Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1899 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Lambert spent Sunday in Chicago. C. A. Gurndy has moved into his new residence. Milt Gundy visited freinds in Hose Lawn over Sunday. Born, July 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mallett, a 9 it>. son. Dora (Nottingham was in Remington Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Maud Fry is visiting her brother and family at Hose Lawn. Sam Richey and Dave Winslow did business in Rensselaer Saturday. Jakey Spitzer has given up his job at Freeport, 111., and returned home SundaV. Wm, E'nst shipped three car load of fine cattle to Graf, Neb. on Wednesday night. Walter Cottingham has returned from Chscago Heights and is work ing for Bruce Moffit John Liggett, whe has been at Chicago Heights for the past two months has returned to Fair Oaks Misses Stella and Jennie McConnell are making a several weeks visit to their brother Elmer in Chicago. Bro. Brady, of Rensselaer preached a good sermon at the Christian Church to a large congregation last Sunday afternoon. Quite a number of our young people attended a social hop at Zachers Hall, eight miles south of town, last Saturday night. The Endeaver Society of the Christian Church a box social at the school house last Friday evening and was a success financially the net proceeds being about sl2, and are for the benefit of the society

Bv the freight train wreck a mile north of Parr last Saturday morning four cars were ditched and six badly damaged. The ditched car were loaded with watermelons and wheat and had to be transported to other cars, but melons to the amount of one car load were totaly destroyed. About thirty friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Nelson on Monday evening of last week,the occasion being in honor of Mr. Nelson” 33rd. birthday. The evening was spent in conversation and merrymaking. Refreshments were served consisting of lemonade, ice cream and cake. At twelve the guests dispersed wishing Mr. Nelson many returns of the day.