Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1919 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

The well-known dramatic troop, The Gordon Players, will present a pleasing play at the Primo theatre, Wheatfield, Monday night, September let, and will again please you Tuesday night, September 2. Not a picture show. Read the announcement on first page. - Mr. apd Mrs. Pete Heil, of Walkerton, visited relatives and friends in northern Jasper the past week. Mrs. Jacob Melser, of South Bend, came Saturday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Samantha Tilton,-and family. John Allen, of Kankakee, visited here Friday evening with his mother. Ford McColly, of Valparaiso, visited with friends here over Sunday. Mildred Gifford, of Barkley township, visited with Grace Knapp Saturday and Sunday.

-was a guest at the home-of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boyle Friday evening. Miss Effie Wesner will teach this term for Trustee Fairchild at the Gleason school in Keener township. Mrs. Simon Fendig and Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Fyfe attended the soldiers’ reception at DeMotte last Friday evening. Mrs. Vandercar and daughter, of Knox, visited several days here last week at the home of Bert Vandercar.

Grover Craigmile and family and Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, of Tipton, motored here last week and visited former Jasper county friends. Bernice Myers, driving an Overland, collided Saturday evening with a horse and buggy, throwing the occupants of the buggy, Mrs. Barbee and Mrs. Longwell, out of the rig, damaging the conveyance considerably, but luckily no one was hurt other than a severe shaking up. Chick Hamilton says, don’t try to get bff a Ford until it stops. Every little shower helps, as the old woman said when she went down to the pickle patchFlank Austin, Jr., and wife, of Florida, are here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Austin and family. Read the advertisements of the Darner hardware in this issue.

Quite a number are taking advantage of the Kankakee fair this week Our friend has sidetracked that 1914 summer hat for an up-to-date sport cap. J. R. Hileman is building his new farm residence and building on his place, the former Wesner farm in Walker.

It’s no trouble for some people who refused to shoulder a gun in the recent world wad in defense of their country to fire a load of buckshot at a few boys in the dark to keep them from getting a few watermelons. Miss Lottie Keene came home last Saturday from the Valparaiso hospital, where she had just recovered from an operation for appendicitis. The Wheatfield-Tefft team defeated the Boone Grove ball team Sunday by the score of 6to 2. Quite a number from here attended the game. Mrs. Herman Langdon went to Hobart Sunday and from there she and her sister, Mrs. Charles Gerber, went to Chicago for a day.

Harold Swart> who recently returned from overseas duty with the J7th aero squadron, is here visiting lis relatives, Mr. and Mrs. George juse. George received a ibadly in- , ured arm while in the service. Read the county educational notes in this issue.

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig received a telegram from the Salvation army stating that their son, Allen, had arrived safely Tuesday from overseas. Allen was with the 3rd divisiohandwasa member of the 6th Engineers. He is at Camp Merrit, N. J., and will go to Camp Sherman, 0., for his discharge. Mr. and Mrs_. George Luse returned via auto from Fort Wayne Friday after a visit there with relatives. Their nephew, Harold Swartz, came with them for a visit of a week. Harold was in the 37th aero squadron, to which several 'home boys belonged. . Russell Hickam came home Sunday evening to femain for the remainder of the week. Jessie White was a visitor at the county superintendent’s office Saturday. John Williams says that sorting pickles is rather difficult for old men, but the young fellows find it easy. How about it Swede? Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kerns and Fred Pickner motored to Rensselaer Tuesday evening where their brother, Albert, was to undergo an operation that evening. Morris Allen returned to his home at Kankakee Wednesday after an extended stay at the home of his uncle, William Grube, and family, son, Cecil Nees, Bessie Ring, Rose Dunn, Horald Swartz and Hollis Turner motored to Kankakee Tuesday for a few days’ sightseeing at the fair. Capt. M. B. Fyfe, wife and children motored to Camp Grant Sunday, where he expects to receive his discharge from the U. S. army service in a short time. ■ Lottie Keene, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at Valparaiso a short time ago, is now home as a convalescent. Louis McKay returned home on Tuesday after a few days’ visit with his sister in Michigan. Mrs. John Pinter and daughter, Ida, Mrs. Louis Pinter and children and William 'Cullen motored to Schneider Sunday for. a day on the Kankakee with Louis, who is there dodging the hay fever antagonizers. Mr. and Mrs. Warren White and family and Miks Marguerite Gerber motored £o Miss Gerber’s home in I Hobart Sunday. . | Alvin Karch left here Wednesday’ | morning for southern Hlinois, where he is to teach in the public schools the coming term. . 1