Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1919 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

In this issue we print an extract from the compulsory education law of Indiana and all school officers are instructed by the state authorities to enforce the law. Parents, guardians or custodians of children ,who violate the law will find themselves in serious trouble. Hugh Mize sustained serious loss by fire Sunday evening when the .granary on the farm northwest of town caught fire and was destroyed together with several hundred bushels of oats, an automobile and other articles. = , , „ , Louis Pinter returned home batrtw> W fever camps .of. MTcEjgMifeeling fine. Rev. Downey, of Fair Oaks, was called here Friday to conduct the funeral services of the late Everett Finney. James McDonald returned, to Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday evening after a visit here with friends. Jimmie saw active service while serving about two years in the world war. He had four brothers in the war, two of whom were killed in the service. , , Frank W. Austin and family, after a two months’ visit with Indiana I relatives and friends, left Monday Iby automobile for their home at Boynton, Fla. The route selected will give them stopping places at Terre Haute, Nashville, Chattanooga, signers in favor of the building of a Augustine and Palm Beach. James Johnson, who has been here spending a furlough with his family the past two weeks, was called to duty again at Alberquerque, N. M., and left here Friday. He expects ta receive his discharge in the near future. George H. Luse has bought a new Ford sedan with electric starter, demountable rims and all thte modern conveniences and all George has to do is get in and away she goes. A big crowd attended the Salis-bury-Payne public sale last Friday and good prices were obtained. William Jeffers will hold a public sale of livestock and farming “tools Tuesday, October 7. Read idle list in this paper. A petition is being circulated for signer in favor of the building of a stone or gravel road commencing at the Center school house thence running west 1 % miles, thence south 1% miles and connecting with ihe east and west stone road in Wheatfield township. The road will also connect the Barlow road from Center to the Grufee school. Considerable talk is going the rounds in town regarding the maxing wider of ths main street and paving same with cement or brick. A well improved street m a town is one of the most valuable assets a town can have, and then you get modern buildings erected. County Snpt. M. L Sterrett, Mrs. Sterrett and son, Mike, were Saturday evening visitors here, enroute home from a trip to Valparaiso.