Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1908 — Hanging Grove Township [ARTICLE]

Hanging Grove Township

Ed and Harry Cook are camping over on Blue Sea, and hauling baled hay to Wolcott. Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Simon Cook returned home from Chicago Thursday evening, where they had been visiting. A man “by the name of McKinney now lives on the Ejchelberger farm, making the third tenant there this season. Harvey •. Phillips has been quite sick for some time. Dr. . Clayton came out to see him Wednesday, but he is better now. Lilly Lowe, of near Monon, came out to R. S. Drake’s Thursday for a short vlßit and to get some of Mrs. Drake’s fine big tomatoes. Buckwheat is being harvested now, but the yield will be light In some localities owing to the big frost which caught the latest buckwheat right in the bloom.

Will Walters Is Bowing wheat where James Lefler lives. The ground is very dry and hard, and wheat can’t possibly cofne up until some rain falls. Election Thursday was a very quiet affair, only G 9 voters coming out Many of the farmers were extermely busy and still some Beemed little concerned.

W. D. Pass is the next man to launch Into the creamery busiuess, but the pastures are so near burnt up now, that the creamery business seems a little dull Hoy Rishling is grading up the road south of J. D. Miller’s. It is a very bad place iu the spring, but as hard as the ground is to plow, looks like it never would get soft. ■ chon. W. Bussell is doing some repair work on Mick Ringersen’s barn putting In new sills, etc. The old

bam is very familiar to C. W. as he 1 was employed in it many a time daring his boyhood days. R. S. Drake has been Informed that his pasture near Monon is nearly exhausted. He has 89 head of cattle down there and unless some rain comes soon he will likely have to feed them down there or bring them home. The C, & W- v, Ry. Co., has-A brand new engine now and can make their trips without any difficulty, whatever. Some of the officials of that road were consulting with Agent McCoy about running a special on the 23rd to Brook No doubt there would be several people go there to see our next president The good road movement la being pushed to a finish this fall. Everything is being worked on the roads that can be, a few however will play instead of working. G. W. Bond Is a crack hand with a road grader. Last week he hoaned up the road alone Mr. Brandenburg’s place, preparing it for a coat of gravel.