Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — McCOYSBURG [ARTICLE]

McCOYSBURG

The diphtheria scare has passed away and school opened again Monday with a good attendance. The new store is almost completed and the merchants, Gwin & McCoy, moved their goods Wednesday. J. P. Hammond, the county truant officer, was ifl*town Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have moved into the hotel, just vacated and are ready to take in boarders. Mabie McDonald, who has been sick with diphtheria is well again. Mr. A. McCoy is in town every day hustling business. Several of the Hanging Grove teachers dismissed school Thursday to attend the Street Fair at Francesville.