Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1912 — Found Home For Two Of The Fross Children. [ARTICLE]

Found Home For Two Of The Fross Children.

Juvenile Officer C. B. Steward, acting under instruction from Judge Hanley, has been trying to procure homes for the Fross children, of Fair Oaks, whose mother died and whose father was sent to the asylum. The 'oldest of the children is Maggie, aged 18, and she is not the daughter of “Doc” Fross but is a half sister to the other children. She has a sister living at Forestburg, near Mitchell, S. Dak., who wrote to Mr. Steward that she will find employment there for Maggie and will take Joe, aged 9, to live with them. The sister’s name .is Mrs. Frank Farnum and she shows a willingness to do all that she can for the children and Judge Hanley considered it best to send Maggie and Joe there and Mr. Steward went to Fair Oaks this Wednesday morning to take them to Chicago and start them for their new home. Mr. Steward is advancing the money for their transportation. There are two other children, aged about 5 years, for whom homes are desired. Jacob Wagner will move from his farm in Carpenter township to Rensselaer shortly. His farm will be run by his two sons, Fred and John, and their sister, Mrs. Anna Cummins, will keep house for them. The boys will also farm Mike Zimmer’s farm of seventy acres.