Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1899 — From Over The County [ARTICLE]

From Over The County

FAIR OAKS. Jack Kight, of Chicago, was in town several days last week. Miss Mary Arnold spent Sunday with her friend Miss Nannie Hamacker, east of town. The spring birds are beginning to make their appearance. S. R. Nichols received a fine load of stock cattle from Chicago last Saturday. Mrs. Lambert had the misfortune to lose a valuable cow. Our schools closed last Tuesday after a six months successful term. Literary exercises were held in the afternoon. Bro. Sheppard, of Rensselaer, came up last Thursday to take a day’s outing at duck hunting. Several of the boys from here attended Odd Fellows’ lodge at Mt. Ayr on Tuesday night. Rev. Pierson preached at the Christian church last Friday and Suturday evenings. Dora Cottingham is the champion duck hunter, having killed 23 in one days’ shooting. Joe Kight was compelled to remain at home last week on account of sickness. John Hicks and son Roy, of Spencer, Ind., visited friends in town over Sunday. A new telegraph operator has arrived in town. Its a bouncing Blb son to Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Nelson, our station agent, last Friday, March 24. Jennie Cottingham, Edith Moffitt and Alice Proudly and Joe Winslow took the examination for graduates at Parr, held Saturday, March 18. The Monon railroad company has placed an automatic chewing gum and candy case in the waiting room of the depot at this place. It is being well patronized. Otis White, of Yeddo, who was acting as section boss on the C. & E. I. during Mr. Winslow’s absence, has gone to Foresman to take charge of the section there. There will be quarterly meeting at the M. E. church next Sunday, April 2. Elder Beck will be here and preach in the evening. Everybody invited. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Christian church will give an easter supper at the school hcuse next Saturday evening, April Ist. A prize will be given to the one donating the best looking cake. The ladies will also have on sale a few

handsome and useful articles, includ- ; ing a fine silk quilt. Proceeds for benefit of church. On Sunday evening April 2nd there will be an Easter concert given at the church for which a fine program has been prepared. Come everybody. Walter Hodge has been confined to the house the past two weeks with rheumatism. Mrs. John W. Odel died at ter home last Sunday afternoon of heart disease and stomach trouble, aged about 38 years She was confined to her bed only a little over a week. Her parents live near Morgantown, Ind. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, at the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Sawyer. The surviving members of the family have the sympathy of the entire community. Interment in Fair Oaks cemetery.