Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1903 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Hatve Robinson has moved to the place lately vacated by Mr. Freeman. Mrs. Albeit Parker was in Rensselaer Thursday. Mrs. Albert Warner and Mrs. Ed Peregrine spent several days of last week with their mother, Mrs. Madison at Lee. She has been very low for some time, and at present is not expected to live. A week ago last Sunday while Mr. and Mrs. Culp were away, their house caught fire and burned to the ground. Some of the neighbors saved a very few articles. The origin of the fire is not known. The loss is about S3OO. Messrs. Herbert Eib and Thomas Wright returned to Gardner, 111., last Wednesday morning. The little white house across from Banta has been vacant, but is now occupied by a new tenant. Peter Stiller is to live in the .house where Mr. Louke lived. Mrs. Eib and her daughter were in Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. Potter is very much elated over the news of a new grandaughter at the home of his son Charlie at Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Geo. Stalker and Miss Mary Iselman were in Rensselaer Tuesday. Last Monday night Mrs. Eib entertained at her home a number of guests in honor of Mr. and Miss Wright and her son, Herbert Eib. Mr. and Mrs. Iselman and Frank (it was Frank Iselman) were at Mr. Stalker’s Sun day afternoon. Miss Pearl Burson visited Miss Maude Culp, of Gillam, last Wednesday night. Mr. Hurley has moved south of Rensselaer. Miss Mary Isleman has returned to Mr. Boarder’s, where she has been staying for the past several weeks. Emil Johnson has been hauling hay to Rensselaer for the past week.