Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1919 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

William G. Halbert, of Danville, 111., was a business visitor here Tuesday. Mr. Halbert, having recently sold his real estate holdings here, 'told our reporter that he will always remember the pleasant business relations with the people of Wheatfield. I Mrs. Baker, of Cleveland,, 0., is visiting here this week with Mr. and Mrs. George Luse. Dr. M. M. Fyfe arrived here Tuesday “evening with his honorable discharge after an absence of over a year on overseas duty. Doc looks good and says he is feeling fine. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Keene received word Tuesday evening that their daughter would undergo an operation for appendicitis at the Valparaiso hospital' at 8 o’clock that evening and the .parents went immediately to the hospital. At the time of going to press we had % not learned the result of the operation., Mrs. Hannah Ballou returned to South Bend Monday after several weeks’ visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig. i Mrs. Cassius Wesner and daughter and' Mrs. J. K. Johannesen, of Chicago, visited last Friday at the Mulder home at Roselawn. H. W. Marble is building an addition to the Clager garage for his forty-foot Marmon roadster, i Wonders never cease. A salesman was giving a demonstration on the streets here Monday of an appliance- that would make Fords run and never miss a lick with a broken spark plug or no spark plugs, guaranteeing to increase the power, save gasoline and several other things not here mentioned. I A letter received from William A. Custard states that' he is located at Camp Dodge, lowa, amd is in hopes of getting his discharge from the army in time to teach school in Wheatfieid township this year. Mrs. Franklin Peter and children, of Lowell, came Tuesday for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John .East. . .. Miss Iris Williams, of Monticello, came last Thursday for a two weeks visit with her grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. John Williams, and other relatives. Miss Marguerite Gerber, of Chicago, is visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Langdon and family and Mr. and Mrs. Warren White and family this week. Mrs. Fred Wagner and two children, of Highland, Mich., who formerly lived south of Wheatfieid, returned home Monday after a few days’ visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner. Joseph Thies and family motored here Sunday and spent the day with his daughter, Mis. Andrew Misch, Jr., and family. Mrs. L. W. Brown, sons Claude and Chester- and wife motored to Culver Saturday bo spend the day with Mr. Brown. Chester Huff says you can do most anything with a Fordbut climb . a tree. ,

Master William Lewis, of Lafaj efcte, came Thursday for a visit a the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warre Boyle. Another after harvest dance wi be held at Konovsky's hall Saturda evening, August 16. Curtin’s oi chestra will furnish the music an you will have a good time. Com sure. Guy Barnard, of Fowler, wa here Thursday last counting up th bushels of grain threshed on th Barnard ranch. Miss Martha Hickam, of Spencei Ind., returned home Saturday afte a week’s visit here with her unci and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jos ejtf Hickam, who accompanied her t Rensselaer. George Williams* of South Bend visited home folks here oyer Sunday Miss Lottie Keene visited hom< folks here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gulbran son, of Kersey, visited here Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Heil, anc family. In ordering a change of address, Elmer Wesner writes that he is now located in the state of Washington. “ 'The Fountain Park Chautauqua will open its twenty-fifth annual program Saturday, ugust 16th. Trustee Bowie celebrated his birthday anniversary this week -by forgetting about it until the next day. An enjoyable time w;as had. Threshing hah been somewhat delayed the past week on account of the scarcity of cars, the elevators being filled to their capacity. Ford McOolly, Effie , Wesner, Mabel Kemper, Bernice Myers and Harry Wesner, who are taking a course of study at Valparaiso university, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. One dollar a minute is rather high to go up in the air for • pleasure ride. Lots of people in this town go up in the air for little or nothing. _>! Mrs. Pearl Hamilton, of Chicago, came Thursday bo play for the opening of the new theatre at Medaryville and visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson a few days before returning to her home. Mrs. H. W. Ferguson, Mrs. E. C. Foskett and Robert Peck, of Chicago, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson Saturday and Sunday. — * P. R. Blue and family motored to Michigan City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Luse, Mrs. Bernice Clark, Mrs. Ernest Gesch and Master Jesse Baker motored to Crown Point last Wednesday, where they spent an enjoyable day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ott. Mm J. Bowie visited relatives at Shelby Sunday. Mr. ami Mrs. John Thorne motored to Lowell and visited .relatives Sunday. ;; Mrs. M. B. Fyfe and children went Saturday to Fort Sherman* Ohio, to.meet her hubby who has returned from overseas duty and it is expected tint Doc wifl receive his hon-