Local notes and business ads from Brook area
Ona Shindler spent the week with friends in Brook while Mrs. John Strubbe of Goodland visited town on Friday. Dried malt chick feed costs 2 to 5 cents. Brook Feed MUL. B J Burley attended a Universal Film Exchange meeting in Chicago last week. Bunt Brothers Candy Factory opened in Chicago with B E Beagley attending. Pratta buttermite chick feed offered at 40 percent refund if unsatisfactory. E E Hess Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Strubbe
Goodland
B. J. Burley
Chicago
Universal Film. Exchange
B. E. Beagley
Bunt Brothers
Chicegg
E. E. Hess Drug Co
Local notices and contracts highlight Kentland school build
A. W. Montgomery of Sidell, IL wins the Kentland junior high school project for 97000 dollars with green tile roof option raising to 98000. Ten bids reviewed. board satisfied with Montgomery’s past work and ready to start soon. Also several local business notes and a minor injury report from a screw driver incident in a cream separator repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ricker
Toyd
Kentland Enterprise
Jearson Township
Kentland
J. W. Montgomery
Sidell
Brady & Year’bough
Hammond
Barnes Construction Co
Logansport
Charles Schendel
Petition to Retain County Agent Sparks Local Action
Goodland Herald reports petitions from four Newton County townships to keep the county agent office. Beverages show wide support with Beaver Colfax Grant Ir oquois Jackson Jefferson Lake Lincoln McClellan and Washington signatories totaling 68 farmers asking to retain the office amid high taxes and cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland Herald
Newton County
Dats
Beaver
Colfax
Grant
Iroquois
Jackson
Jefferson
Lake
Lincoln
McClellan
Washington
Victor Borklund Relegated to Runner-Up in Family Contest
The article notes Maurice Kennedy Borklund arriving April 23rd and Victor Borklund, previously runner-up in Hazelden golf, again takes second place in a family contest at home. It mentions a hospital birth in Chicago and describes the family dynamics surrounding the leadership shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Borklund
Victor Dorklund
Hazelden
Howyors
Maurice Kennedy Borklund
Victor
Borklund
Chicago
Dancing Club Buys Community Building Floor
A historic 1921 tale recounts Beau Brau owners Don Joan and Gay Lotharto pressuring Community Directors to allow dances. They sought a new floor, faced opposition from Deacons, and pursued outside aid, enticing temple leaders and families with promises of a better space. The episode highlights community contention over funds and moral concerns in a tight, era-tinged account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Joan
Gay Lotharto
Don
Gay
Isanbel
Rex
Eve
Commissioners Court May Term 1921 Bond Issues and Roads
The May term of the Commissioners Court lists road bonds and amounts for numerous townships including Jackson, Washington, Colfax, Lincoln, Grant, and Beaver. Totals show $175,529.00 in bonds with individual entries detailing road improvements, petition actions, and notices, along with mortgage indebtedness and exemptions discussions for county budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Ulyat
Jackson-Iro
Quois Twos
Levi H. First
Jackson Township
Dames A. Whaley
Washington Township
Conrad Ast
D. K. Frye
Frank B. Kay
Denver-Jackson
Benay F. Roborts
Fecter
Edwards Links Road
Beaver Township
Samuel Butts Rand
Colfax
J. R. Deardorff
9. A. Brown
Frank Cox
Rand
Robert Stackditch
Grant Township
Tt. B. Yeoman
Our
J. D. Rich
Lincoln Township
Rebecca Spiller
Thompson
Banda Ut
Weather Bureau's U S Weather Barn Founded in 1870
The United States weather bureau traces its origins to a barn established in 1870 marking the start of a federal weather service. The note highlights early organizational history and a key milestone in meteorology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
United States
Weather Barn
Anti Cigarette Movement Gains Broad Support Across States
The piece details state laws banning both manufacture and sale of cigarettes in Kansas Arkansas Tennessee Iowa and North Dakota. It names organizations such as the National Parent-Teacher Association International Anti Cigarette League and the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union and notes local public health and school groups backing the effort. It recounts Col Ginter of Richmond Virginia as inventor of the cigarette and cites quotes from judges in Denver New York City and Indianapolis on the harms to youth, urging prohibitions on production and sale. The article also covers McCray postponing a Hereford cattle sale due to unfavorable financial conditions and market constraints. It ends with local business listings for footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Kansas
Arkansaw
Tennessee
Iowa
North Dakota
Natural Parent-Teacher Association
International Anti-Cigarette League
Internation Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Brook
Col. Ginters
American Tobacco Company Or Trust
England
British-American Tobacco Company
China
Ching
America
Indianapolis
McCray
West
Orchard Lake
McGray
Kentland Enterprise
Ade and McCray Linked as Brother-in-Law in Forest Plan
Indy news profile shows humorist George Ade asked Governor McCray to back Indiana forest reserves. Ade proposes 160 acre county parks with central location, wooded tracts, and facilities for football and baseball, plus a community house with showers. Lively remarks on Ade and Ring Lardner, golf chats, and wartime memorial ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gove
Lin
McCray
Indiana
George Ade
Ade
Fture
Tankes
Gorham
Claire DeLune
Barrymores
Ring Lardner
Stanford
Conn
George Ande
aAde
le Toys
Indianapolis
Newn
Teachers of the Scheutte School 1879 to 1921 roster
A listing of teachers for the Scheutte School spanning 1879 through 1921. Names include Carrie Lyons Ada Blackburn Joanne Cooke John W Olmstead Flora Pfrimmer Emma V Pfrimmer Will M Green TiMan Foresman R B Foresman Mark Foresman Russell High Adan Kendall B W Pumphrey Ezra Jones Gertie Welch Tay E Welshman Frank Foresman Arthur Lyong OC BH Sage George Putt Della Hynds James Davis Delvin Reading Minnie Kemper Mabel Ball Florence Cloutier Myriam Mecht Frances Winter Laura Cooper Amy Cooper Huth Cooper and others with yearly ranges and marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Lyons
Ada Blackburn
Joanne Cooke
John W. Olmstead
Flora Pfrimmer
Emma V. Pfrimmer
Will M. Green
TiMan Foresman
R. B. Foresman
Mark Foresman
Russell High
Adan Kendall
B. W. Pumphrey
Ezra Jones
Gertie Welch
Tay E. Welshman
Frank Foresman
Arthur Lyong
OC. BH. Sage
George Putt
Della Hynds
James Davis
Delvin Reading
E.T. Lee
Minnie Kemper
Mabel Ball
Florence Cloutier
Myriam Mecht
Frances Winter
Laura Cooper
Amy Cooper
Huth Cooper
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Ona Shindler
Lawrence
FitzPatrick
Ndiana
Star, Perkins and
AeroMotor Wind Mills
Chag Gantley
Russell
County Board of Education
George Wildrick
Whiting
Tudini
Ol Rowley
Dadlan
James Hall
Bossing & Merchant
G. &. West
A.W. Montgemry
Shiell, ML
Rossing & Merchant
Ibetfor’tha Reporter
Gottman and
Rit
Jem Leecher
Tlasie
OLR County
Moweloil
SALI
John McCloud
Goorland
Ind
Henry Troup
Same
Buctas Road
Ship
Earl ST. Xesaler Road
Dot McGraw
Edgar Steward
James Clements
County Farm
State Board of Accounts
Neas
Mortgagors Ia
Kensland
Morocco
Mame
Ie County Board of Review
Cabnagr Plants
Eal B. F. Warr
Phone
H. E Hess Drug Co
A.D. Babcock
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Hove
Hervey Henderson
Gteoee
Col. Ginter
Ben Unaway
Denver
Colorado
RB. Crane
New York City
Frank J. Lahr
Indianapolia
Datla
Crane
McKay
Selz
Bossung & Merchant
Woods-Holland
Ouina Marion
Forbidden Fruit
Marie B. Streetar
M’cray
Scheutte
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