Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1912 — Prominent Citizen Moves to Chicago From Wheatfield. [ARTICLE]

Prominent Citizen Moves to Chicago From Wheatfield.

Kankakee Valley Review. Mr. and Mrs. John Greve leave here this week for Chicago, where they will temporarily make their home this summer, Mr. Greve having disposed of his property interests here and invested in Chicago properties which need his personal attention while undergoing improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Greve came to Wheatfield twen-ty-six years ago March 9th, 1912, and have lived here continuously until this time. Mr. Greve has been termed one of the active business men in building up the town, ’he having erected fourteen houses, opened the first livery barn, the first barber shop, first meat market, and held the office of justice of the peace for twelve years, town trustee for three terms, and although never having gone to school a day in his life, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in all courts for the. past sixteen years, and claims the reputation of never having lost a case for a client where he had taken the case from the start to the finish and held the office of deputy prosecutor for several terms. Politically Judge Greve, as he is familiarly called, is a staunch republican and was re-elected as township chairman of the party for many campaigns. Mr. Greve is a member of Wheatfield Lodge No. 689, I. O. O. F., and was instrumental in getting the lodge here to purchase their splendid home on Grove street. He has also at different times been engaged in several mercantile establishments, and was, up to the time of moving to the city, conducting a hardware store in the Odd Fellows budding, which stock was recently purchased by Frank Rogers. The judge can certainly claim great credit for the part he has taken in the growth and upbuilding of the town of Wheatfield, having always taken an active Interest in the public affairs of the community. He is at the present time town attorney, Which office he will hold until the expiration of the present term. John also laid claim to being a successful farmer, which occupation he engaged in as a side line more or less each year. Of couse, the readers of The Re view will agree with the writer that a man would nearly have to be a saint to please everybody in a small town, but we believe the readers will agree with the writer that Mr. and Mrs. Greve leave here with the best wishes of the great majority of our people and the citizens of the Kankakee Valley, where they were so widely and favorably known. Mr. and Mrs. Greve have been blessed with four daughters and one son who have been reared in this vicinity, namely, Mrs. Bertha Tilton, of Rensselaer, Mrs. Kate Glasscoe, of Warrenhurst, 111., Mrs. Anna Mannan, Mrs. Francis Paulsen and Willie of this place.