People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — BROOK. [ARTICLE]

BROOK.

BY OBSERVER.

Rain and pleasant weather. Corn and oats look fine. Since the rain the farmers all have round plump faces. Mr. Ross, of Lafayette, was shaking hands with friends in Brook, last week. Quite a number of young folks from here w T ere out picknicing last Sunday. Did it rain? John Esson is filling in his yard and improving the looks of his property.

The masons resumed work on the U. B. church this week, they have been delayed sometime on account of not having brick. Brook entertained her sports last Saturday with a horse race. It is surprising to see the crowd of men and boys that come to town to see these scrub races. Mr. Russ moved into his new brick cottage last Friday. Mr. Russ is an enterprising citizen and we are glad to see him surrounding himself with the comforts of life. Another case. One Ira Flatt came to town yesterday and bowled up all day and in the evening, used bad and vulgar language on the streets for which he was arrested and fined £2.70. If more such examples as this were made here it would soon stop so much vulgar talk on the streets.