Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1881 — Hanging Grove Items. [ARTICLE]

Hanging Grove Items.

Wo s#e that Hanging Grove in not represented in the oolunns of year valuable paper, and we think we are as enterprising a community—and as such, deserve as much attention and commendation—as eur sister, Gillam. Corn is in a better condition than it has bean for a nstnbar of years; at least at say old farmers.- Wheat nearly ready fbr cutting. Farmers aro putting reaping machines together and making raady far the coming harvest. Tha thrifty housewives are induatriously gathering the luaciaus huckleberries sad raspberries, imitating tha wisdom of tha ant In laying up their stores far winter. Jessie and Jennie Lefler have returned from Nebraska. They aro pleased with the aountry, but tba climate did not agree with Jessie's health. . Hans. Martin has returned from Delphi whcrelte has been attending to business (!) and reports farmers well pleased with the prospects and the munificence of the Great Ordainer. That business affair was rather ‘‘cute.” and a certain little blaekeyed girl was made happy thereby. Mr. and Mrs. Joa Rowan visited relative and friends in Hanging Grove. Miss Maggie Bants intends starting to Valpo. in Augast ta remain ana year and perhaps two, i. a. if a certain somebody koeji net got too anxious for her return. Mrs. D. D. Redmond paid a visit ta bar father and other relatives in and near Rensselaer. They may talk aboat their precocious ♦lire branches, but five-year-old Mary Redmond can beat Charley, as the A B C or second reader (*) class. She can road in tha third reader, and read “Gillam Items’’ last week. Dame Rumoi r says we are to have a wadding in our midst, but Jake and Etna, when questioned concerning it, look very math surprised, and say: “I had nat heard. Wonder who it can be? 1 ’ Scheol closed last Friday at Center. Misa Sadie McDonald finished it for her sister. Miss Alice, wbe is sick. Unele Fred Rishling lias bean vary low for seme time and is reported no batter.