Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1916 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

AJr. and Mrs. W. S. McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell spent Labor Day at Dunn’s bridge on the Kankakee fishing, but it was a pojr day for fishing so the party drove on to LaCrosse in the evening and visited a short time with Mr. and Mrs. Carey McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Benson. A large number of relatives and friends came in Wednesday noon and surprised Mrs. Will McDonald, the.occasion being her birthday. Each family brought well filled baskets of dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Benton and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Benson and family, of LaCrosse, Mr. and Mrs. Martin McDonald, of Hebron; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lear, of Seafield; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beaver and Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, of Milroy; Mr. and Afrs. R. V. Johns am.l family and S. E. Cook, of McCoysburg. A. O. Moore is now using a new Mogul tractor on his farm and pulling three plows. He is putting out 80 acres of wheat this fall. Walter Bell is operating the tractor and seems to be getting along nicely. It is a handy little rig and does its work easily. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Ringeisen was quite sick Wednesday with summer complaint. The Ladies’ Aid met Wednesday with, Mrs. O. E. Hitchings. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bussell and Miss Ella Bussell took dinner with R. L. Bussell and family Wednesday. Mrs. W. R. Willits was in McCoysburg Tuesday afternoon visiting with friends, the first trip over for some time, as she and Mr. Willits have both been sick. Mrs. Orlando Mannen and hildron, of Mentone, have boon here for the past week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook and others. W. E. Poole and daughters, Ruth and Iva, Mr .and Mrs. Simon dook and Mrs. Mannan drove to West Point Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook. Mrs. Poole, who has been sojourning there for several days, came home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson aid the latter’s sister, of Morocco, and Mrs. J. R. Phillips drove through to the state fair Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Johns and daughter, Eva, and S. E. Cook dro’cc to Lafayette Wednesday afternoon and wili go from there to the state fair.