Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1901 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Twenty three tickets were sold from here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. 1 Miss Carrie Dodge is visiting friends and relatives at Ancona, 111. She will remain about a month. Milt Gundy has been at home with his parents at Rose Lawn on account of sickness. Albert Brooks, of Peru, Ind„ was calling on old friends in town a few days this week. Albert was formerly a clerk in Right’s store. Roy McKean returned to his home in Chicago last Sunday after a weeks’ visit to relatives in town. Misses Fannie, Nellie and Jessie McCarthy, Grace Gee and Bessie Benjamin, all of Rensselaer, were the guests of Mae Fox last Sunday. Mrs. P. W. Nelson spent a few days with her sisters and other relatives in Chicago this week. The C. & E. I. railroad wiil run an excursion to "Michigan City on Thursday, Aug. 22, Fare from Fair Oaks only SI.OO round trip. Supervisor J. C. Thompson has been doing some excellent work in district No. 3, in the way of building new bridges and repairing old ones and which were badly needed. Miss Alice Proudly left last Sunday to join her mother at Akron, Ohio, where she has been for the past three weeks. From Akron they'will go to Altoona and other places in Pennsylvania for an extended visit to relatives and friends. A. J. and Stanly Gallagher, both of Kirklin Ind., and brothers of N. A. McKay, of this place, visited him and his family over Sunday. The former just recently returned from the Phillipines in the 38th U. S. Vols. Vernon the 3 year old son of Mrs. Fannie Morgan, met with quite a painful accident last Sunday evening. He was playing with a young colt and it kicked him just above the left eye, cutting a good sized gash. He is doing well and no serious fears are entertained. A good many people from Fair Oaks expect to attend the Wallace show at Rensselaer Aug. 27. Fare for round trip 40 cents, good returning next day.