Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oakh. Felix Erwin spent last week with friends and relatives at Brook. Jennie McConnell is spending this week with her brother Walter at Kentland. Idel Street left Monday for Monticello to visit friends after a several weeks’ visit here with her uncle and aunt, Mr, aiyl Mrs. Cottingham. Josiah Thompson has built an addition to his house. About thirty people from here attended the circus at Rensselaer last Monday, Dr Hartsell and A. McCoy, of Rensselaer, were in town Sunday. Mrs. P. W. Nelson was the guest of Miss Eliza Ebert, at Lowell, over Sunday; Another cheap excursion to Chicago Sunday, Aug nth. Only 75 cents round trip. M rs. A. M. Bringle and daughter were at Lowell last Sunday to see Dr. Gcrrish. Marion Baker has moved here from Monon and has rented Rev. Abbet’s house. He is employed on the Monon section. Don’t forget the lawn social at Littlefield & Erwin’s next Saturday evening, Aug. 3rd. Miss Stella DeWitt, of Goodland, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney DeWitt. Miss Ethel Sayers of Hersher, 111., visited her aunt Mrs. Mundon a few days last week. Mrs. G. W. Proudly left last Sunday for Akron, Ohio, being called there on account of the serious illness of her sisier-in-law, Mrs. Anna Harrold. Our local fisherman are enjoying fine sport at the Kankakee these days and report some good catches. Edyth Moffitt has returned home after a two weeks’ visit to her sister, Mrs. Nora Thornton, near Surrey.