Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1901 — Fair Oaks. [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks.

Miss Lulu Eberhardt visited her parents at Reynolds a few days this week. Ethel Arnold and sister Mrs. Norman, of Rensselaer, were, the guests of their mother, Mrs, Casey and other relatives last Sunday. Don’t forget the .oyster and general supper Thanksgiving night, Nov, 28th, at the Kessler room. Everybody invited to come and have a good time, Joseph Clayton, the 5 years, 6 months and 17 days old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vanarsdel, died last Monday morning at 2 o’clock, after a week’s sickness and intense suffering with disentary. This is the fifth child they have buried, and now only two children survive, one boy and one girl. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the M. E. church, Rev. Rodgers, of

Rose Lawn, conducting the religious services. Interment in Fair Oaks cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Vanarsdel wish to return heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly assisted them in the sickness, death and burial of their beloved son. Mrs. Isaac Kight is at the Davis private hospital in Chicago, she having had an operation performed for a tumor about two weeks ago by Dr. Davis, of that city. Mr. Kight was up to see her last Sunday and reports her as getting alone nicely and expects her to be well enough to come home in about two weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. M. Shehan, of Lafayette, is with her. A large and interested crowd gathered at the school house last Saturday evening to witness the entertainment and Old Hat supper given by the school for the benefit of their library fund. Many of them came from Rensselaer and the surrounding country. A long program, consisting of dialogues, declamations, music etc., was well prepared and each one executed their part satisfactory to all present. After the entertainment next came the selling of the hats by Auctioneer Felix Erwin. The amusing feature of this part of the occasion was the trimming of the hats by the gentlemen who purchased them, and the lady who brought the hat wearing it to the supper. Quite a number of hats were sold and everybody seemed bent on having an enjoyable time, when suddenly things were marred by the fistic encounter that took place and on this account many left for home. Thus the receipts were not as large as they would have been. It is understood the parties engaged in this disturbance will have to answer to the law for their little fun.