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I i The "'Reporter STONEHILL 1IEKSI1MAN. THIS ABOVB ALL TO THINK OWN SBLF BE TRUE. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR VOLUME VIII. BROOK, NEWTON COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1902. NUMBER 32.

Persorvsl THANKSGIVING PICK-UPS FROM AROUND ITEMS OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS On the 16th of this month John Strole will start west with a party of land seektrs from this place. They will go to various places in Oklahoma. John will head another party the later end of this month. Davis, of the Goodland Citizen, makes the charge that one election board over in Jefferson practiced some irregular work at the recent election, and heads a long article on the subject with "Why don't you speak." The fact of the case is, Davis, they don't have too. Such charges originating from the sources that they have are not in least worthy of notice and the election board is only doing their brick cream, confectionaries, etc.

After the refreshments had been served the guests were amused by various and diverous ways until the clock ticked out the eleventh hour and informed the reluctant guests that it was time to begin to prepare for their homeward journey, not, however, before the host had lined up the guests and took a flash light of the entire group. Following are the names of the forty-eight guests present: Rev. and Mrs. Jos. W.

Zaring, Mr. and Mrs. Will Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Robt.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. lid. Zook, Mr. and Mrs.

Mark Evans, Mr. and Mrs. John Pence, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lyons, Mr.

and Mrs. Quin Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hambridge, Mr.

and Mrs. O. B. Stone'-ll, Mt. and Mrs.

Ezra Jones, Mrs. John Stiole, Mr. am Willis Gridley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beag-ley, Mr.

and Mrs. Lacy Davis, Mr. Jap Hess will sell his stock and farm implements at public auction on December 18th. A detailed account of the sale will appear next week. Mrs.

Thomas Black, of near Beaver City, an old and highly respected resident of that place, died at her home on Tuesday morning of a complication of diseases and old age. Thus another of the oH residents of Newton county havj gone to join the silent majority. The Chicago Lyceum Lady Qinrtet is coming to Brook Dec itth. and will appear in the M. K.

Church that evening. This prom- ises to be the best company of the I khd that has ever visited our town, It is the purpose of the committee on the Lecture course 10 nave IliC uim e.a: in ctij iji inuiai Kvery one who attended the lecture of Dr. Wilkersham was delighted and enthusiastic. The next number will be as great a success as the lecture. No one can afford to miss it.

It is to be hoped that the Ladies will have a full house. Bartley Coovert is the new grocery firm that opened up its doors for the patronage of the general public on Wednesday morn-in. The members of this firm are so well known to the public that they need no introduction. They are men that everyone has the utmost confidence in and it is a foregone conclusion that they will make a success in the business world of our community. Invoicing was comenced on Monday and finished on Wednesday.

In a conversation with Mr. Hargraves of McNeil, Higgins Co. of Chicago, be stated that he had helped invoice over thirty grocery stores but had as yet never seen one with as up to date and fresh goxls as this grocery store, but that knows Joe Warner, knows that for Luling, Texas, where she make her future home and take up a course of college ork. Our young people, especially those con-', nected with church work, regret to see Miss Dortha leave, but wish her the best success in her work i 1 and in her new home. The supreme court has decided that a person cannot assign his future wages.

The court holds that it is temptation to anticipate pay ment and sacrifice them for an inadequate consideration. Losses of the kind often result in deprivation of the necessities of life and leave the wages earner without means of support, and in many cases they become a charge upon the public. We were talking with a promi- net man in our little city last week who is identified with its upbuilding and advancement, and who is well qualified to speak of the town and its needs, stated that in ten days time he could rent fifty houses if they could be secured. This is the one great need in our town, and while houses are being rapidly built there is a continual demand for more. Married Monday evening Nov.

24th, at 6:30 o'clock by Squire J. M.Troxel, at his residence on Elm street, Mi. George Ulrev and Mrs. Rebecca Strivers. Mr.

Ulrey formely lived in Newton county, is 22 years old and this is his second marriage. He is a brother to John Ulrey, well known here. His bride was formerly for quite a long time a residence of Rensselaer, being most of that time Mrs. Gibson. She is 47 years old and this is her third marriage.

The newly married couple took the 9:55 m. train today for St. Louis, where Mr. Ulrey will have employment in car shops. Reus.

Rep. Last Sunday at 1 p. m. Miss Nora Laugridge and Mr. John Spangler were united in marriage.

The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laugridge, Rev. Jos. W.

Zaring officiating. Many of the friends and relatives of the contracting parties were present on this happy occasion. A sumptuous dinner was served immediately after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.

Spangler started east, Tuesday, on a wedding trip. Mr. Spuigler will take his bride to his old home in Pennsylvania where Miss Dortha Warr left Tuesday 1 (duty when they pay no attention to lhe ot a few mangy and lusy fpauials. Notice The Brook Lumber Co have their organization completed and are now ready for another year's work. They will endeavor to conduct their future business by the same principles on which they believe it has been conducted in the past.

The principle of right and fair dealing to all. They ask the support and patronage of our town and community in building mater ial of all kinds, and also a part of their coal trade. Concerning hard coal, they can make but one definite promise, which is to have some on hand as soon as possible. But, incidently, they have a good supply of soft coal to last until hard coal coal shall put in its appearance. Those that have a good bank account to their credit, and know themselves indebted to the old Lumber Company will please call and settle as soon as they can, as 1 1 1 wicll tr rrof lira 1 1 nvmi.i(L VaJ VV-f lu.

Vlll dVLVJlliU streightened up as soon as possible. Brook Lumber Co. To Ths Public. ana dv law Mijenntendents ot the stone and gravel roads in said Newton county, will enforce the law in relation to hauling over said roads ith wagons and other vehicles loaded heavier than is prescribed by the Act of the Legis lature approved March 11, 1S99, and amended by the Act approved February 2S, 1901, which reads as! follows Section i. That it shall be unlawful for any person to haul a.

a a. a 111.1.- i auaui ro.ui, ai any nine wnen tile road thawing through, or by reason of wet weather, is 111 con- dition to le cut up and injured by heavy hauling, a load on any vein- cle with tires of less than three inches, the combined weight of i i I EVENING PARTY. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warr Entertain.

A Delightful Evening Spent at Their Home Two and One-half Miles Southwest of Brook. The most pleasant event in this vicinity of the List passing year, was the Thanksgiving evening party given by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warr at their elegant country home two and one-half miles southwest of Brook. It was a Thanksgiving evening party in every sense of the word, given by the genial host and hostess for both pleasure and to show the assembling guests how the bountiful hand of Him who rules the Universe had delt with his servants during the past year.

The invitations sent out were a novelty in form, but they in no way conveyed the idea of the surprises in decorative and art work in fruits, grains and vegetables that greeted the guests when the' arrived in the early hours of the eve. A little before eight o'clock the guests began to arrive and continued in a stead stream until forty-eight were numbered in the assembled crowd, just enough to comfortably fill the two big guest rooms. Right here it would be well to mention the decorations prepared by the eutertaing host and hostess to greet the guests and as an emb lem of the bountiful productiveness of mother Earth during the past year. The first sight of the horn of Mr. and Mrs.

Warr that greeted the oncoming guests were a pair of old fashioned "pumpkin lanterns" hung on either side of the door. The next sight was when they drove up to the gate and began to dump ouc their loads of human frtight, in the shape of an avenue, from the gate to the house, fenced in with ears of corn strung on wire and an archway of the same grain over the door. This was only the exterior view and conveyed little of the surprise to the guests that was to come when the interior decorations burst upon their view. An adequate description of these decorations cannot be made by one who had only a short time in which to mate observations, but suffice i very limited description. The! 1 doorways, windows, pictures and I even the ceahug in places were covered with every known product the evening pass oil pleasantly.

This was kept up until ten o'clock, when the guests were paired off and the refreshments of the evening served, which consisted of three courses. First, pressed chicken sandwiches, s.alid, a second course of coffee and a third of cake Personal and Local Items That Wl interest tvery une in i ne County. Misses Etta Hess, Lou Lyns and Marion Lyons spent the latter part of last week with relatives at Chicago Heights. Albert Thompson and daughter left from this place for Chicago' on Monday, and will attend stock show for a few days. the in Aiccray ot Kentland, lias been very low with pneumonia dur ing this week with slight chances of recovery.

At last reports he was no better. Owing to the weather conditions very little corn was husked for several days last week. Ten days more of good weather would det about all of our farmers out of that job for this year. I Mrs. J.

A. Patton of Goodland, well known in this community, and a sister of Mrs. B. G. Turner, died of a complication of diseases at their home on Sunday evening and was buried on Tuesday after noon.

The members of Brook Post No. 588, are requested to meet at the Bank of Brook, on Friday 5 irjst, at 2 o'clock p. m. sharp, for the ft transaction ot sucn business may come before said meeting. By order of Commander.

From press reports it seems like- ly that Rev. Hinshaw, who is serv ing a life sentance at Michigan City for the murder of his wife, will lie pardoned. Fresh evidence has turned up which points to the theory advanced several years ago, that tramps committed the murder. Winter seems to lie coming, despite the fact that everyone is praying for it to hold off until the hard coal arrives; but they do not seem to be as faithful as Joshua of old, when he commanded the sun to stand off and wait awhile until he Kot through speculating in Isralite nrmor nlafp Mr. Samuel Houser.

who has acttd as station agent at Raub so long and faithfully, has resigned his position and will on next Mon- 'day enter the employ of Caldwell, Barr Co. of this place as book- are glad to welcome Mr. Houser to our town. He will! be succeeded as agent at Raub.by Icrllt 1 f-attlrr a--aat-rt T. 1 i Thanksgiving was spent in Brook in "sual manner; everyone stay- at home aml pleased, or rather people see Rev.

and Mrs Rogers leave, for in the few years of their stay in our midst they have made I hosts of friends. Rev. Rosrers has been a hard worker and the fruits of his labor can be plainly seen in the growth of the church of which he is pastor. The people of Remington can be congratulated on being able to secure a man of such splendid ability as Rev. Rogers.

Notice is hereby given that the his grocery department he has undersigned Board of Connnission-ued this rule to the exclusion of irJ nt p-f nil I rniif- llniio 4 i i and Mrs. Robin Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hoover, Mr.

and Mrs. John Wise, Mr. and Mrs. R. Whitmyre, Mr.

and Mrs. Wili McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Rhinehart Bossing, Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Warr, Mrs. C. H. Adamson, and Mr. Joseph Merchant.

Everyone present say that they never experienced a more pleasant evening, and all unite in their praise of Mr. and Mrs. Warr for their kindness and untiring efforts to amuse the guests and have them pass a few hours together in such a pleasant way that only time will erase it from the memory of those present. The party was a success, and a grand success, not only in a social way, but reminded the guests that they should return thanks for the bountiful treasures that the all wise hand of Providence has sp lavishiugly bestowed upon this community. It was a Thanksgiving party in every sense of the word.

The bsnkers of Newton county are laying their plans for two years hence and is talking of nominating Lawrence Lyons to carry the surplus from the treasurer's office over to the bank. Lawrence Lyons is a son of Bennett Lyons of the Brook bank, one of the little wheels in the great financial machine that has fattened off of the county's surplus filched from the taxpayers for the benefit of the banks in the hands of the ofiice holding aristocracy. Lawrence would make a good deputy treasurer and no one would ask who would go on his bond. The fellows who have grown rich off the county would sign the 0f course thev would Geemny How wise(?) Davis is. We asked Lawrence about the matter and showed him the above article and he was so badly surprised that he poked a big handful of the Brook Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta mud in his mouth by accident and never knew the difference for ten minutes.

Lawrence says that it was the first intimation he had of being selected for the treasurship honors, and he also stated that he was greatly pleased that Davis had such an enormous second sight stored away in his Mark Ilanna innards, and he also intimated to us that it would be well for us to consult this soothsayer and prophet of future benefits as to how big a majority he will receive and about how man 'cases he expected to get out of that article. "Dutch" is even willing to forward him a glass of beer on futures, well knowing that the taste of one glass and the smell of another will work wonders in some quarters of course it will. Quite a few people in the vicinity of Morocco have lost cattle recently from black leg. they will make a short visit, after I to Siiy lhat thcy wcre gnidt and which they will return and make wc cau oniy to a smau degree Con-their home in Newton vev an jjea of their magnitude and With in ftw mrm.1i; t1.r Chirn-I beautiful decorative effects bv a go and Eastern Illinois will have the only double tmck line be tween Chicago and St. Louis.

This fact is disclosed by proofs of a new map of the Frisco system of this climate, among then most which is in course of preparation, jeouspicious being corn, apples. )-The new map shows the Chicago tatoes, peppers, beets, turnips, car-St. Louis line which will form a rots, radishes, pumpkins, connection between the Eastern 111- woven into decorative effects that inois and the Frisco proper. The only skilled minds could conceive engineering department of the and deft fingers perform. Eastern Illinois is now preparing I The guests once assembled the to commence the building nees-i merriment and fun of the evening sary to complete the line.

The began in earnest, and right here Big Four figures in the matter in so the ability of Mr. Mrs. Warr, fnr ns the new construction will 1 as entertainers, was shown. To all others. This is the largest strictly grocery store in Newton county and the proprietors express their intention of keeping it such.

They ask a'l former pitrons 1 1 give thorn a chanc at their trade and new ones a tri.il. They are here to stay and deserve and should have a share of your patronage. Give them a call and le convinced of their ability to treat you right ami g've you good value lor your money. NOTICK. To all who are indebted to Win.

iiiil tie by note or cah, as all his accounts mut If closed by January tst, 1903. John A. Sei.e. or Sale. A large two story.

6 room house, one and one-half lots, gcxnl barn for four horses. Water in house, also pijvd to barn. For particulars call on Thos. A. Ulyat, jr.

STOCK SALE. R. W. Coats will sell at his farm 7 miles north of Brook, Newton Co. Indiana, of Friday, Decemler 1 2th, 1902, the following property: 1 3 head of heavy work horses, 1 50 head of high grade Hereford atid Alerdeen cattle, 45 cows, 60 one and two year olds, 45 spring calves 20 Pol China brood sows, 100 slioats.

All kinds of farming machinery, all Iwrnght last year and good as new, 50 tons of timothy hay, ino tons of straw, 1000 shocks of corn fodder. Don't forget the date. R. W. Coat i-s.

1 which load and vehicle shall lie me inner man witn a more than thirty-two hundred hearty meal, and thanked his pounds; or on any vehicle with stars that he had the wherewithal tires of three inches and less than 1 to UP to his hearts content, four inches in width, the combined services were held at the weight of which load and vehicle Christian church, Rev. Cooper de-shall lx) more than thirty-seven hlvering the sermon, and this was hundred txHiiids; or on any vehicle i the sum tal of exercises or enter-with tires of four inches and less tainments for the day. man live incnes 111 wiutii, the com- Rev. Rogers moved his house-bined weight of which load and i hold goods to Remington this week vehicle shall le more th.an four where he has secured appoint-thousaud pounds; or on a vehicle ment and will make his future with tirts five inches or over in It is with regret that our give that company a new line be-: furnish amusement for a crowd of tween St. Louis and Indianapolis, this size was no small task, but so sixteen miles shorter than the pre- carefully had the arrangements sent line and double track facilities 1 been made that not a moment pass-nearly all of the distance.

The cd but what some new feature was Eastern Illinois will build a double brought into play and the effect track line from East St. Louis to was such that each guest dropped Hillsboro and a single track will into the spirit of the evening and constructed from Hillsboro to Pana I in frienuly rivelry attempted to between which points the Big Four outdo their neighbor in niakiug width, the combined weight of which load and vehicle shall be more than fourty-fivc hundred pounds. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall le fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each load so hauled. Edward Parsons. Fred David Hkss.

Commissioners Newton Co. Ind. line also extends. From Pana, the Eastern Illinois will build to Fiudley, 111. whore connection will be made with the present Eastern Illinois line to Thebes.

The new St. Louis Chicago line will be in operation before the opening of the St. Louis fair. St 1 1 1.