Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1916 — HANGING GROVE [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE

-Saturday, Dec. 16, is the date of election of road supervisors. For the past few years these men have been elected by a direct vote of the people, but were until then appointed by the trustee. The people should not neglect this important matteirand should turn out next Saturday and elect some one who 1 is willing to serve and will take an interest in better roads. The office does not pay a very large salary, which is all the more of a reason why the voters of each district should turn out and attach a little honor to the job by giving the right man a big v;ote. R. M. Jordan has served as supervisor in the Fairvie’fo district for the past 13 or 14 years, and has made a most excellent supervisor and the people of that locality will be fortunate indeed to secure the services of Mr. Jordan for another term. George Johnson has been serving in district No. 3 by appointment, filling out the unexpired term of Chas. Armstrong. Mr. Johnson has built nearly two miles of new road this fall and has made some excellent grade. Miss Ella BusseM visited with her sister, Mrs. James' Lefler, in Rensselaer Monday. iSam and Simon Cook shipped a load of stock Tuesday night. Ed Ames was kicked in the side Monday by a big steer and sustained two broken ribs. The, injury is quite painful. but Ed is very gritty and keeps on the. move just the same. Some of the north and south roads are drifted quite badly and Carrier R. L. Bussell has been forced to put his Ford in winter quarters and fall back on the ponies and Klondike to haul the mail. Our teacher, D. E. Gorseline, visited the Surrey school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bolen Crownover, of Paris, Tenn., arrived here last week for a visit with his sister, Mrs. W. S. Lowman and family. It would seem that Bolen left the sunny south just the wrong season of the year.