Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — FAIR OAKS [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS

Health is generally pretty good in these parts nowadays. Jake Spitzer and wife returned to Fair Oaks the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Kight had relatives visiting them from Lowell Sunday. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Abe Bringle’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. Gourley’s sister from near Paxton, 111., is paying her a visit nowadays. Aunt Mattie Dickerson, who has been ill for a couple of weeks, is some better at this writing. Mrs. F. R. Erwin, after a few days’ visit with relatives in Chicago, returned home Tuesday. Aunt Hannah Culp and Mrs. A. J. Abel made the old-fashioned lye soap in cahouts this week. Pat Miller of Colfax tp. was in Parr Saturday and got a couple barrels of goods from the freight office. Uncle John Casey made the sale of his property Wednesday in the west part of town to Mrs. William Geary. Mr. and Mrs. John Thorn of Hammond wil 1 occupy the house at the Halleck nursery during the fruit season.

We imagine we can hear the wedding bells ringing in the near future for one of Fair Oaks’ popular young couples. The Lake Village ball team came over Sunday and crossed bats with the Fair Oaks’ team. The visiting team got a complete whaling. A couple of ladies from the Monnett school at Rensselaer were here and filled Rev. Postill’s appointment Sunday and gave a very interesting talk. Pat Dean, who has been working for the American Express Co. in Chicago, is visiting his brother John on the Hillis ranch while the strike among the employes is on. Uncle Harold’s house is now plastered and the work of trimming is now going on. Calvin Borroughs is doing the work from the foundation up and will now soon be completed. William Geary will probably not build on the lots they purchased some time ago in the south part of town as they had intended, but will probably have the Casey house moved onto the lots.

Ethel and Ralph Yeoman, children of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Yeoman of Hanna, are visiting with their uncle, Abe Bringle, this week. Their mother will return from the Chicago hospital about Thursday. Rain, rain, the same old story. It began Tuesday morning and kept up all day and continued all night and off and on until Thursday, and the farmers are all on the waiting and wishing seat now. We have the best prospect for small fruits we have had for several years, such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and huckleberries where there are bushes, but the cherry crop will be very light. Jbe Kosta ?.nd family of south of town autoed to South Bend Saturday to see their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. William Pritchett. They witnessed an aeroplane flight while away. They returned home Monday.