Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Misses Fl on nee and Ella Bussell visited Mr. an .Irs. Wilson Bussell Saturday. * Mr. and Mr. . Henry Heck and daughter, Edm. Ruth, took dinner with Mr. and .’■.s. Chas. Feiguson Sunday. John Wood re. rned to his home in Rensselaer Sunday morning after a visit over Sunday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. i.ollin Stewart went to Lafayette Saturday to see the games and also to visit the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Drake. Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler and Mrs. Mary E. Lowe, of Rensselaer, visited Mr. arid Mrs. K. £. Bussell and family Sunday. This is the second of a series of visits Mrs. Lefler intends making, if’ possible, before bad weather sets in. Mrs. Ray Heck and baby are visiting her father at Fawler for a few days. One hundred friends and relatives gave an oyster supper Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McDonald, who have gone to LaCrosse to make their home. It had been intended to go in on them Monday evening as a surprise, ,but they had all their goods packed Monday afternoon ready for transit early Tuesday morning., Mr. McDonald and Mr. Lowman each droVe a team through. Mrs. McDonald and the two children went Tuesday evening on the train. Mrs. Geo. Parker has been quite sick for the past , week but is better again and able to be aboilt. Mrs. Morris Jacks apd baby, of-Lee, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker. Tuesday. .->■ V>Fil&on Bussell moved , into the Carry Lowman property Tuesday. Mrs. S. E. Fulk went to Salem, Ind., Sunday for a two weeks’ visit with her sister and other relatives. She will also visit a sister in Indianapolis on her return home. W’ash Cook <has bought a half interest in his son, Sam’s, store at McCoysburg, to take effect at once. The work of invoicing has been going on since Monday. A name for the new firm has not as yet been definitely decided upon, but will be called W. Cook & Son.

Frank Ringeisen lost a fine regis-" tered mare Tuesday night. This was one of the iron greys which his father bought just before he left the farm. Mrs. R. L. Bussell and daughters, Lucile and Elizabeth, spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook and son, Wallace, went to Anderson Thursday to spend the.week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Campbell. . Ed Cook has secured the contract for hauling the pupils from the Banta district to the Osborne district and will use his automobile for same. Mrs. C. W. Bussell, Jr., and baby went to Clinton Wednesday for an extended visit with her mother and other relatives. Arthur Ferguson entertained his Sunday school class and other friends Saturday evening. The next meeting will be at the home of their teaqher, R. C. McDonald, the first Saturday night in January. Mr. and Mrs. Al Cochran, of Oxford. visited J. F. Cochran and family Satuiday. " Geo. Parker hasarented the Wetherel farm, now occupied by, Newton Sunderland, and will farm in connection with the place where he lives. He will hire a man to live on the farm. Mrs. Leslie Lowman and children went to Roselawn Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson. Wash Lowman went to Amboy Saturday to see his brother, George, who was to be operated upon Sunday for a chronic ailment. Mrs. W. R. Willits visited her sister, Mrs. J. W. Arnott, in Rensselaer Friday. Mrs. Geo. Robinson returned to Rensselaer Sunday after several weeks’ visut with J. R. Phillips and family. i Wilbon Bussell wen> to Lafayette Sunday evening to be on hand for a cream tester’s examination at Purdue Monday morning. Wilson has bought out W. L. Stiers’ station at McCoysburg and invites a shiare of the puo--I'c’s patronage.