Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

W. C. Rose came out to his farm Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy took dinner with Geo. McCoy’s Sunday. Florence Bussell assisted Mrs. R. L. Bussell at housecleaning this week. John Bond, of Fowler, is out to his son George’s this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Downs and son Cecil visited at P. B. Down’s Sunday. Miss Myrtle Lewis spent Sunday with her mother at Lee. A 1 Swim and family, of Rensselaer, called on Peter R. Stiller Sunday. * Geo. Johnson and wife and son John ate dinner at Jas. Fuller’s Sunday. Chas. McCashen, wife and daughter, Leona, visited at Lee Sunday. Cora Tyler called on Mrs. Brook Snedeker Monday afternoon. Miss Ethel Parker spent Friday night and Saturday with her sister, Mrs. R. L. Bussell. R. S. Drake and family attended the commencement exercises of the Monon high school graduates last week. Mrs. Sam Noland and daughter, Cora, were in McCoysburg a short time Monday afternoon. August Rlngeisen returned to Bherburn, Minn., Thursday, after an extended stay with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Hopkins, of Superior, Neb., are here for a visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon. Mrs. John Marnitz, west of McCoysburg, went to Indianapolis, Saturday evening for a week’s visit with her parents and other relatives. Roy C. Godshell went to Chicago Friday to be on hand for the civil ! service examination for railway mall elerk. 'V • ' ' 1

Rollie Stewart, John Johnson and lady friends went to Monon Thursday evening of last week to attend the graduating exercises. Rather than be chloroformed and shaved by a friend, Fred Tyler went to Rensselaer Sunday to have his whiskers taken off. Mrs. Wash Lowman has gone to Routen, Tenn., for a visit with her mother, who is sick, and other relatives. J. C. Warner, of Francesville, is on the road Tuesday of each week carrying quite a nice line of dry goods and groceries, in exchange he takes produce of all kinds. The tonsorial artist at McCoysburg is getting to be a hustler. After trimming city officials’ beards he finds time to supply the country people with fish every Friday. Mrs. Russell Willit has recovered sufficiently to be moved to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Rlngeisen. The trained nurse also went home Friday morning. Robt. Drake’s sister and family living in Michigan City were right in the midst of the cyclone district during the recent storm. Many buildings were damaged near, but, fortunately, their home escaped injury, save a few shingles torn off by flying missies. Frank Spencer, of Stone’s bridge, came over in Hanging Grove Monday. Frank was in the best of humor and wears the champion belt as a thresher. He will be in the ring as soon as oats will do, and thresh out the Osborne neighborhood. Tour humble scribe celebrated his 26th birth anniversary last Tuesday, and much to my surprise received 'many beautiful post cards from my

patrons, and want all of them to accept my heartiest thanks for them and besides I will send all one in return. “Where did you get that hat?” By wearing what he terms a genuine Panama straw, our mail distributer has been trying to crowd warm weather on the unsuspecting along his route. Patrons doubt the material, yet, at a distance, the hat looks to be a white washed coal bucket. Cecil Ross, youngest son of Joshua Ross, came near getting his right leg broken below the knee last Saturday, but as it was he escaped with only a bad bruise. The boy was riding on the corn planter with his father, his overalls came in contact with an endless chain and before the team could be stopped his leg was bent almost to the breaking point.