Personal and business notes from a regional page
Allen Robertson came from Hesselaer on Wednesday while Bruce Alrey visited Brook friends last week. J W Borkert traveled to Indianapolis to spend a week on Clareh L business. Chester Besse and wife visited his parents in Remington Sunday. Elwood Harry visited from Chicago over Sunday. Jack Boyer of Goodland came over Tuesday. Wm Woolley in Kentland on Monday for business. New office in New Bank Building near the corner with Dr A G Catt optometrist listed. Andy Martin and family from Danville were in Brook Sunday. Chas Bentley sells Star Perkins and AeroMotor Wind Mills and offers repair, with local feed and mill ads.
Lawrence and Lawrence and FitzPatrick LAW LOANS INSURANCE
Lawrence and Lawrence and FitzPatrick LAW LOANS INSURANCE notes a local update with Mrs Ruth Corbin visiting from Morocco to teach in Brook schools next year. Reports on travels, visits, society gatherings, and street improvements in a small Indiana town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Corbin
Morocco
Brook
Local Notes Roll Through Kentland and Surroundings
ADE NEWS items cover Mr and Mrs James Simmons of Kentiland and Earl Scripter of Logansport helping at Charles Gorricks. Harry Lineberry family dined with Bert Bell family. Wreck near Freeland Park with twenty cars involved. Mrs Clyde Fleming seen in Kentland shopping. George Lerimer dined with daughter Mrs Charles Gerrick. Virgil Woaley planted corn. Dorothy and Everett Wilson of Earl Park visited parents Mr and Mrs Allert Wallison. Mrs Bert Belard and Mrs Clyde Flemming called on Mrs Herman Brandt. Meredith Lowe and son from Tab visited then went to Brook. Live stock shipped from Ade. Band concert attendance from Kentland area. Ladies Aid met with Mrs John Lewis with good turnout. Clarence Mosier drilling wells for Bert Hardin and for John Hedrick and John Lewis.
Fire disrupts noon meal scoop at Isaac Sell farm
Report mentions a midday fire near the Isaac Sell farm southwest of Brook where William Cheek lives. A defective flue caused a small roof fire with minimal damage. Observers rushed to the scene for a news scoop, happy no major harm occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Sell
Brook
William Cheek
County Agents By Abe Martin In Farm Life
Abe Martin rails at the label County Agent calling it a farmer’s friend and adviser. He urges farmers to send for the agent to solve vexing farm problems like adapting buckwheat and competing with California crops. He notes agents stay alert to up to date with farming issues and even clever tricks for market resale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Martin
California
Checkers
MiUkla
Fletcher meets with serious injuries near Lafayette
David S Fletcher, recently moved from near Lafayette, was injured while working in his field when a colt entangled the team. He tripped and fell, a horse stepped on his chest, fracturing three ribs and slightly piercing a lung. His brother and neighbors aided. a doctor attended. He is reported to be recovering steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David S. Fletcher
Hey
Lafayette
Inter
Warnes
Mr. Fletcher
Henry
Max Silvers of near Morocco Dies at 73
Max Silvers, a county man from near Morocco, died at County Hospital Thursday evening after suffering a broken leg weeks earlier. Age 73, he could not withstand the shock. never married. One sister survives, residing at Otterbein. Body taken to Morocco and burial held in Morocco cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Silvers
Morocco
Hos
Bisa
Otterbein
WIEL HOLD PRISONERS Governor McCray declines to surrender
Governor McCray said Indiana should prosecute Glenn Doolittle Paul Hatto and Glenn Zoll of Muncie over the Spot Cafe robbery. About $1724.50 was seized. they were arrested in Muncie for conspiracy to commit robbery. Gentry will not prosecute. Other local notices follow about resignations and local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCray
Ohio
Glenn Doolittle
Paul Hatto
Glenn Zoll
Muncie
Spot Cafe
Elmer Gentry
Union City
Indiana
Gentry
Beer Not Medicine Debate Heard in Washington
Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington Dr Howard A Kelly a Johns Hopkins surgeon argued beer would ruin appetite Dr Rowland a university obstetrician said alcohol harms babies noting his work concerns life beginning not its end New Beer supplies for sale F A Scott Morocco B27
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Howard A. Kelly
John Hopkins University
Rowland
The
Universalty
New Prices Goodyear Pires and Tubes Auction
Mrs Byron Park visited Joliet to see her sister who is improving. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Gerrick on Saturday May 14. A farm loan offer at 6 percent by C BE YfCarty of Brook Indiana invites inquiries. Several locals including Frank Herath and Ue George Ade traveled to Chicago and Lafayette for business and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gerrick
Howard Myers
Anna Floyd
Chicago
Anna
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Allen Robertson
Hesselaer
Bruce Alrey
Rey. J. W. Borkert
Lydianapolis
Clareh L
Chester Besse
Remington
Brook Food Mi
Modison
Ellwood
Harry
Jack Boyer
Goodland
Wm. Woolley
Kentland
New Bank
A. G. Catt
Optometrist
Rensselaer
Ind
Andy Martin
Danville
Mols
Star, Perkins and
AeroMotor
Wind Mills
Chas Bentley
John Lyons, Jr
Fred Lyons
Indianapolis
M. E. Ladies Aid
Henry Deardurff
Elizarth Zuck
Veedersburg
Claude Fix
Clinton
Claude
Collier
Wm. Cunningham
Culver
Albert Collier
Knox, Indiana
Br. Osborn
Kansas
Walter Murfitt
Willis Gridley
Kankakee
Illinois
L. C. Lyons
Vecatur, Illnois
Amos Agat
JoNet
Illnais
Leopard’s
Temple Moviegram
Fairbanks and
Arbuckle
Kentland Grill
Kentland, Indiana
Lawrence, Weil, and Wolff
Rebekah Grand Lodge
M. J. Thornton
Garfild West
Homer Taylor
Iterary
North Jefferson
de Luxe
Sanitary
ADE News
James Simmons
Kentiland
Earl Scripter
Logansport
Charles Gorricks
Harry Lineberry
Bert Bell
Freeland
Park
Clyde Fleming
George Lerimer
Charles Gerrick
Virgil
Woaley
Eorn
Dorothy and
Everett Wilson
Earl Park
Mrs
Allert Walison
Bert Bel Ard
Clyde Flemming
Herman Brandt
Meredith Lowe
Itab
Ade
Kent
Ladies Aid
John Lewis
Clarance Mosier
Kentland Ist
Bert Hardin
John Hedrick
David
Fletcher
Max Selvers
Newton
Wiel
Gaveenoy Deckiney
Doolitte, Hatto and
Zoll
Fred A. Sheets
Christian Church
Captain Brown
Mt. Ayr
A. J. Chapin
A. J
Deb
New York
Beer
F. A. Scott
Goodyear Pires
C.be. YfcCarty
Brook Indiana
Frank Herath
George Adé
Oscar Carroll
Alva Grenard of
John Lowe
Bennett
Edward Crudden
Hendley
Nebraska
Gan
Temple Theater
Colliers Weekly
Black Beach
Ralph Stock
Richard Bartleness
Carol Dempster
Crauford Kent
Griffith
South Sea Island
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