Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1915 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Marbles big stock sale today, March 18th. Mrs. Bessie Jessup, of Franklin Park, 111., came last Saturday for a visit with her father, John Biggs, and other relatives in this vicinity. W. S. McConnell, of Fair Oaks, was a business visitor here Saturday. This is the day of Marble’s big stock sale, March 18. Jim Moyer landed back from Illinois and says the Hoosier state is good enough for him. Mrs. Fred Pickner and daughter visited Sunday with Zack Kerns and family. One of the Jasper county teachers one day last week was giving written problems on the blackboard to her pupils and the teacher wrote the first ana last letter of each word and one of the words for the pupils to guess was b s, and all the kids laughed and said Beans, which- wasn’t correct. It should have been beef scraps. We know lots of people who could have guessed the word without half looking. Mrs. Wm. Grube, ( Jr., was called to Atlanta, 111., by the serious illness of her mother last week. x Mr. Osborn and Josephine Byers, of Knox, autoed here Saturday evening and visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cox. , John A. Williams 1 was a business visitor at Kankakee: Saturday. Found, a Bank of Wheatfield souvenir pocketbook containing a sum of money and a flash light bulb. Call at the office of Review.

10 pounds of granulated sugar given away free with every 10 bushels of potatoes sold at 58 cents per bushel. This cash deal at George Hoehn’s Market. W. B. McNeil transacted business at the county seat Saturday. FOR SALE—3OO bushels pure Quaker seed oats, 55 cents per bushel. Apply to S. A. Austin, Wheatfield. Dr. Salisbury and J. W. Ott, of Crown Point, autoed here last Friday looking after their land interests. S. W. Hamilton .has purchased the lots formerly occupied at the McGlynn hotel property. We understand Mr. Hamilton intends the erection of a large garage and the building will be two stories. The upper story will be built for a large public hall. Lottie Miller returned to Harvey Saturday from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller. W. B. McNeil made a business trip to Rensselaer Tuesday. Mrs. Simon Fendig returned Tuesday from a visit with her brother, ‘John and family at Kankakee. Jamie MacDonald, who left here last-Saturday, writes from Pittsburg, Pa., enclosing the price for reading the truthteller and the Scotchman says Jet her come every week. Give my rest to the lads an’d lassies of good old Northern Jasper. Scats wa ha. Jimmie will be missed amang the kilties.