Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1910 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Felix Erwin’s little daughter is again on the sick list. Franfr' Cox and Wm. (Nottingham went to Chicago Sunday. The track men on the Monon from Lowell to Bloomington are on a strike. Rex Clifton is -doing some inside decorating for Mrs. Kight, and also at the Cottingham hotel. Dora Cottingham is engaged in the poultry business at present and is using an incubator as a help. Wm. Cottingham got a message to come to Watseka, 111., as car inspector and will probably go Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry were called this week to attend the funeral of a brother living south of Indianapolis. Minnie Cox, who was taken to Chicago to the hospital a week ago, is reported to be getting along very well. Mr. Eggleston is having the telephone wires put up from the store to his residence 1% miles southwest of town. The census taker is canvassing our town this week, making people search their memory and records for family history. Our supervisor has been making some improvement on Main street this week, repairing the town pump, moving the hitchrack, etc. Most of the men employed on the gravel road are camping out near the place where they are at work, which is near what is known as the Kent ranch. Grandma Brohard, who has been quite sick for the past three weeks, is still confined to her bed and Mrs. Sarah Thompson has had a bilious attack which seemed quite serious for a time. We are thinking of having a real decoration day service here, in the M. E. church, if we can get a speaker and make the necessary arrangements. Most everybody here has friends and relatives buried here in the graveyard, besides several old soldiers and we think that May 30th should be celebrated in due form. Let all who are interested encourage the movement