Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1917 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

John Herr is going to erect a cement tile factory at McCoysburg as soon as his machinery arrives. This willbe a very nice little addition to our burg, -as well as a very good business for Mr. Herr. He has plenty of good cement sand on his dwn land and will- be able tp turn out l',gOO' tile each day when operations begiff. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Holeman, Sept. 30, a son, their second child. Mrs. Kate Holeman, of Lee, is caring for the new baby. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart returned home Saturday from a few days’, visit with their son. Rev. O. S. Stewart and family at Waveland. The principal object of their visit at this time was to see a new grandson. At the Ladies’ Aid meeting last Wednesday there was considerable interest taken in the talk of organizing a community club. No definite plans were made at this time. However, it will be well to talk to your neighbor about the advantages of such an organization and probably by so doing enough interest can be stimulated to perfect the club. George Lowman was up from Amboy last week and had the barn remodeled on his farm here. ■ It improves the looks very materially. Elvin Bussell came down from Chicago Saturday evening for a visit over Sunday with his parents and other relatives. Elvin has gotten along nicely with his work at Montgomery Ward’s, having just recently been promoted to operative investigator in the superintendent’s office, and the position carries with it a substantial increase in wages. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Zard and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenton came from Mitchell, S. Dak., Saturday for a few weeks’ visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Kenton and Mr. and Mrs. George Parker took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips Sunday. Mr. Kenton says they have had no killing frosts in his part of Dakota and that corn in some is almost ready to crib. Mrs... Mary Ann Robinson came home Wednesday evening from Rensselaer. Ray Herr and Misses Sadie and Grace Herr and Verna Ray and Opal Doan made an auto trip to Pulaski and Winamac Sunday. Mrs. Chas. Ferguson went to Monon Thursday for a week end visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook took dinner with his brother, Robert Cook and family Sunday. In the afternoon they took an auto ride through the north part of the county and visited the onion fields and other places of interest. . - Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bussell and daughter, Mary Ellen, visited Chas. Bussell and family Sunday. Mfr-and Mrs. J. M. Ray and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell took an automobile trip Sunday. They passed through Hebron, Kouts, LaCrosse, and by way of Medaryville home. Corn was very badly damaged by frost in many places and especially about Kouts and LaCrosse, where the crop will be almost a total failure. Some farmers near LaCrosse are turning their cattle into the cornfields trying to reap some good from the corn. Tom McDonald has traded his store in LaCrosse to Claude Gilmore, of Hamlet, and WillMcDonald is

still clerking in the same store. Sam Cook has bought a new 10-20 Mogul tractor to take the place of the Pull a Ford attachment he has been using, and which did not prove entirely satisfactory. He will get the new tractor this week.