Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1915 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Wheatfield Review. N. Stonebraker made a business trip to DeMotte Tuesday. ““George - Ferguson has treated his livery bam to a new coat of paint. C. P. Clager went to Hobart, Ind., Saturday on a business trip. Elmer Hunsicker returned home Monday from Bloomington University. Albert VanDoozer has been appointed justice of the peace at Wheatfield to succeed himself. Uncle George Shaner, the oldest man in Porter county, celebrated his 95th birthday June 13th. Mrs. Evans, of Gary, visited here Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hamitlon and family. Mrs. John Allen and children, of Kankakee, visited here Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig. Walter Hoehn and an auto load of Kankakee friends visited here Sunday with Happy and Albert Hoehn. T. J. Spencer went to Kankakee Monday to attend the state trap shooting tournament. Jay is one of the crack shots. Capitola Swisher returned home Saturday from a visit at the home of hei; sisters at Thayer and Roselawn. Mrs. Simon Fendig returend Friday evening from a visit with her brother, John, and family at Kankakee. Happy George Hoehn is the latest new owner of an auto here, having purchased a latest model run-about •Ford. Mrs. Franklin Petry and children, of Lowell, came Friday for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John East. Sheriff B. D. McColly, Attorney A. Halleck,.Wm. Hoover and O. K. Rainier, of Rensselaer, were business visitors here Friday. •% Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blue, of Rensselaer, came Friday for a visit with friends. Mr. Blue is convalescing from a spell of sickness. The Wheatfield Center team crossed bats with DeMotte at Wheatfield Center last Sunday. DeMotte was defeated by the score of 19 to 8. Mrs. Maria Biggs has commenced the erection of a tiew and commodious residence located in the Gorman addition to the town of Wheatfield. The town of Hobart is certainly entitled to the flag in the way of celebrating the 4th. They are advertising three fourths, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and daughters, Edna and Carrie, autoed Sunday to Pleasant Grove and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams and family. Mrs. W. W. Drake, son Dick and daughter Mildred, of Sioux City, la., came last week for a visit with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boyle and family. The new farm residence of B. F. Davidson, south of Stoutsburg, is nearly completed and is a nice 11room house. Mr. Davidson has made many valuable building improvements to his place. All members of Wheatfield lodge No. 353, Knights of Pythias, are requested to attend the regular meeting Wednesday evening, June 30. Election of officers and payment of semi-annual dues. The Streator, 111., Browns crossed bats here last Sunday with the Regulars and the visitors were defeated by the score of 10 to 2. The visitors were a good bunch of players but the home boys got the pitcher’s goat. According to the Acts, 1915, It is unlawful for any person to shoot, or cause to he shot, any firearm of any description across, along or upon any public highway in the state of Indiana, except officers of the law when in discharge of their duty. Frank E. Lewis, C. J. Hobbs, of Kersey; Charlie Curtin and Dr. Hewitt, of DeMotte; Selden Spieth, of Shelby and Ye Editor and Warren Boyle and H. W. Marble went in the Lewis Studebaker Six to North Judson Tuesday evening to see Bob, Alex and Joe ride the goat a couple of times in the R. A. M. All land owners shall cut or cause to be cut down between June 15 and Sept. 1, in each year for the length the public highway shall extend along or through their lands, all briars, thistles, burrs, docks, willows, sumac, reeds, cat-tails, tail-grass, shrubs and all other growths which in any way either partly or wholly obstruct the view of any such highways. The children of Wm. Grube, Sr., gathered at his home Sunday and spent the day in honor of Mrs. Joseph Grube, of Cavalier, N. Dak., who was called to Momence, 111-, by the death of hex father, Galvin Grimm, last week. Mrs. Joseph Grube left here Monday for Chicago, accompanied by her niece, Mrs. Wm. Madary, who will start for his home this week. The late Mr. Grimm formerly resided near Stoutsburg in this county.