People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1894 — BROOK. [ARTICLE]

BROOK.

BY OBSERVER. Slight frost Sept. 23. The schools here are crowded to their utmost capacity. Seven-ty-eight in the primary room. Our photographer, Mr. Kellenberger, is doing some tine workin his new gallery. Anyone wanting work should give him a call. The schools in Washington township begin next Monday. They have a good corps of teachers this winter. Some of the old Iroquois teachers have positions there this winter. Several of the young people from this place went 1o Chicago on the excursion this week. They think the rrte cheap. *2.50 round trip. We do not see why this road cannot run a 00 cent excursion the same as the Moaon. During the heavy raiu -storm Saturday night, lightening struck the residence of Mr. Dow Erwin. It did no serious damage except to scatter the shugles and knock the plastering od.

Several of the young foil s from here, spent Simla/ in Rensselaer. They report a good time and think it a fine place 1«. go for a Sunday’s pleasure. Brook still seams lo have boom. * There are eight dwelling houses and two business houses under construction. The business houses are both good brick ouildings. There is such a demand foi building lots, that Mr. Dan Sell is laying out another addition. They will be the most desirable building lots in the town. Gravel hauling is the chief occupation of the farmois now. They are constructing some good roads and it is all donation anu land tax work. There is plenty of gravel. here to make all tinroads needed and tine p<* >pie appreciate it by uiing i; to a good advantage.