Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Carl Wilmington, of Tefft, is working for John Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Middlestadt were in this vicinity Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Rishling, July 23rd, a ten poupd boy. Miss Elsie Smith went to Brook Monday for a few days stay. > A. R. Clark, of Lee, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCashen. Orb Brown and Miss Flossie Godshall attended league at Lee Sunday night. R. S. Drake was down near Monon Tuesday helping thresh wheat on his land. Grandfather Givin came to McCoysburg Monday evening for a visit with relatives? E. Gilmore and Sam Graves together with their families visited at George Johnson’s Sunday. Albert Lewis has resigned his position with Moore & Baily and is clerking for Sam Alt. Simon Parcels has always lived an honest life until last week; he traded horses with a gypsy. « Miss Gladys of Letcher, S. Dak., is visiting friends here, and relatives in White county. Mrs. John Lutes and family spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Nitzschke, and family. Mrs. J. C. Ireland is improving’ some from her recent sickness, and will be about again soon. Sam Karr was called to Paxton, 111., Sunday by the news that his father was not expected to live. Wm. Lehman’s ten acre patch of wheat made 370 bushels or 37 bushels per acre. This is the only wheat threshed thus far in this township, but it is not likely that anyone can beat it. While mowing hay a few days ago, Floyd Miller killed a large rattle snake. It had such a nice bunch of rattles that. Floyd saved them, thinking perhaps they would make a nice rattle box. Frank Peregrine has the job of running the Babcock & Hopkins elevator at McCoysburg this season, and has put An the past week repairing some of the parts that have become worn or broken. Mrs. J. D. Miller’s sister, Mrs. Clara Marteney, whose serious sickness was mentioned some time ago, died at Rochester Wednesday, July 21st. The remains were brought back to Kewana for burial. The decesased had no children. Rollie Stewart’s driving team is so very quiet and gentle when hitched in light harness that he only has to use one hand to drive them. He just got in Monday morning about the time hay would do to rake and hooked them on the rake immediately, they did not take to the charge very well and soon made junk and kindling wood of the rake. Potato growers in the eastern part of the state are having time and trouble taken off their hands by a small insect which bites the “tater” bug just under the wing. This little varment is headed west and it is not likely he will reach old Jasper until next spring, in the meantime we must do something to rid the potato vine of this troublesome pest—let us s (pray).