Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1919 — BROOK [ARTICLE]

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(From the Reporter) •wgene Thayer and son Alvin were called to Joliet last week by Iba death of an old Triend. Mrs. Anna Baer was in Beaver City Friday, visiting her daughter, Un Richard Conn, and family. Art and Roy Rowley left with Mia * ear for Pound, Wis., Wednesdar The women folks will leave Friday. Mr and Mrs. Nash of Minnesota were guests of Mr- and Mrs. Roy Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Will Karr the past week. James Staton has (purchased of L. ■. Lyons the house now occupied by Mrs. Goldie Hough in southeast Brook. Howard Myers left Thursday for Forest, 111., to join his wife who is visiting her father and sisters before the latter leave for Califorwia. Mrs Gridley and Mrs. Myers went to Illinois last Monday. The former will go to Pontiac, while the latter will visit her father at F'ores t Harold Mathers and Bernard Herriman are here from Champaign as the University of Illinois is closed on account of the shortage of coal.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stearman were called to Gary Tuesday owing to the death of Grant Stearman, brother of Charles. He. died suddenly while on his way to work. Mrs. Eugene Thayer went to Chicago Friday to spend a few days with her daughter Mary. The latter has served her apprenticeship at Wesley hospital and has been accepted as a regular student nurse. This shows that she has done excellent work, u.s many for various reasons aie turned down after their trial effort is over. Purchases last week and this of 19 more cars of cattle by the Lyons crowd and their friends bring the total, with previous purchases, close to the $90,000 mark, and this is not all the stock that /rill go on feed this fall and winter. This neighborhood is one of the greatest cattle feeding sections In the state. This means enrichment of and building up of the soil and any community is the better for having plenty of cattle feeders.