Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1915 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Wheatfield Review. Hans Nelson, of Tefft, was a business visitor here Tuesday. Threshing coal at Helmick’s Lumber Yard, Wheatfield, Ind. Alva McNeil, of LaCrosse, visited his parents here Tuesday. George Meyers, of Rensselaer, was a business visitor here Tuesday. John Allen, of Kankakee, visited here Sunday with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Langdon visited relatives at Tefft Sunday. Trustee Keen and John T. Biggs were county seat visitors Monday. Mrs. Robt. A. Mannan visited her parents at DeMotte Monday evening. Mrs. Fred Pickner interviewed the dentist at North Judson last Friday. Mrs. Frank McColly and son went to Kniman Tuesday for a visit with her parents. Minnesota has over 800 farmers’ clubs. How many are there in this vicinity? ~ Mrs. Lou McCay and daughter, Mrs. Albert Stembel, were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. The weatherman has certainly kept the Kankakee Valley on the water wagon this month. John Brady, of Lake county, and Andy Wilson, of Porter county, were business visitors here Tuesday. Spencer’s overland show landed in town unannounced Monday evening and gave an exhibition Tuesday evening. Mrs. Grace Knitter and children, of Momence, came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John East. The Wheatfield Center ball team went to Kniman last Sunday and came back victorious by the score of 8 to 5. It’s mighty consoling to hear a long, tall, thin fellow giving advice to a fat man that he should eat less and exercise more. The S. S. Club met at the home of Mrs. C. B. Dillman last Friday afternoon. Refreshments were served and a very enjoyable time was reported. Lou Belshaw, of Lowell, and Harry Newman, traveling salesman for the International Harvesting Co., were business visitors here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bradford returned to Chicago Heights Monday after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knapp and family* , • • Several statements on subscriptions were mailed this week to subscribers. It is not often that statements are mailed to patrons. If you owe for this paper please help us with a payment. Quite a little excitement occurrec at Fendig’s corner Monday evening, when John East became unconscious and for a time it was thought the case was serious but Mr. East ralliec and was taken to his home. A fire was discovered Tuesday afternoon in one of Marble’s hay bams, but the fire was put out before gaining much headway. It is said the fire was the result of some little boys playing in the bam with matches. Mr. Marble desires it be known that all boys or persons found loitering in or about his hay bams will be prosecuted for trespassing. George Hoehn, of Kankakee, came Tuesday for a visit with his sons, George, Albert and Ott. The old veteran made the Review office a call and told us about winning a game of 66. He said the rain last Saturday and Sunday flooded everything in Illinois and remarked that the Kankakee Valley must be favored by the Almighty as it was the only territory he had seen in his travels that was not seriously flooded.