Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1900 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

C. A. Gundy spent Sunday with his parents at Rose Lawn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Kessler are in Barkley township this week, where Ed is helping to build a new Softool house. Mra. P. W. Nelson and children spent a couple of days with her sisters in Chicago last week. Fair Oaks was well represented

with business men at the County Seat last Friday. Several of the boys from here attended a social hop at Rose Lawn last Saturday night. C. P. Fry and Gus Extrom attended Odd Fellows lodge at Mt, Ayr last Saturday night. Miss Dora Kennedv has been on the sick list the past two weeks’ but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hurley have returned home from a visit to friends and relatives at Kentland. Mrs. Cottingham and son Willie are the guests of her parents and other relatives and friends at Brooksr ton. Floyd Jennings, of Brookston, was the guest of his uncle, W. H. Cottingham and family, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Barker have moved back from Yeddo, Ind. Don’t forget the cheap excursion to Chicago next Sunday, Oct. 7th. Everybody should go as this will probably be the last one of the year. Plenty of room for everybody. Round trip only 75 cents. Joe Burns is working on the Monon section for Jim Norris at Rensselaer. Several front, here will attend the Carnival at Indianapolis next week. Hon. E. I). Crumpacker will speak upon the political issues of the day, at the Fair Oaks school house on Saturday evening, Oct, 13th.