Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1918 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mrs. A. D. Pattee, who is staying with her daughter, Mrs. „ Frank Cachran, is' quite poorly and seems to be'bordering on pneumonia. Mi|s Ola Drake returned to her homencajl- Lafayette Tuesday, after a few dVys visit with Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Stewart. - Grant Lutes has rented the Fred Linback farm, now occupied by Chas. Clemens,and moved here about March 1. “Topsey Turvey,” a home talent play to be given Saturday night, January 12, for the benefit of ,the’ Y. M. C. A. war work. The sleet storm has damaged the telephone and telegraph lines heavily, in the way of broken wires, but the poles have suffered little damage here, probably due to the fact that a large number of the poles were just put in a short time ago. Fruit trees have been damaged considerable,* especially peach trees. The roads are a njass of ice and only a sharp shod horse dan travel on them.