The Buckley Chronicle September 20, 1895 HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK Will Ireland went to the Fairbury fair. Mrs. Frank Luhrsen is reported much better Elmer Poulson visited in town last Sunday Our streets are minus some weeds this week. The I.C. pay car rumbled through here Sept. 15. Rufus Miller of Gilman drove through town Thursday. Gus. Luskey returned Friday morning from Egypt. Mr. Ingle of Paxton drove through here onSunday. Mr. F. Schmaedeke of Gilman was in town Tuesday. Druggist Cook's brother of Sibley spent Sunday here. Henry Krappe severely cut his foot by stepping on glass. The Misses Ruehe and Wendt drove to Melvin Thursday. Miss Mary Camp has returned from her visit in Nebraska. Mr. Hoppenstedt of Chicago is visiting with Mrs. Blank. Pigeon Grove will let four iron bridges next Monday at 9 a.m. Rev. Bode and family made us a pleasant call last Wednesday. Mrs. Rutledge and Mrs. Meadows are groing better in health. Hale Bros. shipped another carload of hogs Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Temple are visiting relatives in Thawville. Mr. Keisert of the Cissna Park Reveiw was in town Tuesday. Elmer Hull it is said sold his farm to some Germans last week. Mr. A. Zimmerman of Lyons, N.Y. is visiting at W.H. Cleave's BORN--To Mr. and Mrs. B. Messer, a 12-pound girl. Congratulations. Will Waite is now a citizen of Buckley, living in Frank Temple's house. Mrs. J.M. Gross is visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Hieman, in Chicago. Jacky Doyle moved out of the Webster house last Tuesday and went to Loda. Aug. Luhrsen spent Tuesday in Chicago, buying more goods for the store. Mrs. Willis of Kankakee is visiting her sister-in-law Mrs. W. Carrington. Dr. Zilgenhorn and wife of Claytonville were seen on our streets Monday. Walter Stephens spent a part of Sunday with Buckley friends and relatives. W.P. Martin, our deputy sheriff, came over Tuesday on official business. Messers A. Wagner and Foehler had their babies baptized last Sunday morning. Koehn & Bowe are giving their stores a thorough hauling-over; i.e. renovating. Mr. Lindley and wife of Cissna Park spent a few hours in our village Monday. Mr. Bull, the gentleman who leased Mrs. Ireland's farm, is here breaking soil. Our tank and water-tower needs a coat of paint. "A stitch in time saves nine." Emma Hilgendorf, whose death was feared, is out of danger and fast improving. Mr. and Mrs. John Pacey and daughter went to Fairbury this week to attend the fair. Our farmers are beginning to cut their sugar cane and are having it turned into molasses. A great amount of stone is being taken out. Somebody must be needing a bigger corn crib. Geo. Forbes of Forbes, Milligan & Co. clothiers of Ottawa was here taking orders Tuesday. Mr. Rumsfeld of Chicago, visited his brother Mr. Henry Rumsfeld, the latter part of last week. Mrs. McNelsh visited her daughter Mrs. Havenor in Thomasboro a few days the past week. Our M.W. pwople went to Watseka Thursday to attend the grand picnic to be held at that place. Mark Koplin is visiting Oliver Payne in Fairbury this week and attending the fair at that place. Louis Krumwiede's little baby had a touch of cholera infantum but is much beter at this writing. The Misses Springer, who have been visitin in Ohio the past month, returned home this week. Frank Temple visited his folks over Sunday. Frank is now living in Paxton, as our readers know. The program for the Sunday-school convention to be held here Oct 5 and 6 will appear next week. Mr. and Mrs. Wendt and their estimable young ladies entertained a number of friends last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marten threw the doors of their home wide open last Sunday to receive a large number of guests. The proceedings of the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be found with this issue of the Chronicle. Elder Russell is attending Conference at Peoria. Mr. Singleton who is the lay delegate is also in attendance there. Messers L. Volberding and W. Mehling have returned from Nebraska and are apparently well satisfied with their trip. The board of drainage commissioners of Artesia Drainage District No. 3 will meet on Saturday to transact necessary business. A number of rabid dogs and such as have shown signs of hydrophobia have been shot within the past few days north of town. The carpenters at the Stege building are hard workers. Last Monday, not as it was, they nailed dow 500 square of common laths. Mr. William Feldkamp is quite low with typhoid pneumonia, but his physician, Dr. Horner, thinks he will pull through all right. Scott Marsh is tenderly nursing one of this fingers, which he cut while handling a binder. The season for handling binders is over, Scott. Geo. Krumwiede, we hear, is sick and tired of Minnesota and on his way home. We welcome your return, as did the father of the prodgal son. Monday afternoon the Illinois delegation passed through on their way to Chickamauga. The special car was profusely and gayly decorated. Miss Etta Rumsfeld intends to go to Chicago to learn the millinery business. Your aspirations are laudable, but we would like to see her stay here. Frank Luhrsen has made and put on one of his buildings a fine miniature wind-mill. We have not, however, investigated whether he utilizes its power. Miss Maggie Theesfeld is down with typhoid fever. So is her brother-in-law W. Feldkamp. Dr. Bossart reports both are doing as well as can be expected. Our Marshal, Henry Englehausen (sic) drove to near Crescent Sunday. Ernest Wolf, therefore, took upon himslf the task of "throwing light" on us Sunday night. H.E. Roberts has a fascination in Indiana. Whether the charm has human form or not he is too cute to tell, but his frequent drives show that it is powerful. Ed. Derrough loaded his household goods, chickens and all last Tuesday to be sent to Sidney. Fare thee well, Ed! May you be prosperous at milling and chicken raising. Artesia's prayer for county aid on another needed steel bridge near the Holz home has been granted. Now, push the work and get the job completed before the cold weather sets in. Miss Truesdell of Onarga has been engaged by our Board of Education to teach the intermediate grade for the ensuing year. Miss Truesdall comes well recommended, and sucess will not doubt be hers. Monday afternoon, despite heat and rough roads, Chas. Radeke, Mike Brassel, Joe Greeley and August Tribbe (is there a happier quartette?) went out bear -- not beer -- hunting. They promised not to return until they got something. Each one brought an enormous appetite and wary limbs back home. Charles, don't you think it is more fun shooting ten-pins? --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Loretta Krumwiede Barlow