Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1915 — BROOK. [ARTICLE]

BROOK.

(From Ths Reporter.) O. B. Stonehill and family spent Sunday with relatives at Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staton visited Sunday With relatives near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Putt of Monon, are visiting with relatives here this Week. Miss Francis Shand of Remington, was the guest of relatives and friends in Brook over Sunday. Frank Hera th was called to Joliet, 111., oh Tuesday by the death of a cousin, Jdhn R. Herath. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Barnes, Mrs. Richie and son of Fowler, spent Sun day at the Longwell home. Mrs. Hopkins of Mt. Ayr, came on Wednesday for a week’s visit with her sister, Miss Mary Clark. Virgil Dennison visited over Thursday and Friday with Brook friends before he leaves for the west. Miss Ruth Lawrence went 1<» Greencastle on Tuesday to be the guest of girl friends a few days. Miss Minnie Glick came down from Chicago on Thursday to spend a two weeks’ vacation with her parents. Mrs. Marion Pierson of Foresmah, spent Wednesday afternoon with he

parents, Mr. and Mrs.-C. E. Sunderland. .. Clay Dewees and family were in Brook calling on Mrs. Dewees' parents; Mr. ami Mrs. Thomas .Martin on Sunday. Harry Sunderland of Chicago, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunderland, and other relatives here. Charles Reed and family of near Goodland, and Freeman Reed and family of Kentland, wore callers at the home of Mrs. IludsonAdleed on Su mlay. Mrs. Holt and children of Shawnee, Okla., are here visiting In r uncle, T. L. Davis, and family. Mrs. Holt is on 'her way to Washington, D. ('., for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Lyons motored home from Indianapolis Saturday evening accompanied by Mr. Lyons’ sisters, Grace and Flora, who spent Sunday with relatives, returning Sunday evening. Miss Verna Lyons returned on Wednesday from a live months’ visit with her sister, Mrs. B. B. Gargg, in California; she also visited friends in other parts of the state and took in the fail- at San Francisco. Mrs. Lucile Higgins and little son started for their home in Mitchell, S. D., on Thursday. They were accompanied as far as Chicago by her sister, Miss Audry Vondersmith, who will spend a few days with friends. ’Die opening band conceit of ihe season will be on Wednesday night, May 19, and another concert will be given on Saturday evening, May 22, on the big market day. Come to both of them and hear some good inusle. While Al Blaesy and (Ins were l ; liing last Thursday on the Kankakee near the Monon bridge, a jerk of the line held by (Jus brought the hooks backward and they caught m Al’s face near the left eye. 'rhe artificial minnow helped drive the hooks in (7 ep and the one nearest the eyeball fast (med into the bone. Fortunately it could be unscrewed from the hooks and with the aid of a doctor at Thayer the hooks were removed, without injuring the eyeball. It took over an hour to do the job besides several stitches. It was a lucky escape front the loss of the sight of ;m eye.