People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1893 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Fair Oaks is on the boom. Two more lots sold this week. Rumors of a wedding in the near future. Who can it be? Oats is in a horrible condition and corn that is planted seems to be very doubtful. We have at last found out the cause of so many wind storms in Fair Oaks recently. We went over to Wm. Russell’s and he took great pleasure in showing us his stock of merchandise. We were about to ask for trust, but were suddenly interrupted by Mr. Russell calling our attention to the hand-writing on the wall, and we read this inscription: “No more goods in exchange for wind.” We surrendered immediately and are now under the impression that the government made a mistake in selecting Prof. Hicks for a weather prophet. True Blue. *