People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1894 — BRCOK. [ARTICLE]

BRCOK.

BY OBSERVER.

Fine weathei. Many farmers done iiusku .. Mr. William Ade, of Kentlanu. was shaking hands with friend lere the fore part of the week Mr. Deggots new brick barbe shop is nearing completion. Basket supper at the hall Thursday night for the beneth >f the M. E. church. A dime social given at the borne of Mrs. William Cunningtarn, Monday night was a mccess and all enjoyed a pleasmt evening. A basket svpper at Farcklin school Wednesday night, for the lenetit pf a school library. The basket supper given by Mr. Phillip McCabe at the Fores man school was a grand success. The proceeds beiii£ *33.75 from the sale of 35 hoiks. ' • The canning factory at this place seems certain of success. They now have $4500 of slock taken and more promised to tal < stock. The machine men, of Chicago, have been he twice and are coining down in price a tnousand at a clip. They find they have men of judgment to deal with here and men who can drive a bargain as well as they. On last Saturday eve about 8 o’clock, one W. M. Hicks and blarl Gsborn took from Wm. McMiliin’s restaurant about four gallons of oysters and took them to the home of John Cline, where r.hey were working and proceeded to feast on oysters. They were followed and arrested, brought before Sqire Knap’s high court and found guilty of heft and bound over to court in 5500 bonds which they failed to pve and were sent to jail to iwait tgial. Of course the county can board them.