Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1901 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Walter Cottingham has gone' to Kentland where be has secured employment M. W. Brattin spent Sunday with his family at Indianapolis. Mrs. Ben McColly, of Chicago Heights, is visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Abott, this week. The Church of the Living God people, or more commonly known as ‘‘Holyites,” have been holding meetings the past ten days. Mrs: Robt. Schofield add children, of Michigan City, have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs: Tfcos. Fry and other relatives,

Isaac Kight went to Lafayette last Sunday and returned with his little grandchild, Bala Sheban-. for a visit. John GuBS has moved back from Minnesota and is occupying his own property just vacated by Elmer Moifitt, who removed his family to Dyer. Regular monthly temperance meeting at the Christian church next Sunday evening. A good program has been prepared. Everybody invited. Albert SLittlefield, of Clarion, lowa, and his mother, of Remington, were the guests of N. Littlefield and other relatives last week. Mis® Clara Ford, the elocutionist, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who was to iave given an entertainment here -has cancelled her intended date. M. V. Harness, who has been manager of the Crook’s drug store the past six months has resigned his K>sition and has gone to Parr to take charge of Dr. Kirk’s drug store. ! Jr. Proudly has taken charge of the store here, but will continue his jractice as heretofore. 1

Huff & Henderson delighted a fair sized audienoe at their graphaphone concert at the M, E. church last Friday evening. The attendance should have been larger but owing to the inclemency of the weather many stifyed away.

For once in a long time we had a little excitement in the way of a small fire at about noon last Mon* day. The house owned and ocou. >ied by Joseph Burns in the north, west part of town caught fire from the kitohen stove pipe ventilator getting too hot as they had a big fire in the stove preparatory to getting the noon meal. It was soon discovered however and by the prompt aid of a few buokets of water the'fire was soon extinguished by members of the family, although quite a crowd soon collected ready to help in case of necessity. 3he damago will amount to several dollars.

■I Fresh oysters of superb quality at Coover’s store.