Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1888 — FROM WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

FROM WHEATFIELD.

Farmers are beginning their spring ptowing. Wheatfield is booming—four new buildings are being erected there’this week. Rev. Miller will hold church services at the Wheatfield school house next Sunday. Willie McNeil is recovering f ‘om a long spell of sickness. School commenced Monday and will proceed with a spring term of two months. The republican convention was held at the Wheatfield schoolhouse Saturday. Any one wishing to purchase land in Wheatfield, Waiker or Kankakee townships will do well to call on or correspond with Frank W. Austin, agent. Died —At her home, 1| miles east of Wheatfield, from measles, Saturday, April 14th, Mrs. Luvina, wife of Pressley S. Davis.The rest of the' family are very low with same disease.

WHEATFIELD DEMOCRAT.

On Tuesday evening last, at Reynolds, Ed. Chamberlain, a young gentleman of good reputation, frenzied at his unsuccessful wooing, shot the object of his affections, Miss Ida Wittenberg, in the face, causing a bad and disfiguring wound He afterwards gave himself up, and furnished bond of $2 000 to await the action of a grand jury.