People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1895 — Wheatfield Chips. [ARTICLE]

Wheatfield Chips.

The weather gave us quite an ‘April Fool”'in the way of an iigiit inch snow which only lasted about 2-1 hours. Quite an improvement in Hip eastern part of town in the way of new houses, one belonging to Mr. L. Hopkins and one to Wm. King, both of which are near completion. Wm. Helmick who was called to Walkerton. Ind., to till the Agents place there temporarily, [is at iiome. again waiting a job. The Dredge is again at work. It is now making- its first trip up the oid Woif creek lateral, which it will complete in a few days, then it will go back to the main channel, then up Marble lateral, thense down again to the main channel, when she will make her last trip to the river. Lumber is daily expected for both cross and main walks, wbi< h are so much needed in our little town, as it is impossible to keep out of the mud during our spring and fall rains. About fifty-five persons were

prrsent at. the surprise g-.upper at Bro. Thompson's last Wcdnes-di;-y evening it being his 42d AirtT 'ay a* adversary. Tlrn sup■'er c jnsiste* I of eggs, cm-rn an.l tea. Every*>ody had a splendid t.nn.\ It ti o. the Brother some little time to recover I'-. - : the shock. but he is all right . ■«. “Come again children and go me another scare." The Rot. day last week seems to have given some of our young <dt r chaos the “spring few r." an 1 -■ c lea?' ib would have been be. ter to have kept, them in the sl?:.(iea. little closer. Moi hers be wars of these days they are da iLge'-ous. '.Tirtlpi raid Grandma Brown wl . > were reported very sick last week are slowly mending. Sine* No. 2d has been taken from i.i.e branch a number of our raj road employes have moved .w: :u iheir families to Streator, 11. IUOiS. dim Swisher, who has been sc riously sick rhe past two weeks, is repot bet! better. E T. Biggs and wife, D. B. NAwets. wHe and little son Aurbum. took a pleasure trip to the Newel's farm, down by Rensselaer. last Saturday, and report a pl* asaut time. Brand pa Taylor, who has been V( ? y side the past three months, is ou? little if any better, His ci -setseems hopeless. B. B.