Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GROVE NEWS. Considerable rain last week but ending Sunday with snow and a freeze. The house of Joseph Anderson was burned Sunday night Nov. 20, between the hours of 11 one 1 o’clock. ?His son on waking in the night discovered the fire and immediately gave the alarm, but the fire had such a start they could only get a few things out of the house and within 15 minutes after the boy first saw the fire, the roof and timbers of the house had fallen to the ground. The house was insured for S6OO, Mr, Anderson and his estimable family moved to Hanging Grove about a year ago. He is a splendid mechanic both as a blacksmith and a wood workman. The family have moved in the house with Mrs. Cripps for the winter. The Osborne school was dismissed last week on account of the burning of Mn Anderson’s house as that is where the teacher boarded. Teachers township Institute will be held next Saturday at the Banta school house. Sunday school at Osborne eyery Sunday at half past ten o’clock. Elmer Kenton is talking of going to Colorado, in company with Chas. Yeoman, about the first of January. Geo. Benjamin ex Blacksmith of Pleasant Ridge now occupies the bouse recently vacated by Mr. Sullivan. lie is prepared to do all kinds of Blacksmithing at reasonable prices, Jas. Culp and Chas. Oglesby have moved over in White county where they will spend the winter batching and trapping. They report business lively.

OLD JOE.