Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Isaac Parker lost a valuable mare a few days ago. Mrs. John Jordan and Miss Blanche " Cook were in Rensselaer Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell were in Rensselaer Friday evening doing some shopping. * ' .! Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy and Myrtle Lewis were in Rensselaer Thursday shopping. Willie Montz and Ferol Parker, who took the second hitch at the diploma examination, passed with good grades. C. W. Bussell came home Sunday from Wisconsin, after nearly a three weeks sojourn. He has been helping /am<js Lefl§r build a house, Whether the fruit is killed is a question. Apple trees are putting out an exceedingly light bloom this season, and the peach trees were by no means overloaded with blossoms. Clarence and Willie Montz went to Monon Saturday morning. Clarence intended going on over to Monticello in the afternoon to attend the athletic field meet between the White county high schools. Robert Johns was up from Lafayette over Sunday for a visit with his parents. He has secured steady employment in a factory, and is doing well. He rides to and from his work on a bicycle, thus saves 10 cents per day car fare. A “post-card shower” was gotten up last week- for Mrs. Ricks in honor of her birthday. She has been sick for some time, has underwent two operations and is still unable to be out. She was the recipient of many handsome cards that brought much good cheer. A A. Rusk, of this township, had considerable damage done to his farm property, over near Francesville, by the recent wind storm. One side of his barn was completely demolished and a steel frame wind mill was warped so violently to the ground as to render it almost valueless. The Moffit dredge is still building, and may not begin shoveling dirt for several days yet as they have been hampered for a few days by not having some necessary parts at hand. Clayton Moffit is at the helm now as his father Went to Dakota some time ago. The dam they have made in the old ditch has backed the water up nearly on a level with the road.