Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1902 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oaks. Mrs. J. C. Thompson was at the county seat Monday on business. C. A. Gundy has been granted a saloon license for another year. John G. Liggett, the dog trainer, was in Chicago, Friday and Saturday on business. Mrs. Frank Goff is recovering from a several weeks' duration of severe sickness. Gundy and Kight both have their ice houses filled with a good quality of ice and about seven or eight inches in thickness. Mrs. P. W. Nelson spent a few days in Chicago this week with friends and relatives. Quarterly meeting will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Elder Beck will be present and deliver a sermon. Everybody cordially invited. Mrs, Nettie Linton and daughter Opal have returned to Goodland, after visiting friends and relatives in town the past few weeks. Messrs.' Stanley, Hinkins, Peck and Beedle, all of Chicago, were the guests of John Liggett over Sunday. Del Slusser, of Rose Lawn, is learning telegraphy and station work under agent Nelson, at the depot. Mrs. Thomas Fry has been at South Bend the past two weeks, on account of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Maggie Wittenbrook, but who is now improving. The ladies of the M. E. Society have elected the following new officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Dr. Proudly; vice president, Mrs. G. Mundon; treasurer, Mrs. C. A. Gundy; secretary, Mrs. F. Cottingham. Other important business was also transacted. ■ Mrs. Chas, Ferguson has been visiting friends and relatives at Monticello the past two weeks, but is unable to return home on account of the sickness of her baby. A new time card went into effect on the C. &E. I. Ry. t Monday, Jan. 6th, but the time of the trains due at Fair Oaks remain the same as before, 9:50 a. m. south, and 3:50 p. m. north. Geo. B. Davidson has just traded his general store and residence at Arcona, 111., to Alford Bros., of Monon, for the old Ketchmark farm of 160 acres in Kanakee township, and is no longer a resident of Arcona, He and his wife are at present visiting friends and relatives at Goodland. Mr. Davidson has not, as yet, decided where he will locate, but thinks either in Rensselaer or Goodland. He still owns several hundred acres in Marion township.