Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1919 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Mrs. Simon Fendig has recovered from her attack of Lagrippe. Clara A. Faller, of Shelby, returned home Sunday rafter a week’s visit here at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Bowie, and family. H. W. Marble, Philip Blue and J. Bowie were business visitors at the county seat Monday. Mrs. Lotis Franklin, of Streator, 111., returned home from a week’s visit here at the home of her sister, Mrs. Isaac E. Biggs, and family. R. E. Davis, of DeMotte, was a business visitor here Saturday. Joe Hickam bought several Polled Angus registered cattle at the Ott sale Friday. Joe says you, might just as well have the best if you have any at all. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Crawford were Rensselaer visitors Wednesday of last week. Hallowe’en was a rather quiet affair and the boys were pretty good this year, there being just a few tipovers and moves. Dr. I. M. Washburn, of Rensselaer, assisted by Dr. M. B. Fyfe, of Valparaiso, and Dr. Bdcher, performed an operation Tuesday on Donald Dewey for appendicitis. The case is a very severe one on account of the appendix being ruptured. The patient is reported to be resting very well at this writing. The Ott public sale which was held a few days ago was well attended by live buyers. With the exception of the Marble annual pubsale, this sale and H. M. Clark’s, held a few days were two of the largest sales of live stock held in these parts for years. R. H. Morehouse has corn that is making sixty bushels per acre, but Jim Anderson says that R. H. has nothing bn him in that line. The Hallowe’en Knights of the Garter made their annpal nocturnal visitation, leaving in their wake soaped windows, misplaced vehicles and a wide path of desolation, while cuss words coined by citizens were sowed with a lavish hand. Webster’s dictionary says that Hallowe’en evening is the evening preceding AU Saints day, but we think that Noah is talking through his" hat, for no man could be a -saint if he was in the path of the storm. A heavy wind accompanied the boys as about forty temples of peace were blown down.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lindy have moved onto the Jim Anderson. farm north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig, Mrs. Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Smith and son caned On Dr. and Mrs. Fyfe at Valparaiso last Sunday. Shorty Clager is now the possessor of a real racing car with a pedigree as long as his arm. His shadow has the time of its life to keep up. Contractor Clager and his company of carpenters are erecting a set of farm buildings north of town. The R. H. Morehouse cane mill has been running at top speed for the past few days making up good old sorghum, thus giving old High Cost of Living a blow in the jaw. If all would do this they would make those fat sugar magnates look like cheap toothpick peddlers.