Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1919 — ITEMS FROM BROOK – REPORTER [ARTICLE]

ITEMS FROM BROOK - REPORTER

The postoffice administration is slow but sure. It finally found out that Brook received its morning mail on the local, and so it was stopped immediately and placed on the after; ■ noon train so as to arrive later. Now we can get Chicago papers in the afternoon, and the farmers get them the next day. _ Frcd Snyder was in Indianapolis this week attending a meeting of the Rexall Druggists of Indiana. The enumeration of school children in New-ton county shows a loss this year over the proceeding year of fifty-six. Twenty-nine hundred and fifty pupils between the ages of six, and tu-enty-one are enumerated this year. , . The May-term of the Newton circuit court convenes Monday, May 12. Fred Phillips, the genial auctioneer, of Rensselaer was in town Tuesday. . , Ted Sell has been quite sick gram will be talks from the members Private. Linton W. Carter, of near Mt. Ayr, who died recently, left insurance to the amount of SIO,OOO to his mother. The Mt. Ayr .Royal Neighbors has adopted a little French Orphan, Marie Michaud, age seven years. This is not the firt worthy cause the camp has subscribed to,- as in July, of 4ast year, they gave to the Red Cross $120.75. Miss Lera Standish was home from Rensselaer over Sunday. Miss Lera is one of this year’s graduating class of the Rensselaer high school. Ted Martin, while herding cattle on the road west of town Monday morning, jumped up a rabbit and in the chase collided with his dog and in the fal suffered a broken leg. It is the big bone and the break is about half way from the knee to the hip joint, which will lay the lad up for several weeks. He was brought to town hurriedly in an auto and a doctor secured as quickly as possible. He is now doing as well as patients generally do under such conditions. Mrs. Charles Bowman, of Remington, was visiting her brothers, Nason and Frank Turner, the first of the week. Alva Grenard came over from Rensselaer Friday. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thornton visited with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton, in Rensselaer, on Sunday. The Alumni Banquet of the Brook high school will be given in the M. E. church parlors on Monday, May 12. One of the fatures of the program will ta talks from the members who served with the colors in France. - Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Robinson, of Rensselaer, were calling on Brook friends Monday evening. . W. E. Harry was in Kentland and Rensselaer the first of the week looking after some business matters. Charles Borklund and wife returned from the south, this week. Bruce Stevens, of Morocco, was in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cooke and daughter Pauline, of Goodland arid Mrs. Zella Allen and. granddaughter, of Chicago, called upon the editor and his wife on Friday evening. Don. Burley was a Rensselaer visitor on Thursday of last week. Abe Martin says, “If you nick th’ edges of a round steak with a wire cutter it will hold its shape,” said .Fawn Lippincut t’day. Ther’ hain’t a chance in th’ world fer th’ girl that wears oversize white stockin’s. Fanrk Woerner, the manual training teacher in the local high, has moved into the Dr. F. A. Turfler residence on north Cullen street.