Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1915 — WHEATFIELD [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD

From the Wheatfield Review: Roy Cox has been on the sick list the past week. ----- C. M. Hanger, of Morocco, was here on business Saturday. Robert Mannan and J. C. McColly I were county ssat visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James McColly were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday. A. S. Keen is building a new addition to his residence on Byron street. Frank E. Lewis has purchased a new seven-passenger Studebaker touring car. 1 J. W. Ott and family and Dr. Salisbury Vof Crown Point, autoed here Saturday. Julius Gingerich has been on the sick list the past ten days with an attack of grip. New spring and summer 1915 millinery goods at Mrs. A. P. Rockwell’s, Wheatfield, Ind. Rev. Morris will preach at the Walker Center school r Thursday evening, April 1. H. D. Weaver, of Wyanet, 111., was here last week looking over his land interests in Northern Jasper. Miss Falk, of Lowell, returned home Wednesday, from a visit with her relatives-, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Clark. Miss Minnie Geffert, of Chicago, came Thursday for a few days visit at the home of her brother, Clark J. Geffert and family. W. J. Helmick purchased a new supply of building material this week from the Frost-Johnson Lumber Co., of St. Louis. Mrs. Jack Bradford, of Chicago Heights, visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knapp last week.

Mrs. Carl Mattocks, of St. Anne, 111., returned home Tuesday from a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller and family. Mrs. John Tilton ana baby returned to her home near Rosc.lawn Tuesday from a visit here with her home folks, James Cooper and family.' Mr. and Mrs. George Swisher went Saturday morning to Thayer and Roselawn for a visit at the homes of their daughters, Mrs. Wm. Kepperling and Mrs. Fred Fuller. Hon. A. C. Rankin has been engaged to give a series of six lectures on temperance at the M. E. church here. Read the announcement elsewhere in this paper. Johnnie Tilton, of near Roselawn, visited relatives here over Sunday. The residence in which John and family lived was destroyed by fire, causing him considerable loss. George Hoehn, Sr., of Kankakee, came Thursday with his knapsack mid a pair of rubber boots, and George got about half mad at Bill Mac when he was asked if he was going to wade out on The public sale of the personal property on the farm of the late Grover Smith will be held at the farm in Walker township Friday, April 2. Read the notice elsewhere in this paper. Mrs. John Williams has been at the Mansfield farm southeast of Rensselaer, the past ten days, the occasion being the arrival of a new granddaughter, being bom Sunday,, March 21, to John W. Williams and wife. George Byers was given his second ride on the Knights of Pythias goat last Wednesday evening. George said he took the bobber right under without even looking and only for a few good friends would have been fishing yet. George will take his third and last degree Wednesday evening of this week. The great Kankakee Valley has made great changes the past few years in the growing of cereal crops. -Much of the land acreage that produced only wild hay and afforded duck hunting ground only a few years ago is now raising com, oats, rye and wheat, and preparations are now being made for a larger acreage of cereals this year. The new elevator erected by the late George O. stembel handled over one hundred cars of last season's grain. The great change has been brought about through the drainage.