Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1918 — HANGING GROVE [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE

There was a preliminary seed corn meeting held a. McCoysburg Wednesday with County Agent Learning in charge. The principal object of the meeting was to appoint and instruct men in each school district as a unit, to ascertain the amount Of seed corn and hired help needed for the coming season. The appointments were as follows: Moote, George Parker; Parker, Virgil Hobson; Fairview, Arthur Stewart; Banta, Chas. Erb; Osborne, W. H. Smith; McCoysburg, S. E. Cook, F. F. Ringusen at large. They will make a complete canvass of their respective districts and be ready to report at a general meeting to be held at McCoysburg, - Wednesday, February 6, Ip. m. Too much stress cannot be given to this matter of good seed and every farmer should give their entire support to the movement.

Rollin Stewart was in Rensselaer Wednesday having some dental work done. Robert Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jordan has been quite sick for the past week with pneumonia, but is considered out of danger now. Cletus Ray has been confined to the house for the past few days with an attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Berry are entertaining relatives from Gary for a few days. The school re-opened here Wednesday, after one week’s close-down on account of the small-pox scare here, occassioned by a Miss Reese, of Newland, staying a couple of nights at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips, about January 15, after which she reached her home at Newland, she took sick with a supposed case of small-pox. As a precaution, a local physician came out and vaccinated Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Herbert Powers, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stephens and son, those who had been more surely exposed. S. E. Huff, of Urbana, 111., came out Thursday to visit his farm, where A. E. Bisher lives. ,

Vance Lowman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lowman, has been quite sick with scarletina. The fuel situation has grown quite serious in McCoysburg. An effort was made by the local merchants Wednesday to get a few tons of coal from the R. R. Co., but the attempt was unsuccessful, and should another blizzard strike us soon, *many homes will be caught in desperate straits. It has become a very common occurence now to see corn and oats,being hauled to our elevator on bobsleds. Frank K. Fritz has hauled several big loads of oats during the past few days. John W. Sprague has done a land office business during the past few weeks in the seed corn business, having sold a good portion of his crop at $3.00 per bushel. Mr. Sprague lives on the W. C. Rose farm in Barkley township, on route 1 from McCoysburg. He is a very industrious and capable farmer, but unfortunately he will leave here about March Ist, and move out to a farm, which he bought near Columbus, Ind. The Ladies, Aid will meet with Mrs. R. L. Bussell Wednesday, February 6th. George Woo<t of Milroy township, died Saturday, February 2. He was quite advanced in years and had .been poorly for some time. Chas. Herr and wife, of Marion, Ohio, are here for a few days visit with his parents. His visit at this time was occassioned by his appearing for the physical examination at the local -board.

Opal Eldridge, the sixteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Korah Eldridge,' has been’’ suffering from a severe nervous breakdown since Thursday evening and at times her condition seemed quite critical. For the most part she has been in an unconscious condition since that time, but Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, she took slight nourishment and was resting fairly well. Verne Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Smith, has been very sick for the past ten days with pneumonia, but his fever had left him Saturday and aside from being weak, he seemed to be doing nicely. Ira Williamson has also been on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ringiiesen were in McCoysburg Sunday visiting relatives and calling on the sick. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and family visited Mr. and Mrs. George Parker Sunday. John R. Phillips, who has clerked in the McCoysburg store for the past 8 or fl years, is no longer doing the clerking act W. Cook and son have concluded to manage the store alone and John’s great host of friends will regret to learn of his leaving the store. He began clerking for Reed McCoy and had clerked for each succeeding store keeper until this time. ' ; ■ I

The Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. R. A. Parkinson. See Chas. Pefley for trees, vines and shrubs of all kinds. Guarantee stock to grow or replace free of charge. For spring delivery. County Commissioner H. W. Marble returned to his home at Wheatfield this morning. He arrived in Rensselaer Monday afternoon.