Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1910 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

About 25 of our people took in the Chicago excursion Sunday. Joe Burns and wife are haying an addition built to their house. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gundy were it? Rensselaer a couple of days this week. Mrs. Cottingham visited her mother and family near Brookston over Sunday. The pickles are about aill gathered and what are not will soon be nipped by frost. Emery Cox and family have moved into the Moore property in the north part of town. Walter »McKannell and wife and baby spent several days in Cissna Park this week. The Mallatt hall is being- fitted up preparatory to putting in a'stock of merchandise there. • |- Mrs. Kight has just returned from a trip to Indianapolis, where her son John is now living. N. A. McKay was called to Kirklin last Friday by the death of his stepfather, R. L. Gallaher. Mrs. Dan Wood has gone for a few weeks’ visit with her daughter and son in North Dakota. Mrs. James Allen is staying in Rensselaer at present and taking treatment for heart trouble. Mrs. Wm. Warren returned this week from Watseka, where she has been visiting for a week. Miss Cora Trump was taken to Chicago Saturday to a hospital to be treated for appendicitis. Jim Wildrix and wife have sold their household goods to Sharp Hanley and will probably settle in the west some where. Mr. and Mrs. Litner and son Johnnie went to Wheatfield Wednesday to stay awhile with their daughter, Mrs. VanDuzen.

Can Manderville, who has been in Roselawn nearly all summer, has come home to stay with his grandmother this winter. Mrs. Jacob Trump and Mrs. Chas. Barker went to Chicago Wednesday to look after Cora Trump, who is in a hospital there. School has commenced with a very good attendance. Miss McCullough is principal, Miss Brusnahan intermediate and Miss Pennington primary. Mr. R. J. Ibison, who has been visiting numerous relatives in Indiana for the past four weeks, returned to his home in Riverside, Cal., this week. Ben Zellars has a steam engine that he can attach to the washing machine and run it satisfactorily, and he hopes to be able to do other work with it £ooj. The young ladies of the M. E. church will give a social at Kisler’s hall Sat-

urday evening, Oct. Ist. Refreshments, consisting of oysters “and ice cream and cake, will be served. All are invited. The M. E. society met at Mrs. Eggelston’s, southwest of town Thursday afternoon. Thirteen members were present and Jn spite of the unlucky number they had quite a pleasant time, and added two new members to their list.