Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1903 — Fair Oaks [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks

Fine growing weather, this. - - Have you been vaccinated ? O iver Hammerton, of Rensselaer was calling on old friends in town Monday and Tuesday. Chas, Wilson has improved the appearance of his house with a fresh ooat of paint. Bom Monday. May 18th, to Mr, and Mrs. Fred Fuller, a daughter. Mrs. Felix Parker, of near McCoysburg, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mnndon, last Monday. Laurie Brohardt, of Grant Park, 111., spent Sunday with his parents. He has a good job in a tile faotory there. Work will soon begin on the pickle factory. The ground is already being made ready, S. M. Lamoine con&mp'ates moving to Lafayette in the near future if he can dispose of his interests here.

Mrs. Cora Cox, who has been living with her grandparent at Shelby, lowa., is here and expects to remain during the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Cox. Mrs. May Howell 'is visiting friends and relatives at Lochiel, Ind, for a few weeks, Mrs. George Brohards is the champion fisher so far this season, she having landed a 7 pound pioker. al at the Kankakee one day last week. Tom Joyner cume home to visit his family a few days last week. He has been doing carpenter work at Indiana Harbor for several weeks past.

Mr, and Mrs. Ike Kight returned Monday from Minneapolis, Minn., where they had been sinoe last Friday to see their son Allie Kight, who was hurt in a street car accident some time ago. He got his left leg badly cut and crushed and otherwise injured, which resulted in blood poisoning. Mr. Kight reports him getting along as well as could be expected and no fatal result are apprehended, all of which Allies friends here will be glad to hear.

The long oontemplat d improvement of enlarging and otherwise repairing the Christian church has at last commenced. This change was deemed necessary as the membership of the church has been steadily increasing and the seatiog capacity has not been sufficient to accommodate the people. The building will also be refitted throughout with new and more comfortable seats than the present ones are. All together when completedj-it-vrill be one of the best churohes found anywhere, comparatively, speaking, and a oredit to Fair Oake, -

Chas. Parker, foreman of Section 30 of tbe Otis ranch, died Thursday morning of last week, May the 21st, at 2 a’clook, of blood po : soning. and after only a few days siokness. Hi s age was 36 years. He is survived by big father, two brothers and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Harmon, of Richmond. Mioh. His sister came her* to aooompany the remains to Pontiao Mich, for burial ths next day. Bonks Beechers, a Hollander, employed on Section 31 of the Otis ranoh, also died on Thursday of last week, May 21st, at about noon of pluefal pneamoiria. afteT a fo-ng

sickness, aged about 25 years. He leaves a wife and a baby 3 months o'd. The funeral was held at the Ranch on Friday and interment was at Rose Lawn cemetery. It pa/s io riade at Wm. Scblemans. 1 / -