The Brook Reporter from Brook, Indiana • Page 1

-4, THE' BBOOM 1 f- STO.M I1IL1. III KSI1MAN. THIS ADOVE BLLt TO TMIHt QWW SELF BB TRUE. ONE DOLLAR FIFTY PER YEAR VOLUMK VIII. BROOK, NEWTON COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, 1902.

NUMBER 6. rr .1 REPORT OF CONVENTION. Our esteemed friend over ii A PILE GOODLAND WINS THE COUNTY SEAT. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. AN ENTHUSIASTIC ATHERING For commissioner of the 2nd district the name of one of Brook's most prominent business men met with such unusual satisfaction that not a dissenting voice was found in any of the delegations.

He is our ever popular Fred Foresman: a man who will do justice and credit to the county which has placed so much confidence in his ability. 3rd DISTRICT. For commissioner of the 3rd district the names of Ed. Parsons and Chas. Hanson were presented, in Jasper may take unto his luisom valuable lesson from the recent! county election.

reojle who havd leen deprived of their rights wil turn like a goaded animal on it pursuer, and then look out for (breakers. Hanlev mav rest assured a that the jvople of this county will suffer no one to trample upon its political rights. Some few delegates from Jefferson commenced to kick on the nomination of Agate and Coovert fifteen minutes after the convention wa over, and it looks as if it was their intention to knife them at the coming election on the' ground that Jefferson did not get any pie. The whole kick comes from a fcw chronic sore thc' howIJ inspected by own township. While we certainly resect the citiens of Jrb scertainly id politics to interse objections to the mu- i nccs who are wormy oi supp and we hop- thev will throw aside 1 I W1 the county organization.

It it le the policy of Jefferson to 1 mcan .1... 1 1 1 I 1 1 i delegates from Jefferson put up the OF WRECKAGE. THE TERRA COTTA FACTORY FALLS. Busy at Wrk on the Ruins. It Will he Rebuilt.

On Saturday morning at exactly twenty minutes to seven o'clock, the new terra cotta factory building, the prideof our town, collapsed under too heavy a load, and the entire building from one end to the other, with the exception of the machine and engine room, is a wreck. The immense build- ling too feet in length by So feet in bredth, three stories high, lays tangled and broken mass crushed flat to the ground. The cause of wreck was the overloading of second and third stories with i2r.ooo brick, makinir a total weight of over 780,000 pounds, and secondly the frame work of the building was considerably to light to withstand such an enormous weigut, out naa me irame otk i been Utter braced only one part of 1 1 would have leen brok- 1 lllv- oumuiu 1 en tl0vn but as it was when one ncxt with it. The building is the most complete wreck that we have evcT scen 0f any description. Im mc-nse timbers Sx 12 and 111 some cases larger are literaly reduced to kindling wood bv the enormous weight.

At the time of the wreck there were some half dozen people in the building but they all escaped by a very narrow margin, but had 1 I- I nr. lnln. nrltan i.u t.1 I fha full r( I hirl mon WAIlW 1 A FT Kit A IIAHI CAMPAIGN Goodland Wins the County Scat by Clcven Votes. After one of the hardest fought county seat campaigns in our history, Goodland won for relocation at the polls on Saturday by the small majority of one vote. The battle has leen hard fought from the beginning by loth sides but from the vote cast in the dif ferent townships it would sevin that 1 far the favored point What the outcome will be i hard to predict, for it is likelv that the Kcntland people will con-; test the election, although thev claim that will not.

and it mav vrir vit Ik -fore the COUlltV .111 seat location is finally settled be- ween the contending towns. It Olie Ul lilt v. iv.mv.r'l we have ever seen and loth sides can tv congratulated on the honor- the testants. 1, iiwtii" is the vote l) MntrTrWps: OotHlland Kcntland Inxpiois tp. Washington leaver Jacks.

.11 Lincoln Lake Coif. IX Jefferson McClelland 4 1 S) 54 5 54 lot 12 IS 54o 2 Grant 504 40 Wliat efTect the removal will Thursda- evening marked the! close of the greatest convention inAhe history of the Upper Wabash Brmh of the Young Peoples' Union. the convention opened on 't delegates from ntP the local societies were pr iso near the sjiecial program givyti by our local union. Services were opened by songs and praises tflducted by Rev. C.

Iiirlev of lckville, Ind. After a half hour convention paper was opened th welcome address given by Sell 3.nd was well received by all present. Miss Frances Hunt of libanon, then followed with fsponse, which was full of good tnoughts and inspiring words and at once marked the interest and good feeling which permeated the convention through its entire ses- sipn. Following the response came a paper on the "Twentieth Cen- try Y. P.

C. read by Miss pnna Light. In this paper was Vjrautifully set forth the idea of crfection which the organization av attain and the pleasure de- ijved in the attainment, Wednesday morning was rung by the peeling of all the church bells calling the worshippers to a Stinrise prayer meeting which was well attended and a spiritual time enjoyed. At o'clock the convention again called and opened by devotion for thirty minutes, followed by the regular program r.nd appointing the several committees. A couple interesting papers ere read and discussed by the onvention.

In the afternoon the fbost of the time was given to the iJuuiors of this place tu giviug a 0 euuuu.ieu iu RUU) Borklund, and her work merits a great deal of praise. The evening session was given to Rev. S. K. Coovert, Movies, Agate, Hamilton.

Parsons and Foresman the Cuurcutions Choice. One of the most enthusiastic gatherings of Newton county Republicans ever held in Brook, was held on Tuesday, when the county convention convened and selected its oandidates to be voted on at the coming November election. The organization met at 11:30 o'clock and appointed its various commit tees, after which it adjourned to meet at 1:30 o'clock. At 1:30 the organization reassembled and the committees made their report. Dr.

ii.itcii 01 Kent land was cnosen as permanent chairman, and Fred Gillman of Good land, secretary. The committee on resolutions made a reiiort in which thev stronelv endorsed the administration of President Roosevelt at home and abroad, and of the stand taken by Congressman Crumpacker on the different questions of moment, each of which were heartily endorsed by everv one present. The committee on rules and order of business reported as follows: That the chairman of each township should canvass the vote of his delegation and report the same to the secretary. The townships shall be called in alphabetical order both for nominations and for report of township chairman. The report was adop ted as read, by the convention.

The convention was now complet- Chairman gatch announced that the convention was" read' to proceed witli tne nomma- cn which Mr. Parsons secured the nomination by a good majority. Next came the district council-men and the councilmen at large. Good men were chosen to fill all the positions and the ticket is one that deserves the individual support of every republican in Newton cour.ty. It is a ticket that will win.

OBITUARY. After a brL-f illness at his home three miles nth of Mt. Ayr, Win. ChamlK-rlain passed away Sunday. June 1002, aged seventy-two years and fifteen days.

Deceased was born at Little Har -roden, North Hamtonshire, Fng-laud, May 24th, 1S30. After a stormy voyage and once shipwrecked, lie arrived in America the latter part of May 1S51, and shortly after located near Plain-field, Will Co. 111. In January 1864 he relocated at Peotone of tin. same county and resided there until March, iSS 7, when he removed to this state and established his present home.

March 28th, 1861, he" was married to Jane L. Sihuttler of Plain- 1 1 1 siarieu uown 11 punc 1 me hove at work, not lesstht fields Iirook and Nun-j is hard to say A Delegate Convent on will be at present, but it is likely that it held in the town of Ooodland on will for a time, and Wednesday June 25U. 1902, meet-the majority of people are of the at 1 1 A. for the purpose opinion that it will K- of beii. fit to nominating a Republican can- iJeing or uie nrsi tions.

Beaver City. TKKAsrRKR. Tn Febrn.vy 1859, he united The nomination for treasurer be- 1 tle Presbyterian church, and ing in order the roll of the town- i upou his removal to this state he ships was called. Jackson town- I plaCL-d his r.i in the M. ship placed the name of Frank church of Mt.

Ayr. He found Coovert in nomination. After two great comfort in the Faith. Dur-years of faithful service to the jnr ids late illness words of praise county the people have learned Mr. a5Ui rejoicing were continually upon Coovert's ability as a public servant i iijs ipS.

times his suffering Kentlar.d in the end, as few cared t' invest on the uncertainties 0f the past. As for Brook an.l Mj- roevo, it is doubtful if a dozen court houses removals wjuld effect them, they are too substantially built on a firm commercial basis, i Be that as it miv, now ns over sixty-five jvr cent of the people have expressed the wish that a court le erected at Goodland and the. county business be trans-fered there, let it done with no 1 1 and no one cared to measure swords was jnten-with him in the race for nomina- would sav more Mptabbling, and let the court the republican voters in their rc-housc lc in ke. ping with the needs 'pective townships on Saturday and wealth of this county and k-t Jne 21st, 1902. nt iv ol.l ICach couiitv being entitled to tliev wtnnd.

their action will be, 1 i watched with interest by the rem-, der of the county, and they may resi assurea 01 one mmg. mat Agate and Coovert are knifed or 1 UeteateU by sucti memoes me people will know here to p'ace the blame, and act accordngly in the future. Representative Convention Call. didate for Representative in the didate for Representative Indiana State Legislature for the 'counties of IVnton and Newton jointly, to lo voteu tor at the NovemK election in 1902. The "cpt esentation in said convention from each of said counties to be delegate for each hundred votes and one additional for any fraction of fifty votes or over cast for Hon.

Hugh N. Hanua at the November election in the vear njoo. Said delegates to be selected bv following number of delegate- viz: Benton county 20, Newton, county 17. Chas. G.

i Chairman Benton County Z. F. Litti.k. Chairman Newton Countv. Chas 1 Notice to Republican Voters.

1 The Republican Voters of New ton Lountv ill meet in their rc. pective townships at 5 p. m. on Sat urdav June 21 st. 1902 and select! delegates and alternate delegates ti i thc Ktprcsentive Convention to bd held in Goodland on Wednesday Jurtc 25th, 1902 i ousmp oeing enuueu 1.

1. 1 'representation as follows: towit leaver, 2.34: Colfax, Grant, 2.95; Iroquois, 2.55; Jelierson, 2.91 Tacksou 1. 11 Lake 1.1. Lincoln. MI cfi j-- 1 1 6 votes.

Z. F. Littlk, Chairman A Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our heart felt thanks to those who so kindly 1 1 1 1 u. lA for it would have been impossible for them to have escaped.

Ti: total loss by the wreck of the built diiiir will nmrimit to from sin (Ylfll 1 10 ana possiuiv more, 1 more. i ne leasou 01 no greater ios that the machinerv and engine 0 ruiims irni'w-i1 Tlio til nit lin rrmt the stock holders something over $30.0 jo already, the green brick in the building was a total ruin. A meeting of the stock holders (was Iiekl on Moutlav ana it was ue- to clean up the ruins and 'rush the erection of a new building pn a safer plan, this time will nake it stronger enough to "with taud all possible chances of wreck- notks. Some half dozen men were at work at different parts in the factory but they were warned by the cracking timlwrs in time to make their escape but several had very narrow calls. John Fox was about the only one injured in getting out of the factory.

He was in the third story and missed his footing as he was decendingon the track, receiving several bad bruises. llunarens ot our people ana visitors from over the comity came in on Saturday and Sundayl-O view the wreck of what was destined to be Brook's greatest industry. It will le an immense job to remove the 250 tons of moulded brick that were in the factory and have became entangled in thc wreck. It is estimated that over three thousand people from Brook and vicinity visited the ruins on Sunday; some coining as fawas fifteen miles to see the wreck. Odd Fellows will celebrate their Memorial Day on Sunday June 22nd.

Rev. Nye, of Vermillion, 111., one of the best speakers on Odd Fellowism in the Uuited States, has been secured. 1 1 vr and Mrs: A. Gridlev 1 v.t at such times he His Holy Name. Interment is at Brook June 10, We have- talked with a lar: num ber of our p.ople who were for and against the relocation of the county seat at Goodland, and the majority of express the opinion that as f-5 per cent of the people of Newton have expressed the wish for the countv se.it to be located at Go' Hand, it should be moved wit ut more unnece-sary i The will of been declared, expense or 1 the people let a court he be 1 tn- Local are scarce this week tor the mat mere lias oeen an unusual amount of excitement of various kind-, and the editor has been botliered to such an ex- tent that he was unable to get out and hunt up news.

vv Is a little sore over losing the county seat at present. bnt when lhev dmvn to lh truth of the tney fm, that tl have lost nolidng and that iu tUe enJ lhey wiU be thc nu.rs ai Kiver cnapei enureii on next Sunday, June 15th. An excellent program has been arranged aud everybody is cordially invited to 1 uiAemi. J. C.

Dixen rode to Ambia and visited relatives over Suudav. He made the trip on his niotercycle in. a little over an hour and a half. t-v .1. a.

IC. Church of Terre Haute. His lecture 0:1 the "Creation of Man was both intellectual and spiritual and was -ill Thursday morning at 8:00 o'clock yfl regular order of the program wis again resumed. St spiritual interest as well a Subject ot as general interests were freely discussed: committees on finance, memories. and other interests were read and adopted.

Three hundred-fifty dol- lars v.vre pledged to the Danville church and apportioned to the dif-1 ferent local societies. In the afternoon when the re- 1 maining subjects on tne program had been discussed, the committee on nominations rejwrted and the report was adopted and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. Ii. Fowler, Newport, vice, Rev. Frank Rounds, Cleveland, re'e.

secy. Miss Julia Cambell, Dauvilfto, cor. secy. Miss Ida Williams, Clarkshill, Ind. Treas urer, J.

J. Sell, Brook, Ind. Jun ior supt. Miss Fmma Meredith, Armstrong, 111. Supt.

Christian Stewartship, IC. K. Johnson, Dau-villei 111. 1 officers elect were then the Presiding Klders, Rev's. Wm.

Stanley aud Goodwin, and the convention adjournd until its closing session in the evening, which was occupied by Rev. Tug-gle of Morocco, with a very able sermon. Votes of thanks were extended by the delegates to the jko-ple of Brook for their hospitality and to the niemlx.rs of the M. I church for their kindness 111 per mitting the use of their church for the convention, since the U. B.

church was undergoing repairs. All seemed to enjoy themselves and were invited by the Veedersburg delegation to meet in that city 111 Tune toot. Rev. C. M.

Birley and J. J. Sell were elected delegates to the Bi-Annual Convention, which mnvpiir at Can ton. Ohio, from the 10th to 13th of July 1902 tion. Mr.

Coovert is one of most faithful and efficient olhcers that the county has ever had, anil in recognition of his service, th rules ot the conveniion were sus ponded and he was given thenomi nation by acclimation. SIlKKIl Sheriff comes next on the list and as usual right at this point dej veloied the hottest fight of the convention. Jackson township prej-. 1.1.. seiuea me name 01 inmo of T.

rolling nnd Lincoln the name ot Mat uost 1 1 winkle. The results of the ballot- J. were waieueu wuu Kecu 1 by the many friends of each of the contestents. I.ach man was personally well liked bv the people of his district and each had done exellent work to further his indi- vidual interests. It took five bal- ots to decide the contest, Agate winning out with ease.

recorder. When nominations for recorder was called for, very little interest was displayed, as everyone knew that the present ehicieiu recoruer from Lincoln township, Wm. M. Boyles, would be renominated with out a dissenting voice. SURVEYOR.

Nominations for county surveyor was called for by the chairman, and Harnett Hawkins of Jefferson lOWIlSilip alio l. 11. iiaiiiuieiii ei .1 i TT tT Beaver were placed 1efore the convention. Hamilton was renominated by a vote of 109 to 63. COMMISSIONER 2nd DISTRICT.

1 I i I 1 over at Kentland has disgraced the county long enough: build a good one, tile people demand it. The following delegates to represent Iro'piois township at the county convention were selected at the caucus on Saturday. Precinct No. 1, Clyde Ulrey, George Karr, Fred Foresman, C. Sunder land, Paul Scluittee, W.

I). Foresman. Precinct No. 2, Harry Warr W. P.

Griggs, Isah Lyons, Hugh Light. I). Hess, O. B. Stonehill, C.

Flrev. lU-n Leonold. l-d. Hess. Tohn Hershman, J.

A. Coan Precinct No. 3, J. Ulyat, Charles Wnlitur 11. Lowe.

(). M. Lvons. Thorn Beaelev. L.

C. Lvons. John Ksson. lames Shaffer. J.

J. c. ny donation work to help clean up the wrecked terra cotta factory will be thankfully received, and if you feel like giving a days work Xwitl eitner team or man, report ai tliK office or at the factory. Men can be used to good advantage to- jlayjunl to-morrow. Fditor Steinback of the Keutland Democrat, was over to see how the Republicans conducted their convention on Tuesday, aud called in and gave us a pleasant assisted us in the illness and death of our beloved husband and father.

Jane L. Chamderlain. K. J. Chamberlain.

Etta C. Gridley. I t3 A 4 I 4.