Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1893 — FROM WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

FROM WHEATFIELD.

Too kite for last week. The German Baptists had meetings Saturday night and Sunday morning at the River school. The schoolroom was crowded on Sunday morntog. Tlure was another social, at the Moat school, Wheatfield tp., last Saturday night. Miss Jessie White is teacher.

s Mr. McLaughlin of San Pierre i buying bay in Wheatfield now. He has an agent to attend to his busi- : ness. —■ - ■ " - The fighters of Wheatfield use hot water when they want to have any great effect. Last Saturday a certain man got a cup of hot water and compelled his adversary to stand back. The sale last Saturday of the household furniture and teams, wagons, etc, of Mrs. Melser, was but slimly attended. Through the eloquence of auctioneer Graves most of the articles were disposed of but at very low prices. An eighty-five dollar organ sold for $35 and a team of horses for S4O. The Misch school, one and one half miles south of Wheatfield, James G. McGimsy teacher, last Saturday evening, Nov. 25, gave a box social for the benefit of the “Young People’s Readings Circle.”

Mr. Fendig was in Chicago last week buying holiday goods. D. B. No wels, of - the Wheatfield schools is trying to start a class in book-keeping and commercial law to meet evenings about twice a week. Every one who can, should avail himself or herself of the opportunity of acquiring the fundamental privileges of all business transactions, which are in this age so essential to success in any vocation.

It is whispered about with a tone of authority about it that there will be a wedding or more in the near future. “Let the lamps be trimmed and burning when the bridegroom comes.”

From another correspondent. The town of Wheatfield is still booming, three new houses being built by Jas. Swisher, Wm. Brown and George W. Tilton. Our old and reliable landlady Mrs. Melser, we are sorry to say is going to be the cause of some of our young me n having to pay for their board by her giving up her hotel. Wm. McNiel will be the new landlord. John McLaughlin and his brother-in-law are buying hay and as we understand have come to stay. A few more such men would be a great help to our town. We hope that they will meet with good success. Mrs. John Graves is visiting relatives in Chicago Heights. Our new livery men James ’ Clark and Elwood Davis have erected the first gas street lamp in Wheatflel(LTt looks as if they meant business. DeMotte turned loose last Monday and had to come to Wheatfied to get justice. Some of the section men on the *C. & E. I. railroad last Thursday night showed the effects of the extract of corn, so as to be carried home. It looks as if there could be men gotten to work that would not indulge in anything like that. Our able physician Dr. Vaughn, is kept busy day and night. Our little druggist, Mr. Fendig, has just returned home from Chicago, where he has been buying goods. Sim Jim.