Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1908 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Co. Supt. Lamson visited our schools Tuesday. Warren Zellers is building himself a brand-new yard fence. Rev. Yarnell and wife are holding meetings here this week. Chas. Barker and family came home from their visit Monday. Lawlers are having cord wood carred here now, to be shipped away. Mrs. Vondersmith of Brook visited her brother F. R. Erwin, here Sunday. John Talbot of near Streator, 111., with his family spent Thanksgiving here with relatives.

Cold weather set in in earnest here Monday night, after an all night’s rain Sunday night. Mrs. Abe DeKoker of Demotte has been visiting her parents here for several days. J. S. Liggett, who has been laid up with the grip for the past two or three weeks, is slowly recovering.

There were about twenty friends and relatives ate goose at Abe Bringle’s Thanksgiving. All had a fine time. Mrs. Cottingham went with her son Willie and Floyd Cox to Valparaiso Saturday where the- boys will enter college.

Bud Hammond and daughter of No. Dak., arrived here a few days ago for a visit with friends and relatives for a short time. Thomas Parks who lives a few miles west of here has a large family of little ones all down with the whooping cough and bad colds. Rev. Gethem, a young student from Evanston, 111., occupied the M. E. church Sunday in Rev. Evans’ stead, who was in Wisconsin spending Thanksgiving.

EAST CARPENTER. It froze all day Tuesday. Albert Dickinson butchered Tuesday. Charley Ulm went to Rensselaer Tuesday. Jessie Phillips dressed poultiy Tuesday. Miss Delia Sharkey called on her parents one day last week. Jacob Wagner hauled tile for Barney Stine Tuesday. Lawrence Gillespie shelled corn for Mr. Vincent Tuesday. Ed May of White county was a Remington goer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Phillips took dinner with John Anderson and family Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banes ate goose Thanksgiving day at their father’s, Mr. Lewis Sharkey’s. Daisy Sharkey of Fowler, visited at her home over Thanksgiving, returning to her work Friday. John Wagner took his brother Fred to Rensselaer Sunday evening. Fred wanted to spend a few days at the fat gtock show in Chicago. John Williamson moved into the new house Saturday, and served dinner to John Jordan and Charley Brand of Remington, James Foster of Elwood, and Albert Dickinson of East Carpenter.