Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oakrt. Twenty-three tickets were sold here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. N. Littlefield had the misfortune to lose a good jersey cow Wednesday of last week. Miss Carrie Dodge is visiting friends and relatjves at A'ncona, 111. She will remain about a month. Milt Gundy has been at home with his parents at Rose Lawn on account of sickness. Albert Brooks, of Peru, Ind., was calling on old friends in town a few days this week. Albert was formerly a clerk in Kight’s store. Roy McKean returned to his home in Chicago last Sunday, tfter a week’ svisit with relatives in town.

Misses Fannie, Nellie and Jessie McCarthy, Grace Gee and Bessie Benjamin, all of Rensselaer, were the guests of Mae Fox over last Sunday. Mrs. P. W. Nelson spent a few days with her sisters and other relatives in Chicago this week. The C. &E. I. railroad will run an excursion to Michigan City on Thursday, Aug 22. Fare from Fair Oaks only $1 round trip. Everybody go and have a good time, as this will be the only excursion on their road of the season.

• Mrs. N. Littlefield spent a few days this week with friends and relatives at Brook. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs Newton Waterman, of Chicago. Supervisor J. C. Thompson has been doing some excellent work in district No. 3, in the way of building new bridges and repairing old ones, which were badly needed. Miss Alice Proudly left last Sunday to join her mother at Akron, Ohio, where she has been for the past three weeks on accoun tof the sickness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Harrold, but who has since recovered. From Akron they will go to Altoona and other places in Pennsylvania for an extended visit with relatives and friends. A. J. and Stanley Gallager, both of Kirklin, Ind., and brothers of N. A. McKay, of this place, visited him and his family over Sunday. The former just recently returned from the Philippines where he served 21 months in the 38th U. S. Vols. Vernon, the three year old son of Mrs. Fannie Morgan, met with quite a painful accident last Sunday evening. He was playing with a young colt belonging to Udorus Cottingham, with a switch, when all at once he became boisterous and kicked the boy just above the left eye, cutting a good sized gash. He is doing well and no serious hopes are entertained. Dr. Leeson, of Rose Lawn is attending him. Mrs. Emory Cox and children spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McGJinn at Knirnan. A good many people from here expect to attend the Wallace show at Rensselaer, Aug. 27th. Fare for round trip 40 cents, good returning next day. Robert Spry, of Momence, 111., is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs: Kight and other relatives here.