Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1909 — Hanging Grove [ARTICLE]

Hanging Grove

Fair View school has been clcsed a few days until the mumps cease. Saturday will be the last institute this school year. I R. B. Porter, J. P. and Roy Gwin went to Newton, 111., Monday, on a business trip. Wm. Bachtold of near Medaryville has moved on the farm recently vacated by Carl Remm. Mr. Gilmores’ repairs have come for his dredge and it is probable work wil) be resumed soon. Grandpa Howe is improving very slowly, so slow in fact, that some times it is hard to tell wheher ha id better or not. Reed McCoy was called to the bedside of his father Sunday morning. He had taken, quite sick Saturday night but seemed some better the latter, part of the week. A number of farmers about here intended to commence sowing oats and on the Francesville prairie had Monday, but will be detained for a while until better weather. A bunch of duck hunters came up from Monticello Tuesday morning and had a whole box car of sporting goods consigned to them which was transferred to the C. & W. V. Ry., for transit to the Kankakee, evidently they were going after the ducks proper.