People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1894 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

BY B. B.

Roads are still very bad. We are having lovely weather at present. Some prophets fear our time is coming after or during the holidays. Quite a number of our merchants went to the city the first of last week to lay in a supply •>

of Christmas goods, some of which are elegant. The I. I. I. R. R. Co. have put on their passenger coaches and will both run in the morning, thus shutting off Wheatfield’s daily mail from Chicago, there being no evening mail at all. Mr. Guy Clark, of Crown Point, former merchant of Wheatfield, visited with old friends at this place Monday of this week. Glad to see you old boy. The John Hack Dredge has made its run to the I. I. I. railroad bridge west of town and is now turning and will make its way back which will complete the ditch. A brakeman on the I. I. I. formerly known here as Brakeman Curley, had his right hand badly mashed while coupling cars at this place last Saturday night. It is feared amputation will be necessary. Everything is being done to make the Christmas tree a success. Entertainment given by the school Admission 25 and 15 cents. All children under 5

v'ears are admitted free. Proceeds to go for school library. Everybody invited. About 72 people we are told, visited the dredge last Saturday afternoon as it was nearing the railroad bridge, it being quite a sight in this part of the country.