22 Oct 1920
Page 8
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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
8
Miscellaneous notices include visits in Chicago and Fowler, relatives visiting Indiana, and a Panama Pacific Exposition Sonora prize claim for tone. Local ads mention Anchor All-Weather Top for autos, stock show bulls, barn paint, and drug company promotions. Also notes on misses Pauline Lyons and Ima Frauen bowl, and births in the week.
Glenn H Beopold of Rider and Son is cited as a local Ford salesman with Miss Ora Brady visiting from Mishawauks Indiana. Roy Maple from Kansas stayed ten days visiting relatives. Mrs Joseph Park returned from Great Lakes Station visit with her son St Parks. J D Rich Victor Borklund Paul Hanson traveled to Indianapolis for a Shriners meeting. E E Hess Drug Co promoting Victor Victorota records.
Brook Indiana October 15 Brook High School defeated Winamac 22 to 8. visitors arrived late after road trouble and had played two games that day. VanDerVoort and Hershman starred for Brook, Lyons and Lawrence added points, crowd packed Coliseum, band played, Changnon refereed. Final Brook 21 Winamac 8. Local notes: Link Wright Mt Ayr, Wm Sterner Chalmers, ads for merchandise, local notices.
Mrs. Amos Agate born Sarah Ann Nichols in Yorkshire England, aged 74, died October 13 at Wesley Hospital after a malignant tumor. She lived in Brook Indiana, taught school, married Amos Agate in 1876, and had two sons and three grandchildren. Funeral held at Methodist Church with burial in Brook Cemetery. Card of Thanks.
Susannah Williams Major, born May 10 1851 in Benton County Indiana, married George Major in 1870. She lived 66 years in the community with five children Ephram Harvey Ray Vernon Ralph, and Katie deceased. A longtime Christian church member she passed after gallbladder surgery at St Bernard Hospital Chicago Monday at 12:40. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Christian Church led by Rev Howard Kauffman with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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