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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
8
Local notes report Don Lawrence visiting from Gary and Glenn Leopold selling for CG, Per and Son, with a clearance sale of men and boys shoes at Hess Sons. Mentions new offices in the New Bank Building and various farm and tailoring tidbits. Indications of railroad job cuts and Pennsy shop closures affecting hundreds.
Public sale lists 9 head of horses and calves plus 8 cattle including a registered shorthorn bull and roan cow with calf. Implements include wagon, garden tools, cultivate, discs, plow, harrow, dumper and harness. Auction starts 10 am Monday February 7 with terms offering credit on larger sums and cash discounts. Cha s Krstrom, Harvey Williams, Aud. Howard Myers, Clerk.
E J Steinbach editor of the Kentland Temperatt hires Indianapolis counsel to sue former Auditor S R Sizelove and the Board of Commissioners to recover fees paid to other papers for legal printing over eight years. An Indianapolis expert reviewed charges, focusing on payments to the Morocco Courier since January 1 1913. Also advertising notice for Brook Feed Mill on various feed products and bulk car lots.
A brief item notes 27 inch ginghams with US test grades sold for a price labeled A8e and indicates sale price as the sole detail from the terse source.
The remains of William Chisum son of W W Chizum killed in France in World War I arrived Thursday evening. He was Newton County’s first war fatality to reach home and his casket lay in state at the M B church until Friday afternoon funeral services were held. Rev Hargrave led the Legion prayer as the casket was moved by gun carriage to West Cemetery with American Legion and former soldiers in formation, giving him full honors.
Indiana state Capitol Jan 21 A bill to raise the common school tuition fund levy from 6 to 20 cents per $100 of taxables is set for a public hearing Tuesday night. The measure, led by Rep Willis of Steuben County, would place about 311,600,000 onto a 5,800,000,000 property base and directs most funds to the common schools with a smaller share to relief and community programs.
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