Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1913 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Watermelons seem to be about the only abundant crop here and are being sent out by the wagon and car loads. The 8-month-old baby of Roy Haste died August 19th. Can Manderville was over to Lowell the first of the week selling watermelons for Bozelle. Mamie Bozelle and Leona Helsel went to Chicago Tuesday for an indefinite stay. Miss Mattie McKay came over from Momence Saturday and went back Monday. Ruth and Roy Gundy visited over Sunday with home folks.* Mrs. M. D. Carr and daughters returned from a two-weeks* visit in Ohio with relatives. ♦ George Brohard has added a new covered porch to his house lately. Mrs. Cottingham went to Roselawn and Momence, 111., this week. Born, to Rev. Downey and wife, Aug. 15th, a son. A sister of Abe Bringle came from Hanna, Ind., Monday and brought an auto load of young people. Mrs. Chas. Halleck helped the Schwanke family cook for thrashers Tuesday. Mrs. Sarah Kesler went out to Ray Elmore’s to stay while Mrs. Elmore went to Clinton county on a visit. Several babies and some older persons are on the sick list. Joe Winslow is in charge of the block signal work here now, and Ray Casey the section on the Monon. . * Marie Stringer is here this week taking pictures. Mrs. McKeen and son and his family and Mrs. Hoover, of Chicago, are visiting F. R. Enyin’s this week. Mrs. Mary A. Schneider has been visiting here for some time at the home of Wilson Schafer. She plans to gQ soon *to Youngstown, Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Matchett.

Feel languid, weak, run down? Headache? Stomach "off?” A good remedy Is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask your druggist. Price SI.OO. Miss lone Zlmmenman gave a picnic party to fifteen girl friends on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman Wednesday evening and all had a splendid time. Laura, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hixon Van Aredale, of Batavia, Hl., was drowned while bathing In Winona lake last' Tuesday afternoon. She was visiting at the resort with her uncle, the Rev. George B. Laird, of Beaver Falls, Pa. Use our Classified Column.