Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1897 — WHEATFIELD. [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD.

Sheriff Reed and wife of Rensselaer were in town Thursday night. G. W. Swisher drove to Medaryville last Friday. Mr, and Mrs. Glasco, of Chicago, visited with relatives here a few days this week. Marshal Brown’s son who is working in Lafayette, visited his father here a few days this week* T. J. Erwin and uncle John Wallace, returned from Tennessee last Sunday. It seems that the people of this town do not want fire protection. At a meeting held Friday evening they voted no water works. We think they made a mistake as we need fire protection of some kind here. John Whitaker transacted business at LaCrosse last Saturday. Five or six sports came over from Crown Point last Sunday, and they together with John Pinter and H. Marble went rabbit hunting, we didn’t hear how many they got, but we don’t suppose it will be of any use for any one else to go rabbit hunting for a year at least. Albert Keen and Simon Fendig took in the sights of Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday. John Waldron, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, who has been visiting relatives and friends around here for some time, returned home Tuesday. A great many from here attended Hans Paulsen’s sale near Dunnville Wednesday. John Whitaker has three very sick horses- He thinks it is distemper. Dr. Schwier is building an addition to his house and otherwise improving his property on the west west side. We wonder what will happen next.