Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

R. O. Johns went to Wolcott Wednesday evening to attend the lodge. Miss Louie is assisting Mrs. Wm. Walls with her work during hay harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Parcells took idlnner with Mrs. Ida Lewis and daughter, of Lee, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Meadows, of Monon, are visiting R. V. Johns and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nitzschke and daughter, Marie, called on Mr. and Mrs. John Lutes, near Monon, Sunday. As this is the season of the year for rattle-snakes, people should be very careful about gathering cucumbers or shocking buckwheat in the low lands. Another heavy wind and rain storm visited the east side of Hanging Grove Tuesday afternoon, and left another trail of distruction, blew down the corn, oats shocks, trees, etc, and played havoc geneially. , The Ripple Bros, show pulled into McCoysburg late Tuesday afternoon, Just in time to erred the tents for the show. They showed at Francesville the night before, and on their way here some of the wagons got badly confused in the direction, and drove six or seven miles out of the way. There were 23 in the company and their performances consisted mainly of airiel work, most of it was unquestionably good, but was the general talk that the whole affair did not have the attractions that the Fite show had a year ago. The company left here early Wednesday morning for Rensselaer. They had a very poor class at horses. It is doubtful if they made expenses in McCoysburg.