Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — Fair Oaks. [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks.

f- J Fry and family, of Rose Lawn, visited T. W, Fry and family last Friday evening. Jack Eight and Chas. Manderville attended the fair at Boswell last week. Mr. Levy, of Earl Park, was the guest of Miss Pearl Dodge last week. David Winslow, wife and daughter are visiting relatives in southern Indiana for a couple of weeks. Quite a number of our citizens attended the I. O. O. F. picnic at Water Valley, Thursday last. Miss Anna Spry, of Kankakee, has returned home after a week’s visit with Mrs. I. Kigh t. Mrs. M. Sheehan and daughter, of Lafayette, visited her parents a few days last week, s- 1 Ihe social hop at Mr. Strain’s,. superintendent of the McCoy & Porter ranch, south of town, last Saturday evening, was well attended by the young people or the town and country. All report a jolly time. M. I. Gundy Sundayed with his parents in Rose Lawn last Sunday, Operator J. L. Fry accompanied M. I. Gundy to Rose Lawn Sunday. Hary N. Zimmerman returned to work l uesday, after an absence of two weeke. He visited relatives in Rensselaer and other places while away. Sam Richey and family are visiting at Brookston and Lafayette this week. Mr. Jesse Fox attended the county institute at Rensselaer Sunday. Mrs. Ella Raynor, who has been living with her mother, Mrs. Lambert, for some time, has gone to housekeeping in Rensselaer.

S. B. Moffit has returned from Wilsconsin where he went about a week ago to start a gang on the hay press in that country. Fish Gilmore, who has been suffering with a severely sprained ankle, is much im. proved at this writing. Miss Vern Goldsberry relumed to Chicago Saturday after a prolonged visit with relatives and iriends in Fair Oaks. Mrs. P, W. Nelson visited friends in Chicago Thursday and Friday of last week. Postmaster D. B. Brocus and wife and his son William and wife spent Sunday on the Kankakee river vainly trying to lay some of tj?e finny tribe. Assistant operator, Klopinski served the trains with water last week during Mr, Ritchey’s sickness. Mrs. George Catt, of Rensselaer, visited with friends and relatives over Sunday. Ihe Coal road handled several of the I. I. I. trains on account of a break down on their tracks between Momence and Wheatfield Sunday night. Supervisor Josiah C. Thompson, having the road work completed, will present his resignation to the Commissoners of this county, in order to accept the office of post master at this place. We are sorry to see him resign as supervisor as he so ably filled the position while acting in that capacity. But as he we still retain him as postmaster we will not he without his valuable service. Col. Goebel has disposed of his draying outfit and will move to Royal Centre in the near future. E. R. Griggs will succeed him in the draying business. Miss May Fox returned Friday from a few days’ visit with friends in Rensselaer.