Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Hanging Grove. Our correspondent was sick last week and Hanging Grove failed to oppear Thursday. Many farmers are not satisfied with the prices offered by local poultry dealers, and consequently will dress and ship their own poultry. Chas. Maier is making preparations to move to 111. We understand Frank Overton will move to the Maier farm. W. R. Lee, the entertaining merchant at McCoysburg is hustling his home right along. Jean Smith is kept quite busy with bis work as mason and plasterer, and was unnble to meet with the demands made of him last week.

Misses Alice and Jennie Eib came qome from Rensselaer to spend Thanksgiving. “Prettiest girl,” “most popular young lady” and “ugliest man” etc. seem to answer the purpose, but are getting too old to be very interesting. Why not have a change and create a little excitement by offering a prize to the handsomest baby at one of our school socials. Mr. Potter has returned from his long visit among relatives and friends in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, and Buffalo, N. Y. Albert Warner has gone to 111. on business. He has sold his farm consisting of 280 acres to an 111. man. Uncle Stacy English has returned home from bis long visit in Rensselaer. Ihe result of the fertilizer used with the corn has -caused considerable disappointment among some of our farmers. The quality of the corn is good but the yield per acre is much less than expected. We are satisfied it is much better to have a little good corn than to have none at all. Boys if you want to see something unusually fine just go to Mr, Moores and take a peep at Walter’s goats. He has four big ones, and two of tha cutest baby goats you ever saw. Mrs. Jordan and daughter Mattie were in Rensselaer Saturday. Miss Ethel Pierson was home from Rensselaer Sunday. Wash Cook is on the jury this week. Charles Jones has been around looking up jobs for his fodder shredder. Those who dressed and shipped their own poultry for the Thanksgiving market, received good prices, and are well paid for their extra work. Some of our people attended the foot ball game in Rensselaer Monday and one man became so interested that he forgot the greater part of hi-s business in town, and we think it is a wonder he did not forget his team.