Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1915 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Bora, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook, Monday, March Ist, a son. Eldon Brown and family have moved to the J. H. Pursiful farm. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bussell, Jr., of Rensselaer, attended the wolfe drive Tuesday. A. N. Baily has moved to the J. C. Gwin farm recently vacated by J. F. Cochran. The net proceeds of the Saturday night social should have read $27 instead of $25. F. W. Fisher was down from Tefft Tuesday visiting relatives and looking after his farm. Mrs. Rena Creel, of Danville, 81., is at the home of Mrs. M. A. Rishling for an indefinite stay. Gus Stephens went to Lafayette Monday to consult a doctor. Mr. Stephens has been feeling quite poorly for the past week. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. R. V. JohnM Wednesday and in spite of so much sickness a good sized crowd came out. • R. C. McDonald received a telephone call Monday morning informing him that the jury would not be called until Tuesday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoover are temporarily at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mellender, until they can find a location. Geo. Parker began his work of assessing Tuesday. He will be assisted by W. S. Lowman, as the work has been materially increased by the new land appraisement. The wolf drive Tuesday was a water haul. This will probably close the .wolf, hunts for this spring and it is to be regretted that two or three more wolves were not killed. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Mannen is quite sick this week. Other sick folks are, Mrs. Geo. Parker, Mrs. C. A. Armstrong and Mrs. Wash Cook and Mrs. Joe Stewart. All are better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Stewart and family, of Montmorenci, and Rollin Stewart, of Shadeland, were up the fore part of the week to see their mother, Mrs. Joe Stewart, who was taken quite seriously sick Sunday. W. C. Rose is down at the ClarkRobbins sanitarium at Mooresville, where he underwent a surgical operation a few days ago. He is -getting along tolerably well, but it was hoped he might make more satisfactory gains in a day or two.

G. W. Hobson returned home Saturday from his trip to the Isle of Pines, thirty miles south of Cuba. He was quite favorably impressed with the climate, the abundance of fruit, t the deep, clear streams, etc., but the inhabitants, except a few Americans, are fully a thousand years behind this country. The Isle of Pines is 36 by 40 miles in dimensions and has mountains of marble, 1,600 feet high. Their educational facilities are very weak. The temperature there does not vary more than two degrees the year round. M. Hobson brought home several articles of interest, among the, more common things, being a pdtatoe which he went out in a garden and dug on Feb. 14th. It was a very interesting trip and Mr. Hobson stood it well except being a little sea sick going over.