Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1909 — HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy were in Rensselaer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter took dinner at George Parkers’ Sunday. Chas. Saidla is fixing up his old ice house and intends to fill it with ice for next summer’s use. Since Mr. Moulds’ are going away, Miss Wood has changed her boarding place to Elmer Gunyon’s. r Russell Harmon returned home Sunday evening from a visit at Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Rose and two youngest children Cecil and Nellie, went to Elwood Wednesday for a week’s visit with Mr. Ross’s mother. C. W. Bussell lost a good horse last week. The cause of its death was very singular. The horse had been in usual spirits until a week before its death. Don’t forget the box social and entertainment at the Moore school Saturday night. Some of the school talent of several years hence will be displayed and the entertainment is going to be good. The advisory board met at McCoy sburg Monday as the law provides and settled up the township’s affairs with the old trustee, and turned the office over to the new official, who, took his seat Tuesday morning.