Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1920 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

. , • ( . - - Wheatfield Review Ike Knapp and R. R. YasuMs have placed their real estate ad in this paper. A Ford touring car will 'be' sold at public auction at the * Marble ranch public sale March 18th. The weather bureau reports freeze and thaw, with high winds and i little Cover, further deteriorated winter grains and grasses and conditions mostly unfavorable for opening spring work in the state of Indiana. Mrs. Robt. Manz went last Friday night to Nashville, Tenn., after several weeks visit here with her mother, Mrs. Maria Biggs. - _ Charlie Osborn of Glenwood, 111., came Saturday for a visit with friends. Sam Payne has bought a new Ford touring car, electric starter and all the latest improvements. Walter Darner, of Haryey, HL, came 'Saturday for a visit over Sunday with his family. Don’t forget the. special train at Wheatfield, from 1:30 to 4 o clock Monday, March 29. Free demonstrations of water systems on the farm. George Cook, of Lacrosse was a busines svisitor here Saturday and informed our reporter that extensive improvements will be made pn their lands in northern Wheatfield township this season. Six or seven new sets of fram buildings will be

erected. , A hew highway east and west across Wheatfield township is being petitioned for. Commencing at the northeast corner of section eleven andrunning west along the north line of sections 11, 10, 9,8, 7 m Wheatfield township, connecting with the stone road, norths of DeMOtte. ./ J' R. H. Rihlie of L?; crosse have moved to Wheatfield Township and have leased the Custard farm.A Tefft girl wants to know whether or not she should learn to 4oye before twenty. Wonder if she means 1920. I ' Today; Thursday, March 18th, big public side of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep at the Marble ranch. Julius Gingerich reported that San Pierre had a heavy snow storm last Friday. -

Speaking of leap year proposals ' —what a crop of nice ripe bache- , lors is in this vicinity. There’s ' Shorty and Cash Clager, Henry ' Debs Fillmer, Happy and Dutch s Hoehn, Bill Knapp. and Charlie ; Hewitt, Ernest Miller, Shorty Da- , visson and Lou Misch, Guy Minor, < Buss Marble, Ray and Elmer Clark, ' Jesse Finney, Charles Gibbs, Jimmie Brown, George Longwell, Wallace Murray,. Frank Grube, Dgn Rich, ; Jim Cane and Oliver Clark. The - writer' voiiches for the congenial ' disposition of each of these men- ’ tioned bachelors and does not hesitate to state each and every one of them would make a good -looking old maid happy if they had plenty of money. Mrs. Isaac Biggs went Thursday to Kankakee, for a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Lottie Franklin and family. Miss Ruth Mitchell, of Chicago, is visiting with home folks this week. Albert Keen purchased another truck last week which will be used in completing the stone roads he has under construction. Murray Myers, distributor of John D’s favorite beverages, has bought a hew Maxwell truck for the Wheatfield station. .Clan Minor and Fussy Lane went to Chicago Friday and drove back the new Maxwell truck for Sox Myers. • 'S

Dr. Fife and family of Valparaiso were visitors here last Friday evenMrs. Ed Jessup of Hanna, Ind. visited here last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Keene and family. Look over the list of subscribers who have paid on subscription ac--1 count this week and see your name is written there. . John Mannan and "Tom Maloney of Kankakee township were business visitors here Saturday. ,' Mr. and Mrs. Albert Konovsky of DeMotte were Saturday visitors here. „ Squire Albert Van Doozer returned home Monday from several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. J; Will and family of Whiting. - Both on Monday, March 15, 1920, a ten pound girl, to George Ferguson and wife. ' Mrs. Pearl Austin, of Rochester, Ind., was a busings visitor here Tuesday.

ing. The weather turned cold as soon as Doc arrived and he bought a gallon of alcohol to keep the chill out of his radiator. Flora Crawford, of Emerson, Ind., came Friday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Winkler.