Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1908 — HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Miler visited at J. D. Miller's Sunday. Gaylord Parker and Gert'e Downs spent Spnday wdh R. L. Bussell and wife. Rollie Stewart and Hazel Drake took diiiner with Mr. and Mrs. Noble Moulds Sunday. Mrs. C.'R. Templ'.ton is tr king vi lin lessons at Monon under the insrtuctions of an 1 talian musician. * Robt. Drake has equipped his house with piping to run the rain water into the new Cistern that he just recently built. Miss Goldie Gunyon came Monday morning for a visit with her brother, Elmer, who lives on the J. C. Gwin farm. Mrs. Stella M. Parkinson and davg‘ - ter and Miss Feme Parker visited their sisters Carrte and Vera Park r in Chicago Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Yeoman visited with Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler Sunday afternoon, Mr. Yeoman and Mr. Lefler are old time friends having lived neighbors for a number of years. Mr. and. Mrs. W. A. Baker, of Fowler, are here for a visit with the latter’s father, John Tigler. Dr. Baker is the veterinary surgeon at Fowler and has had some practice here during his visits. .*'• A little wet fall rain came down steadily all day Monday and part of Tuesday. The amount was not of much consequence however, but sufficient to lay frightful dust for a few days anyhow. Quarterly meeting was announced Sunday for Nov. 7 and 8. Rev. Simon on began the protracted meeting" at Parker Monday night and will likely continue the meeing for at least two weeks. , The road from the Fair View school house to A. E. Stewart’s has been closed as there was very little or no travel on it, and no repair work had been done for a number of years, something like five or six. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter are going to start house-keeping in Grandfather Howe’s property, adjacent to the ccrner of White Co. They can threw stones at White Co. any time bom their own door yard. They are a thrifty young couple and ha\e tte best wishes of all their friends. Most of the corrugated sewer that our trustee bought at Crawfordsville, have been put in place this week. They are made of steel and will undoubtedly outlast sewer tile. For should the dirt chance to be washed away from them and are encountered with heavy loads, they may get badly beat but not broken.

We are holding some mail at our office for a party by the name of Lloyd Metheny, unknown. The department urges that persons be more ca.eful in addressing mail matter, in care you are visiting have your mail addressed “in care of” etc., thereby effecting immediate delivery and saving your letters from the dead letter office. Reed McCoy’s car load of potat es were soon sold out last week and the demand far exceeded the supply. Quite a number of customers came for potatoes after they were all gone.’SH** Postoffice inspector Woltz, of Logansport made his semi-annual visit at our office Saturday and was well pleased with the way our postmaster was conducting the business of his office. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Armstrong cf Michigan City, came Saturday evening for a visit with their son, C. A. Armstrong and wife. They, also expect to renew several old acquaintances before returning home. Mr. Armstrong was formerly supeinttndent over the McCoy ranch here, a few years ago, and is quite widely known.