Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1917 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Barlow, of Providence, R. 1., have been visiting with Alfrted K. Moore and family this week. Mr. Barlow is a son of William Barlow, now a resident of Lafayette, but formerly a resident of Milroy township. Leon Baily, son of A. N. Baily, has been sick for the past several days, and Monday he was taken to the county hospital, where he underwent an operation. Silo filling is going on at full blast new. Chas. Erb had his almost filled Wednesday noon. The two 500-ton silos on the Lawler ranch are yet to fill, but this work will be pushed with all possible speed by Supt. James E. Walter. A. O. Moore and W. C. Rose each had a large patch of cane to use in filling their silos, which is said to give the ensilage much better feeding properties. Mrs. W. E. Poole went to Strawn, 111., Saturday to see her father, Adam Kopp, who has been quite poorly for the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jacks, of Lee, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook at West Point Sunday. . Perry Garriott, son of A, M. Garriott, has enlisted in the cavalry and is now sattioned at the training headquarters in Georgia. Mr. and Mrsr Wash Lowman returned home Tuesday evening from Amboy, Miami county, where they have been visiting his brother, George Lowman and family. George brought them back in his car. They brought back a few ears of corn from that county which is well matured and of excellent quality. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bussell, Jr., were in Tuesday. Fred Franks is over near Cisna Park, 111., this week doing some plowing on the farm he expects to occupy the coming season. He has been living on his father’s farm here for three or four years, but has decided to move back to Illinois. Joe Swing will occupy the Franks farm next year. William Bachtold has rented the Chas. Cqonrad farm where J. B. Ahler now lives and will occupy same this next season. Mr. Ahler does not knovv just yet where he will locate. He is a very popular young farmer, however, and nis friends will be glad to see him locate near here Rev. Olin Stewart came through here Monday evening on his way home from the M. E- conference at Valparaiso and remained over night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart. Olin was returned to bis same charge at Waveland, which he has had for some time. McCoysburg and Lee were left to be supplied and the place will very likely be filled with a student pastor. Sam Cook is this week overseeing the construction of a large cattle barn and considerable tile ditching on the James Bauer farm, upon which he expects to move before long. The McCoysburg school house caught fire Monday morning by a spark igniting a dry shingle. It was soon discovered by Wilson Bussell and extinguished before any damage was done.