Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1898 — County Correspondence [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence

FAIR OAKS. Election day Tuesday. Get out the full vote. Kitty Piper, of Rose Lawn, visited Mrs. Peter Nelson last, Friday. Newton McKay, of Monon, spent Sunday with his family. Edna Brady left for Gocdlaud, Monday to remain for the winter. John Mundon, of Goodland, brakeman on thd C. & E. I. Ry., visited his parents last Saturday. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church, will serve hot coffee and lunch in the school house on , election day. Several of the boys from here attended the play “Faust"’ at Rensselaer last night and were well pleased. Several of the boys from here attended the institution of the new Odd Fellows’ lodge at Shelby, last Saturday night. Fish Gilmore and Franc Geasy are out for constable on the Republican and Democratic ticket.

Master Artie Odel is fast recovering and is now able to set up, but two of his brothers are quite sick with the same disease typhoid malaria. Mrs. Gus Mundon received a telegram last week announcing the serious illness of her mother, near Rensselaer, and she has gone to her bedside. •• Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nelson, of Beverly, Kans., are making a several weoks’ visit to friends and relatives. Mrs. Katie Dexter and son, of Goouiaud, formerly of this place, visited old friends Monday and left for Rensselaer to visit friends and relatives for several days. Fred Fuller, the Monon section boss, returned Wednesday evening from West Duluth, Minn., called there on Tuesday of last week by telegram announcing the very serious illness of a sister who died last Saturday. Geo. Hurley filled Mr. Fuller’s place during his absence.