Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1914 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

C. H. Weiss is reported on the sick list with a severe cold. Mrs. J. Bowie was called to Shelby Friday by the illness of a relative E. R. Higlit has been confined to his home with an attack of grip several days last week. Born, on Friday, Dec. 11, 1914, a boy, to Martin Harrington and wife. Dr. Fyfe, attending physician. Ina Roth, who was employed last summer here in building the new Stembel elevator, was back here over Sunday visiting friends. Mrs. G. D. Gregory, Minnie Tinkham and June Jessup went Friday evening /to shop Saturday at .South Bend. Noah Jenkins, who was quarantined at the home of Sylvester Austin when Ruby Austin took the scarlet fever, has a well developed case and Noah* makes the second case at the Austin home. Word was revived here last week that Claud Biggs, who is working at the barber trade out at Potter, Neb, where his brother, Ernest resides, was injured by being burned on the hands and face, the result of an explosion of wood alcohol while generating a gasoline lamp The west bound passenger train on the C; I. A S, due here at 5:55 Monday evening, struck a span of horses and wagon on the road crossing one mile oast of town. The conveyance was driven by Cliff Hanley and brother, of near Dunns Bridge. The train was stopped immediately and the men brought here to town. Cliff Hanley was injured in the back and was bruised on the body. The other brother escaped injury. Dr. Fyfe was called and took care of the injured. The accident was the result of one of I the horses stumbling and falling on the horses and while the brothers were trying to get the team off ; the track the train came. Cliff was i thrown to the side of the track but his brother escaped, It was thought that both horses were killed. The injured man and his brother had miraculous escape from being fa--1 tally injured.