Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1915 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Bom, last week, to Julius Netsel and wife, a son. Guy Potter and Carl Trump started for lowa Monday. Jim Erwin, of DeMotte, is painting the storeroom for F. R. Erwin. Mrs. C. A. Gundy is moving back from Rensselaer to her home here. Carl Carpenter is improving his property by way of a new pump. - % Elder Wood, of the M. E. church, will preach here next Sunday at 11. Bryant Pritchett and wife have bpgun housekeeping on the Duffy ranch. A birthday surprise party was given for Jake Spitzer Tuesday evening. Mrs. F. E. Erwin and daughter, Anna, are visiting relatives in Chicago. Roscoe West and family, who have been visiting relatives, went to Rockville the last of the week. Jake Trump and Frank McKay came from Foresman and stayed over Sunday with their families. School will close here about May 5., There will be eight or nine applicants here for township examination Saturday. Just received, another car of ele--gant buggies. See them before you buy. HAMILTON & KELLNER.

house later. G. W. Merschrod and family arrived Monday from West Virginia. They were accompanied by L. R. Gehrig, whose home is in Ohio. The attractiveness of onion growing has brought these people from their homes. Land has been purchased and they are on the field. Twelve Candidates for baptism went to Rensselaer Sunday morning and were baptized by Rev. Titus in the Christian church. Three of the candidates united with the Baptist church, the others uniting with the Christian church. Those from Newland were right royally entertained by Rensselaer members. Monday evening a merry crowd of About thirty young people wended their way to the home of Miss . Florence Wolfe to congratulate her on her seventeenth birthday. A most enjoyable evening was spent, parlor games being the chief form of amusement. At A late hour each lad gallantly escorted some lass to the dining room, where a delicious lunch was, spread. Home made candy was served later. Some who were musically inclined favored toe hostess with songs harmoniously rendered. With contented hearts the unexpected guests then sought their homeward way, still singing with an inward feeling that naught had marred the pleasure of toe evening and that all were firmer bound in ties of friendship than before.