Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1920 — BROOK [ARTICLE]

BROOK

(From the Reporter) George Denham and Joe Badger were Remington visitors Sunday. Mrs. Luke McCarty went to Remington Saturday to visit with her brother. — Miss Cora Deardurff came home from Chicago university Saturday. She will spend the summer vacation here. „ Carl White and son of Kokomo came Monday for a visit with the former’s uncle, John Connell, and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sunderland went to Clinton Saturday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Claude Fix, and family. • W. J. Gull of Spokane, Wash., who has been visiting his cousin, Mrs. Frank Herath, left for his home Monday. Leon Gridley motored to Cedai Lake Sunday where he spent the day with his father, W. A. Gridley, and wife. Mrs. Manton of Waco, Tex., is expected this week to visit her sisters, Mrs. Thorpe Beagley and Mrs. Q. P. Merrifield. Miss Crystal Strole of Billings, Mont., is here visiting her aunt, Mrs. Whitmyre, and . grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Strole. Last Saturday the contract was let for a new school building at Conrad. The various contracts amounted to $12,000. James and Harvey Bell of Galveston, Ind., and Mrs. Alba Davis and daughter of Kokomo visited over Sunday at the home of Mrs. Fred Merchant. Ed Corbin and family and Fred Sell and family motored down from Bourbon, Ind., Saturday and remained until Sunday evening as guests of relatives. Mrs. Rose Whittaker and sons came Saturday for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cory. They are moving from Cleveland to Chicago. The Misses Gertrude and Letha Weishaar went to Indianapolis Monday and . from there they expect to go to Peru to visit their brother Frank and family.' Mrs. Laura and Sue Lyons, Miss Gladys and William Lyons and Mrs. Howard Myers were in Crawfordsville this week attending the State Sunday School convention. Mrs. Geraldine Buckley and daughter of Ashland, Wis., were here this week visiting relatives. Mrs. Buckley was a guest of her cousin, Mrs. Gertrude Hess, the first of tbe week. Dr. and Mrs. Wood were in Lafayette Sunday visiting their daughters, Frances and Helen. They are in the Lafayette conservatory of music where Helen takes violin and Frances ’cello. W. A. Creek and mother of Kansas and Miss Chesterton of Valparaiso were guests at the Denham home this week. Mrs. Creek is an aunt of Mrs. Denham and Miss Chesterson a cousin. * Mr. and Mrs. Bert Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Herath motored to Three Oaks, Mich., last week where Bert owns a farm. John Holder lives on the place. The crops are good in that section. Ervin Leavitt and fainily arrived in Brook Monday evening. The> have been living in Dayton, Wyo., and concluded Brook was good enough for them, so started overland in their auto. They were 10 days on the road. x Rev. Wilson went to Battle Ground Wednesday to help in the improvements that are being made at the camp ground at that place. A new swimming pool, bath houses and a rearrangement of the hotel and dining room are being completed this week. On Tuesday the township trustee received permission from the state tax board to issue an additional SIO,OOO worth of bonds to furnish enough money to build the new school building at Foresman. On Wednesday the successful bidders were hdre and signed up the contracts to begin work as soon as the bonds can be sold. Saturday was the 90th birthday anniversary of Miss Katie Chapin, aunt of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chapin, with whom she makes her home. She was a teacher in the public schools of Lisbon, 111., for many years and has never lost her interest in public affairs or good literature. She is a constant reader, keeps posted on what is going on in the world’s work, and always finds something to-do.