Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oak*. N. Littlefield was at Shelby Monday on business. Mrs. Geo. Hollister, of Kniman, was th% guest of Mrs. N. A. McKay last Monday. Jim Clifton and wife were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mallett over Sunday. Hiram Day, of Rensselaer, was in- town Sunday. Mrs. Mundon was the guest of relatives at Rensselaer a few days last week. Joe Right was at Wheatfield Friday on business. Park Overton and wife, of Rensselaer, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Mundon. A number of people from here spent Decoration Day out of town. Walter McConnell, Win. Herriman and Frank Cdx, all of Kentland, were calling on relatives and friends in town last Sunday. A new time card went into effect on the Monon last Sunday, June 2. The time of the passenger trains that stop at Fair Oaks remains the same'as before. Miss Minnie Kruger,*Sf Chicago, is spending this week with her parents at Rose Budd, and also with friends in Fair Oaks. Ihe first strawberry and ice cream festival of the season will be given by the M. E. church, at the school house on Saturday evening, June 16th. Everybody cordially invited to attend. Hiram Day, of Rensselaer, has the contract for plastering the new house on section 30, of the Otis ranct). It contains thirty goMi sized rooms.

Fair Oaks will celebrate the Glorious Fourth this year. General announcement later. See Bills. A family of ten Russians arrived here from Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday of last week. They will live in tents on section 31 of the Otis ranch until a suitable house can be built for them. Mrs. Lambert has just finished a two room addition to her hotel and made other improvements in the way of a fresh coat of paint, etc. A Mr. Young, who has hpen working for Ran Halleck at Pembrook/ the past month, was called home to Lima, Ohio, last Thursday, on account of the serious illness of his mother. Union Children’s Day exercises were held at the Christian church last Sunday evening. A large audience gathered to hear the entertainment, but many were compelled to remain standing on account of the limited seating capacity of the church. The long program, presided over by N. Littlefield, consisted of scripture reading, songs, recitations, dialogues, flower salutes, etc., to which all did exceedingly well and was listened to with much interest. The floral decorations consisted of ferns, roses and other flowers neatly arranged. A number of out-of-town people were present. The Peterson illustrated entertainment is billed to exhibit at the M E. Church Saturday evening, June 8, with their 800 scenes from all parts of the world. Everybody go. Prices 10 and 15 cents.