Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Owing to the fact that the Republican went to press a day earlier than usual those items werenot used for the Friday issue. Supt. Lamson visited Gillam township schools Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willits went tc Rensselaer Wednesday. H. W. Rishling helped M. L. Ford dress turkeys Monday. Marion Sands made a business trip over to Pleasant Ridge Tue'sday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy and Myrtle Lewis went to Chicago Mon•day morning Several thousand pounds of dressed poultry was sent to the Chicago market the first of the week from JlcCoysburg. Mrs. Richard Foulks went to Logansport the first of the week to see some relatives, who have just recently been under quarantine for a case of diphtheria. Mrs. Hattie Dean and children returned to they- home- in Indianapolis Sunday, after a visit with Sam Karr and family. Her son, Howard Dean, has worked for Mr. Karr the past season and will quite likely return here next summer. ; Clarence Montz went to Indianapolis Monday evening to accept a good position with a dairying firm, where he will have charge of the record of the outgoing and incoming milk cans. He stands an excellent chance of getting to be bookkeeper for the company. Clarence is a young man of strictly first-class morals and takes up his new work with the very best recommend. • Kidnapping is getting close to home when it occurs in our adjoining tdwnship, as in the case of the Dimon family. A number of Hanging Grove families are quite well acquainted -JWitb the Dimon family, and all seem to have a great deal of sympathy for them and express a desire to see the criminal punished. Just exactly the outcome for those who concealed the elopers seems a little doubtful in some minds. However they may have been entirely innocent parties. Miss Vera Lefler has accepted a position with the Rowles & Parker department store at Rensselaer to take effect about the first of December. Miss Lefler has won a large circle of friends for the store where she has worked for the past two years, as well as for herself. As a clerk and assistant postmaster she has proven most efficient. But just one more thing, that is, just how much longer she will live the life of single bliss is a matter of conjecture.’ . The play to be given at McCoysburg on Xmas evening by the young people will be a musical comedy entitled “Santa Claus’ time about 40 minutes, using 20 characters. If they are successful with this play then later on it may be decided to give a larger play for the benefit of the church or Sunday school. Mr. Noland, the teacher, has kindly volunteered to train the school pupils in their part of the exercise, and thus save' the committee much trouble. The Eaton, Ind., postoffice was robbed of stamps valued at $1,500 early Tuesday morning, also some cash was taken. The safe was not blown but the combination was worked, evidently by an expert thief. The Jobbers left no trace whatever, but both the federal and local officers ’ are working on the case. Two of our teachers, Miss Mary Sherry and Chester Tyler, are residents of that town. Card of Thanks. We desire to express over heartfelt thanks to the many neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during our late bereavement in the death of our husband and father. MRS. HARRIETTE ZABEL MR. AND MRS. WM. ZABEL.