Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1911 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Laurence Halleck is home from Hammond for a few days. A Mrs. George Brohard is the proud possessor of a new piano. School is. progressing nicely, with Mrs. J. I. Gwin at the helm. Miss Ida Hanley and Miss Minnie Cox went to Roselawn Monday. Mrs. Cottingham Is visiting her son William and wife in Danville this week. Jake Trump, who has been working at Enos for several weeks, spent Sunday here. Miss Zink, our intermediate teacher, and her sister have moved into the Moffit- house. r ,7 Chas. Manderviile and Ed Kesler are making some repairs on the Manderville house. * Aunt Hannah Culp spent a few days with Mrs. Barks, near Surrey, the last of the week. Miss Eany Elliott, of Chicago, is visiting Elmore Williams and other friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elmore, of Clinton county, are visiting here and looking foria location. Wort Fair, of West Virginia, who has been here most of the summer, returned home Monday. About thirty tickets were sold here Sunday for Chicago, some vhlTOtg; that great city for the first time. The teachers had a vacation Friday in ord&r that all who wished might attend the horse show* at Rensselaer. Chas. Barker and family arid Oliver Brohard and family wqre among the sightseers who went to Chicago Sunday. . ~/■ Miss Peck, of Mt. Ayr, stopped at the Cottingham House Monday night, on her way to Chicago to buy millinery goods. T.' ;/ v joe Clouse, of Walnut, lowa.fficHK this week for a few days* stay, after which he and his wife, who has been here two weeks, will return to their home. Fire came near destroying the house occupied by Rease Dunn, Wednesday evening, but by prompt and hard work the main part of the building was saved. The last ice cream supper of the season will be held in Erwin’s yard, weather permitting, Saturday evening, Sept 23. If the weather is bad it will be held at the school house. Other refreshments will be served. Everybody cordially invited.