People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Frank Parkinson, the cow boy sheep herder for McCoy & Porter, has posted up a notice on the postoffice notifying thi people to take care of their stock. We notice that Surrey is a small village situated among flags, bullrushes, pondlillies and wild onions. But Johnny-jump-ups and daisies cannot grow in that locality. Wonder if ladies slippers grow there. Thomas Thompson has some Fair Oaks property and is trying to sell it. We offered him 50 cents to let us buy it direct from the owner. We think we could save $49.50 that way but Mr. Thompson declined t^-ac-cept the offer as he is looking after Tommy. There is considerable excitement about Catholicism in this vicinity. We did not learn the cause of the strife and contention between the Protestants and Catholics. If there is any it must have been brought about by Democrats and Republicans. In the last few years of our life we have voted against these two old political parties, and can say that we are not prejudiced against any religion now in existence, believing in equal and exact justice to all and special privileges to none. God made of one blood all nations to dwell upon the face of the earth. True Blue.