Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1902 — Fair Oaks. [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks.

Milt Gundy spent the Fourth with friends at Momence, 111,, re. turning home Sunday. Joe Kight and wife, of Thayer, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Isaac Kight. Ker, Hall will preach at the

Christian chuch next Sunday after noon. Everybody invited Thos Ery and wife were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Herrington, at DeMotte, last Saturday and Sunday. DouU -forget the excursion to Chicago next Sunday, July 13. Only 75 cents round trip. Mrs. Chas. Morlan and children, of Rensselaer, visited Mr. and Mrs. Mundon on Tuesday, Fair Oaks and Parr played another game of base ball at the park last Saturday afternoon. Score 14 to 12 in Tarr’s favor. Calvin Burroughs and wife were at the county seat Saturday on busi. ness. Mrs. Dr. Proudly returned home Monday after a few days’ visit with friends and relatives in Chicago. Waidie McKean came with her for a two weeks’ visit. Nellie Fordyce returned to her home at Ancona, 111,, Monday, after a two weeks’ visit with the Misses Dodge. 1 Raspberry picking is in full blast at the Halleck nursery. The crop is large and the berries fine. Miss Alice Dewitt returned to Goodland last Monday, after a few days’ visit with her parents. C.H. McCullough returned to bis home at Ancona, 111., last Monday, after a few days’ visit with Miss Blanche Dodge. At this writing, Monday evening, Uncle Billy Cox is reported to be fast sinking and his recovery seems very doubtful. He has been sick about three weeks with etomach trouble. A. Moore, of Lafayette, spent Sunday with relatives and friends in town, returning home Monday, accompanied by his wife and children, who had been here the past two w<?eks. Bruce Moffitt is building a good six room dwelling house south of Peter Zea’s residence. P. W. Nelson will occupy it when completed.

About one hundred from Fair Oaks took advantage of the cheap Fourth of July rates, and spent the day at the near-by towns holding celebrations, mostly at Thayer and Lowell. Harvey Querryand family, form erly of this place, but now of Hah.