Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1900 — FAIR OAKS [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS

Miss Nettie Mallett has returned home from Mt. Ayr. J. J. Montgomery, of Rensselaer, was in town Monday on business. Mrs. Jim Cox is reported quite sick at this time of writing with a kidney trouble. Miss Maggie McGlenn, of Kniman, visited her sister, Mrs C. A. Gundy, from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Minnie Cleaver, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday with her sister, 1 Mrs. Lambert. Born, to Mr and Mrs. Perry Liston, east of town, April 24th, a 91? pound girl. Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Dill, of Buffalo, White County, drove up to spend Saturday and. Sunday with the latter’s brother, W. H. Cottingco ham and family. Frank Nelson and wife, of Comer, visited his brother, P. W, Nelson and family, over Sunday. Dr. Hinkins, wife and children of Chicago, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Zea. Only 13 tickets were sold at this place for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. Miss Edith Moffitt opened a six weeks’ term of select school last Monday morning with an attendance of 20 pupils. Jim Randle and his assistant Ira Smith, of Rensselaer, wete in town several days last week putting on the finishing touches of Gundy’s new saloon in the way of pape< and paint and the room is now completed, and with the elegant new furniture Mr. Gundy has a neat and roomy place.