Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1908 — HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Miss Myrtle Lewis Is visiting relatives at Lucerne, Cass county. C. W. Bussell went to Marinette, Wls., Friday evening on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ray, of Elwood, spent Thanksgiving with the latter’s brother, Joshua. Ross, -and family, on east side. A. B. Lefler, of Wabash, returned to his work at that place Saturday, after a week’s visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler, and other relatives. R. S. Drake shipped a car of feeding cattle to Chicago Tuesday night from McCoysburg. Simon Cook also went along to buy a car load of young cattle. Both together they brought back 37 cattle, arriving in McCoysburg early Thursday morning. Jake Evans, of LaPorte, came down Wednesday to spend a few days visiting among the children of “Uncle” Samuel Parker, deceased. He was here a short time to attend Sam Parker’s sale. He lives in about seven miles of the Gunncss farm which has been the subject of so much controversey since April last. Mr. Evans tells us that It is pretty generally believed by the people of that immediate locality that Lamphere was innocent and that Mrs. Gunness is still living, also that the jury convicting Lamphere will be, severely censured for so doing. About fifty friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs, H. N. Moulds and family gathered at their home on Thanksgiving day about 11 o’clock and sprung a neat little surprise on them by bringing in well filled baskets of eatables, reminding Mr. and Mrs. Moulds of their seventeenth weding anniversary, also presenting them with a rocking chair to remember the occasion. In the evening the young folks came in again and surprised them a second time, leaving at a late hour wishing Mr. and Mrs. Moulds many more happy anniversaries.