Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1916 — WHEATFIELD [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD

James Cooper is pressing hay for William Grube, Jr. Arizona Custard visited at the William Mutchler home last Monday evening. One man piles up coal, another burns it. The bible puts it this 'wp.y: “One soweth and another reapeth.’’ The Republican man said: “That the reason that Adair was defeated was because he lacked votes.” Such matchless wisdom. Wonder who told him? The beautiful snow has made corn husking a traegdy, But yet when we think of the coming summer of intense heat we get hot under the collar. At the road supervisor election last Saturday Everett Finney was re-elected supervisor of the river district and "Louis Misch was elected supervisor of the district around the town of Wheatfield.

This is Louis’ first term, but wd can say right here and now that he can deliver the goods. Congratulations’ The Roy Blue home, south of town, is nearing completion and will be, when completed, an up-to-date country home. He is having a furnace installed. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the box social at. theßiver school was not very well attended. A fine program was rendered and all present had a good time. In the passing away of Jacob Heil the county has lost one of its best citizens, a kind and accommodating neighbor. He will be missed by his many friends who knew his sterling qualities.

We wish you all a happy Christmas and a joyful nsw year. We want you all to enter into the spirit of Christmas by helping to make it a day of happiness for at least one. No one can measure the effect of a good act if done in the right manner. Let us all show by our acts and words that we are a believer in peace on earth, good will toward men. Mr? Gibbs, the hay magnate of Baum’s Bridge, is going to out a large amount of river timber on the Monger ranch when it gets frozen up hard enough to work. Mr. Gibbs is an experienced lumber man and will do the work in an up-to-date manner when he gets started. You can’t find the word "fail” in his dictionary, as he cut it out years ago. We understand that ex-county Suipt. Hamilton has bought an interest. in the Rensselaer Republican, and now will get ready to twist the tale of the Democratic mule two years hence. You want to be careful, Louis, how you handle the critter as much good feed has made him a bad actor. T. R. couldn’t ride him. He couldn’t even get his foot in the stirrup.