Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1916 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson is visiting a few days with her niece, Mrs. Ray McDonald. Eva Johns has recovered from her injury received by a fall from an outo last Monday. She is able to be about. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Jacobs and two children, of Chicago, are viisting the former’s uncle, Joseph Stewart and family. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hitchings and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Putt attended the funeral of Henry Putt at the chapel Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ringeisen visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook at West Point Sunday. Mrs. O. W. Bussell, Sr., and Mrs. R. L. Bussell were in Lafayette Friday to see the former’s daughter, Florence.

Misses Ella Bussell and Ruth Poole visited Friday, afternoon with Mrs. James Lefler at Rensselder. Mrs. Leflre suffers quite a bit from .the intense heat. Frank Stephens was quite sick a few days last week, threatened with appendicitis. He is better again and able to be about but another such attack will mean an operation. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and Miss Ella Bussell went to Lafayette Sunday to see their sister, Florence, who is in St. Elizabeth’s hospital. She is doing nicely and will be able to come home within a week.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heck were called to' Fowler Sunday evening on account of the serious illness of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Edmonds. She has been in poor health for some time but only the last few days has her condition become so alarming. A specialist was called Saturday and said there was no help for her.