People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1894 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

John Hacks dredge seems to be quite an attraction to Wheatfield's young people. The Thanksgiving supper given last Thursday eve by the Rathbone Sisters, of Wheatfield, was largely attended, proceeds about £3O. Everybody seemed happy. Why don't Gabriel tute for the chickens and turkeys to come down off. their perch of high calling, or if he has, some of them have failed to come back to their old roost as of yore. A daughter of John Graves has beer very sick the past two weeks threatened with typhoid fever, but is some better at present. The dance last Thursday night at Fritz Notizen’s Hall, was a

success owing to the inclement weather. We think the low, heavy fog must have slill lowered her wings of vapor towards morning or else some of the guests were still dizzy or excited over the enjoyment of the evening and allowed their team to leave the road and step off the bridge on Main street, just east of town. Fortunately no damage was done more or less than a good shaking-up-. Born—to the wife of Ed. layers, a boy. All are happy. Anyone wishing to rent a house iu town would do well to call on Grandpa Austin. Miss Rosa Grube and mother were called to San Pierre last Sunday eve, by the death of Miss Ray ier, a cousin of Miss Grube’s. Quite a great deal of sickness in our li tie city of late. We understand Wheatfield is to be favored with tfie Buffalo Switch Engine until the first of Jan., 1895. Has anyone telephoned to old Santa as yet? We think if he would take a peep in at Simon Fendig's show window he would surely not slight us. *