Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1908 — HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Millard English, of Brook, lowa, are here for an extended visit with relatives. In fact most* of their relatives live in this county, and they will probably remain till January in order to visit aIL Wm. Large, of Wing, 111., who owns the farm where A. Williamson lives, came out Sunday. He drove through, a distance of 100 miles. Mr. Large Is going to remodel the- house-xar ins farm here, this falL He intends to make it 2 stories high and may make a cellar under the kitcuen. It will be built something after the style of Simon Cook’s house. Mr. and Mrs. Rudicle and little niece of' Marion, returned home Tuesday after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Reed MoColly. Mrs. J. W. R.shlmg and Mrs. Wm. Jabel visited wi h the foimer’s parents, south of Pleasant Ridge, Tuesday. Farmers are getting ready for corn husking, corn is ripening very fast since so much dry weather. Some that have two or three cribs and can thus scatter the cpru around are going to commence husking next week. J. P. Gwin has just got in a car load of excellent block coal for his customers. : -: r i Jesse Long, who has been working - " for C, W, Bussell this season, has b en quite sick for some time, and unless he gets able to work soon he will probably migrate to Tennes.ee, where he came from last spring. He is a nice young man and it is too bad he is unable to work, as he had intended to stay tiil after corn husking. Ray Montz came home Tuesday noon from Monon, where he has been working during the summer. He and his father will haul the rock for the new bridge south of McCoysburg. Ray came home to stay for a while, bringing his trunk along and was met at the train by his father with the wheel barrow. • - •». . ... _• >*’ -■r'-.---• - rT . O 7 •*? f. • -♦ C. W. Bussell and family and Mr. and Mrs. R, L. Bussell took dinner at James Letter's Sunday. ttt? Gaylord Parker and Chester Downs have returned from MitcLell, S. Dak. They seem to like the country alright, but it blows meat too strong. Mrs. James Letter was very sck for a few days this week, but is better now. r ; The county Sunday school convention will be held in Rensselaer, Thursday, October 22nd. Each Sunday school in the county should send at least two delegates and as many more people go as can.