Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1915 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Wheatfield Review. The Pinter family autoed Friday for a visit with relatives at Deep River. - .""“"T'' John Maunan visited here Friday evening with his eon, Robert and wife. Ruth Kennedy returned home Friday from a visit with relatives at LaCrosse. Dr. Salisbury and J. W. Ott, of Crown Point, were business visitors here Saturday. Rev. ' Father Hors tm an conducted regular services at the Catholic church here last Sunday. Mrs. Maria Biggs and daughter, Goldie, returned Monday evening from a shopping trip to Chicago. The Q. B. M.’s held their regular session Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Robt. A. Mannan. iH. W. Marble went to Chicago Friday to get repairs for his dredge and Buzz also attended the auto races.

John A. Williams, son George and daughters Leona and Carrie, autoed to Valparaiso last Friday. Mrs. Ed Mutchler went Monday to Julien for a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Whited and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierce, of Kouts, visited here Sunday at the home of her brother, Edward Lidtke and family. Curtis Steel, who had his leg broke at the Marble ranch last week, was brought via auto to his home here Friday. Mrs. Fred Watson and child, of DeMotte, visited here last Friday at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Keen and family. Miss Norris, of Renssealer, returned home Wednesday from a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jensen.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hendrickson and children, of Kouts, visited here Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gert Hendrickson. Mr. and Mrs. A 1 Clark, of Thayer, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fuller and daughter, of Rose! awn, were here visiting relatives Sunday. George Ferguson, George Miller, Charlie Jensen, Cash Clager and Allen Fendig autoed Saturday morning to Chicago to see the sweedway races. Martha and Lenora Hickam, of Spencer, Ind., came last Thursday for a visit at the home of their uncle and auntie, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hickam and family.

George Luse, of Chicago, came Wednesday evening of last week and visited Thursday with Mrs. E. W. Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig. . , The Royal Neighbors held a social session at their meeting last Thursday evening. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable time reported.

Notices are being prepared by the town to serve on several of our citizens to work out their poll tax. Every citizen who is liable to work or pay should respond at the call of the street commissioner as the law requires. Say Whiskers —You ought to see Hendrickson’s Tonsorial Parlor and pool room since it was newly papered and decorated. Everything looks neat and clean. Gert certainly observed clean-up day. George Hoehn has made a combination car out of his new runabout Ford. George has an extension on the rear that he can haul in a beef dr a dozen coops of chickens and then when he puts on his glad clothes to take his best out riding he changes both front and rear and looks real “Happy.” Dr. Washburn and Judge Chas. Hanley, of Rensselaer, were here Tuesday soliciting signers to a petition to be presented to the board of commissioners for the erection and maintenance of a county hospital and the visitors had no trouble in securig about sixty signers during the noon hour to such a commendable movement. The fire department had a call Wednesday evening about 6:80. Smoke was seen coming from the Peer residence on South street. Fire was discovered in a bedroom, the bed having caught on fire. The chemical engine put out the fire in short order. A commendable act at this fire was the promptness in which Ward Hamilton hurried to the engine house and coupled his Ford to the chemical engine and took it to the fire. The chief of the fire department has issued an order that the sum of one' dollar will be paid auto owners who first get to the engine house and take the engine to the place where the fire has been reported.