Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1902 — CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE

J FAIR OAKS. j Work commenced on Babcock & Hopkins’ new elevator last Monday. A 1 Blake has moved his family here from McOoysburg. Fish Gilmore has sold his saloon at Hammond and returned to Fair Oaks. Seventeen tickets were sold here lor the Michigan City excursion over the C. & E. I. I last Thursday. Mrs Nettie Linton has gone to Rtnsselaer to stay with Mrs. Nichols, Operator Ward Banes is working nights at Brookston this week. Mrs. Chas. Holly, of Kninian, was the guest of Mrs, Gundy and other friends here last week. Ethel Arnold has returned home from Beaver City, where she has been the past six weeks with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Holly. Trancis Brady and Jennie Cottingham have returned to Chicago after a several weeks’ visit with relatives and lriends here. Mrs. Wm. Spry and children, ofMomence, 111., spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Right, returning home Saturday. Miss Angeline Burch, of Harvey, 111., relumed home Sunday, after a pleasant ten days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. P. \V. Nelson. Ethel Arnold is spending a few days this week with her sister, Mrs. C. D. Norman, at Rensselaer. J. C. Thompson received a telegram on Monday announcing the death, at San Francisco, of his son-in-law, William Haley. Some of our people are attending the Lafayette fair this week. Harrell & Fluitz received two cars of fine stock cattle from the Indianapolis stock yards las! Sunday, Mr and Mrs. Guy Jennings and son Li nest, of Brookston, Spent Sunday with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Cottinehim. fa Mrs. P. W. Nelson was the guest of relatives in Chicago last Sunday and remained over Monday to witness the big Labor Day parade. Her sister, Edna Brady, came with her for a few days’ visit. Mrs. Eliza Fay, Jacob Keener and L. Kessler have each improved the appearance of their residences with fresh coats of paint. Sherman Richards and Jim Erwin did the work Mrs. D. Winslow and daughter Sylvia are visiting her father at Chenute, Kans., and other 1 elatives at Kingman, for a few weeks. Can Manderville has sold his billiard room to I. hisher, of Rose Lawn. The new owner is also running a barber shop in connection. Can expects to follow the real estate business. Rev. Allen preached his farewell sermon at the M E. church last Saturday evening. He intends moving to Kansas soon. Fair Oaks and Rensselaer were scheduled to play a game of ball at the park last Saturday, but for some reason the visiting boys failed to make their appearance and the game | was called off.

Udorus Cottingham has proved himself to be the champion fisherman so far this season. A few days ago he landed a fine German carp at the Kankakee that tipped the beam at an even io pounds. Ethel I erkins, of Rensselaer, and formerly a teacher in the Fair Oaks school, was in town a few hours last Saturday, the guest of Mrs. Cottingham. She was enroute to Goodland where she has a two years’ license. Her school began last Monday. The writer has just lately learned of a marriage that took place on or about the 4th of July, which will be of interest to many of our readers. The parties concerned are Mr. Ralph Fisher and Miss Dora Kennedy, both of Beaver, Penn. The bride is well known in Fair Oaks and made many friends while visiting her sister, Mrs. George Davidson, here. The groom is a prosperous fanner near Beaver.