Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1886 — HANGING GROVE AND VICINITY. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE AND VICINITY.

Corn most all in crib. Health generally good. Roads getting splendid. School began at the Banta school house last Monday morning, with Miss Effie Yeoman teacher. Mr. Albert Rishling has purchased the store at Lee and intends putting in a stock of drugs, Mr. D. M. Nelson was up in Hanging Grove last Saturday, attending township institute at Banta school house. The institute was a decided success. Pleasant Ridge and Nubbin Ridge measured arms last Friday night Some of Nubbin Ridge’s young men came to Pleasant Ridge to enjoy a spelling school, but as they were pretty full, they carried things high till after recess, when it ended in several coats being pulled, one man hit a few chugs, and another one being inarched out with one of Pleasant Ridge’s best men on his collar, while sey- . eral others went out to see that it was well done. After this, things xwent on all well.

REPORTER.