People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Lemuel Mclntire is moving into the Chris Swaim property. Mrs. Chris Swaim and family have moved to Minnesota. Barney Hays has moved into the John Gilmore property. The foundation for T. Mallatt’s new store room is being laid. The rock for the foundation was shipped from Attica. We have just returned from the country. The town of Aix is no small affair, and is doing a rushing business. A new blacksmith shop adorns the town of Blackford and Mr. Caster, the new blacksmith, was very busy. Theodore Hurley was slinging powder and shot over the counter to hungry hunters. Wm. Daniels has one large field of raw sod plowed up and Edward Griggs was building fence for Chris Arnold. S. R. Nichols was out in the rain fixing a hog lot and cattle pound. Thomas Richardson was busy registering letters and attending to the mail. We called to see Wallace Murray but he was out some where on his farm fixing fence and we moved on to the Pinkamink post office. Stopping for a short time we called at Isaac Walkers and were cordially entertained for a few moments. We then proceeded on our journey until we arrived at Mrs. Nancy Smiths and we received

the best of treatmen*, stavinnight The nex. moving home * ° n OUr j° u in th! d. landing at Fair Oaks m the evening. True Blue.