Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1883 — HANGING GROVE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE ITEMS.

Plenty of cold weather and snow. Farmers are busy at their wood piles, making preparations for their summers wood. Farmers here think the wheat badly injured by the severe winter. Mr. Sandford Makeever is teaching the Osborne school. The Leffler school’has been stopped until April Ist., on account of measles. Nearly every one who has not had the measles, is now enjoying them. The people of Hanging Grove are to have a new school house this summer. The youngest child of Ms. William McConnahan while playing, os the lith inst, broke, its leg, which threw it into spasms, causing death on the 14th. Frank Peregrine and Parker Overton have returned from Keener township. Frank thinks he will spend the summer at Valparaiso. Mr. Hammerton has moved on the farm formerly owned by Lewis Overton. Jesse Gwin occupies the farm that Mr. Hammerton left; and Hanes Potts resides upon the farm that Jesse used to till. It is reported that Mr. Alf Jacks comes to church every Sunday to show his new daughter.

UNCLE BEN.