Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1919 — Wheatfield. [ARTICLE]

Wheatfield.

John Alley and son, Carl, of Kankakee, came Saturday evening for a visit with Mrs. E. W. Allen. James Campbell arrived in town last Wednesday from overseas duty. Jimmie and Oscar Stembel made an effort to enlist in the navy and were among the first to go from here in the selective draft. Jimmie was a member of Co. G 166th infantry of the 42nd division and participated in the St. Mihiel drive and several other important battles. Albert Keen, wife and sons, William and Paul, motored to Rensselaer Wednesday evening to see the War Exhibit train. George Ferguson and son, Frank, motored to Rensselaer on business Wednesday last. Shorty Clager went Friday evening to Indianapolis to drive back another new Ford. W. J. Helmick has erected a new addition to the buildings at the Helmick lumber yard. The new addition also contains a hardware and paint department and is certainly a great improvement. Miss Mabel Kimper and Miss Bernice Myers wrote on the teachers ‘examination last Saturday at Rensslaer. Gilbert Stembel enlisted in the service of Uncle Sam last Thursday and is now in Camp Sherman, Ohio. The Victory Liberty Loan allotment for Brook and vicinity was over subscribed in one day $78,000. Come on you, and put Wheatfield and vicinity over the top. Ford McColly, who is attending school at Valparaiso university, visited Thursday and Friday with friends here.

The fourteen month’s old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Erwin died here last Friday morning and was hurried in the Myers cemetery, in this township Saturday. Frank Ferguson has for this past week been visiting relatives in Gary and Chicago. Mrs. Hamilton visited relatives in North Judson over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Osborn and son, Charles, of Glenwood, Hl., autoed here Saturday and returned Sunday. Earl reports Of his success in being elected city aiderman of Glanwood. Several people of this vicinity motored to Rensselaer Monday evening to attend the special services at the Christian Science church. Mrs. White and daughter, Jessie, and Mrs. Joseph Hilliafd and daughter, Virginia, motored to Valparaiso Monday on a shopping trip. Mr. and Mrs. John V. Myers visited Sunday with Mr. an’d Mrs. Frank Walton, of Hebron George Williams, who is employed in South Bend, visited here over Sunday with his parents. The quota for Wheatfield township in the Victory Liberty Loan is $12,000. Are you going to help to Sut the township over the top? No etter investment on earth than to loan your money to your government at 4%%. Have you bought you share of ■Mie Victory Liberty Loan? Rev. Nalyor will conduct services each Sunday at the M. E. church. Special music Sunday evening, May 4th. Everybody invited to attend. Clem East started for Hattiesburg, Miss., Monday evening, where he expects to spend a few weeks with friensd whom he met while in training at Camp Shelby. There seems to be a special attraction tjiere for him. Mrs. Wm. Spry and son, Kenneth, came Thursday to visit her parents,, Mr. and Mrs. John East and other relatives and friends.