Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1908 — HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Mrs, C. W. Bussell and daughter, Ella, visited at Geo. Long’s, at Lewiston, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Millard English went up to Charley Peregrine’s, at Tefft, Wednesday for a few - days’ visit Miss Theresa Knopinski returned to her work at Cincinnati, Ohio, after an extended visit with her parents here The telephones were so busy Tuesday night that it was almost impossible to get a message through, to Rensselaer.

C. W. Bussell hßs sold another pair of his wild geese,- this time to a man in New Freedom. Penn. Thejr were crated and shipped by exp l ess last Friday. Allie Rusk met with quite a painful accident one day this week, while working with a rope. He bad. his hand quite badly bruited and came near losing a finger or two. The democrats and republicans e’acted a man each here. C. A. Lefler (D.)for assessor and Geo. Parker (K.J for trustee. Both are good men and should make excellent officials. y,

We were-treated to our first snow fall Wednesday. The first flakes fell about 11 o’clock and from then until evening, but not of sufficient quantity to make any, showing on tie ground. Some of the bridge men are here hauling the building material out. The bridge will be a large steel to the ditch south of Lou Wood s. The bridge will be a large st f el structure . Rhoads, the grocer, will have a car of potatoes in one day this week, and will sell them 'from the car at fO cents a bushel. —— surf Cheapest accident inui ance—Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil. Stops the pain and heals the wound. All druggists sell it. 70 cents a bushel for potatoes off the car. See Rhoades, the grower. The box ball alley will open Wednesday evening. Free Wednesday afternoon and evening. Everybody come. Get your oyster stews and fries at McKay’s; first door north of fire engine house.