Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1919 — BROOK. [ARTICLE]

BROOK.

(From the Reporter) M. J. Thornton and Rev. Dillman were In Rensselaer on Monday on business. George Ade left Chicago on last Saturday for Belleair, Florida, where he will spend the winter. Mrs. Joseph Kennedy of Morocco was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Victor Borklund this week. Arthur Clinton and wife were over from Qoodland on Tuesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harve Waling. Prof. Hogg was called to Attica on Friday on account of illness in his family. AH of them were down with the flu. Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lyons and Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons attended the funeral of Lige Esson at Peotone on Sunday. Philip Miller of Foresman is quite sick. Word w?s received from his son rhilip, who was in France, that he had arrived rafe in the U. S and would be home in a short time. Ormond Pruett sold a stag on Tuesday to the local buyers for $108.40. It weighed 760 pounds and 70 pounds was taken ofT for dockage. It was a two-year-old Big Type Poland China. Harry Med worth, who runs a general store at Foresman, came to Brook on Monday evening and bought a can containing 45 pounds of lard and placed it in ihis auto in the alley next to the bakeshotp, and went to attend to some other errands. While away someone swipeff~the lard and so- far the culprit has not been located. As we go to press today we make notice with regret of the death of Mrs. John B. Foresman, Sr. / She was 85 years of age and her death was due mainly to age and its infirmities. Her immediate illness causing death was of only a short duration. The funeral will be on Saturday, but until word from relatives comes the exact time cannot be placed. Word was received here by relatives on Thursday last of the death of Elijah Esson at a hospital in Chicago. He had been in 111 health for sometime before going to the hospital. An X-ray was taken and it was found that he was suffering from a cancer of the stomach. An operation was performed, but he failed to survive the shock. Mr. Esson'was well known here, where he had visited frequently, as he was a brother of the late William and John Esson. 'Hte was the last of four brothers, John, Samuel and William. ‘ 1