sunday to receive a number of passengers who came down from Chicago on the 11 o’clock train. They were a pairty of land buyers and went up to see the Springer ranch. The special brought them back in time for the 3:20 train for Chicago. The box social and entertainment was well attended Saturday night and the proceeds nttted $25, which will be applied on the minister’s salary. The entertainment feature was highly commended by all wttic heard the program and the boxes, which were sold immediately after the program, brought good prices. The Ladies’ Aid appreciated the help given them very much. The Waynetown high school basketball team played the Wolcott team at the latter place Friday night and Mrs. Gus Stephens and three children, also Elvip Bussell, Hugh Davisson and DeLena Lefler autoed over to witness the game. Mr. Stephens and family formerly lived near Waynetown and were quite well acquainted with the Waynetown team. The Waynetown team was defeated, however, being considerably lighter than the Wolcott team. The party from here had a splendid trip going over apd really enjoyed the game, but on the trip home, they left Wolcott at 10 o’clock and arrived home at 4:30 Saturday morning. Mirs. Stephens’ younger brother played on the Waynetown team.

L. B. Preston spent most of last week in Pittsburg, where the great iron and steel milks have been closed by the business depression. He says that in Pttsburg they don’t equivocate a bit, but say that the mills are shut down as a result of the democratic administration. It is difficult to sell onions in Pittsburg. Dealers there told Mr. Preston that the people who formerly bought onions have quit buying anything at all.