Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy were in Rensselaer Wednesday. • Ed Peregrine and daughter Myrtle went to Rensselaer Saturday. Hugo Webb, of Hammond, is visiting with Marion Sands. Born, June 24t,h, to Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkens, a nine pound son. Miss Elsie Smith was over at Brook Thursday and returned home Friday. Mrs. R. L. Bussell spent Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. John Marnitz visited with P. B. Downs and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine Sunday. Marion Robinson left Saturday morning for a couple of days’ business trip. Miss Rose Helfrich, of Monon, visitted a few days last week at George Johnson’s. Owing to the slump in the hog market Mr. Drake did not ship his hogs last week. Ed McKallip and hys father, both of near Seafield, were in Hanging Grove a short time Thursday. Mrs. Chas. Sands, of Rensselaer, has been visiting Mrs. Addie Lyons and family the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rishling visited with the former’s parents near Remington Saturday and Sunday. Smith Hughes, the section boss, has moved his family to McCoysburg, and they are occupying the old hotel property. Boyd and Willie Holmes, from wes< of Rensselaer, visited Saturday and Sunday with Wilson and Elvin Bussell. Harry Switzer, who has been working for Bob Drake since early spring, returned to his home at Lancaster, Pa., Friday. Poles have been strung along the road from J. Ross’s to R. M. Jordans for the extension of the Francesville telephone line. Mrs. H. N. Hurd and children, of Rensselaer, returned home Saturday morning, after a short visit with R. B. Porter and family.

M. L. Ford sold his fine black cattle to Roth Bros., of Rensselaer, for butchering purposes. He took the last bunch down Tuesday. Mrs. Cora Osborne and daughter came up from New Albany, Saturday morning for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Crowder. H. Conrad, of Metamori, 111., is out to J. J. Molitors, paying him a visit and also to see his farm he owns in Gillam, which Mr. Molitor is overseeing this season. .

Lewis Hooker has sworn out vengeance against an innocent , youn rabbit, that has recently ate up -about-fIA-of his late cabbage. Lewis says a dutchman and a rabbit never was knpwn to hitch very well on the cabbage deal. A. A. Rusk shipped 170 pounds of wool to Chicago Saturday. It seems that a few sheep would be an excellent investment for every farmer as they could be kept on less than the amount of roughness that is usually wasted. Mrs. J. D. went to Rochester Saturday to see her sister, Mrs. Clara Marteney, who is in the hospital at that place, lying at the point of death and, according to the word received Friday she cannot live more than three or four days. Her home is at Kniman.

The ice cream supper at McCoysburg Saturday night was fairly well attended and everyone had all the good cream they could eat. Fifteen gallons of cream was bought for the occasion and was all disposed of that evening but about a gallon, which wab sold to a private party. Thg proceeds were not obtainable at thlTwrC ing.

Mr. and Mrs. Moore Banta, of Arlington Heights, Ill.," spent a few hours in Hanging Grove last week, renewing old acquaintances. , Mr. Banta formerly taught school in this township some 18 or 19 years ago, and was engaged in the same vocation at Chicago for a number of. years, but has quit that profession and is now working for a book Woking firm.

Georgle Stultz, six years old, was bitten Friday afternoon by Lon Cavinders dog, receiving a bite on one arm and some severe scratches about the face. Mrs. Cavinder and children had come to McCoysburg that after-noon-to da gome trading and the dog came along as usual. The Cavinder boyß stopped to play with Btultz’s boys and Georgie sought to test the dog's patience by poking him over the head with a stick and the outcome was as above mentoned. The boy was taken to Rensselaer Satur-

day morning to consult the family physician. Harry Downs lost his brother -Charley’s watch Saturday night at McCoysburg while running and playing with some other young folks. It was sn Elgin open face, stem wind, silver case, also had a good chain attached. However, the chain may have been detached when it fell from his pocket. He thinks he lost it in the road either in front of the school property or R. L. Bussell’s. Anyone finding it will please hand to Reed McCoy or notify the owner and receive a reasonable reward.