Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — Fair Oaks [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks

Mrs. Mike Shehan and children, of Lafayette, are visiting her parents, Ike Kightand wife, M. D, Karr has started to build another dwelling he use near the Christian church. Chas. Holly and family returned to their home at Morocco last Friday after a visit with her mother Mrs. John Casey. Sam Crawford is walking with orutches these days on account of a badly sprained ankle received while wrestling with one of his friends last week, The ladies of the Christian Oburoh will hold their annual Thanksgiving sapper at the school house on Saturday evening April 22nd. Everybody invited. R. W. Schofield of Michigan City, is here this week making repairs on his store building oooupied by F. R. Erwin. Dr. Proudley is able to be about after being confined at home for two weeks with hemorrhages of the lungs. Miss Iva Moffitt left Monday for Valparaiso to attend the summer normal. Mrs. F. E- Hasted and little eon, of Brookston, are visiting her parents here this week, Ed. Proudley of Chioago, has been here for the past two weeks on aooount of the sickness of his father, The Millenial Dawn meetings held at the Christian church last Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon and evening were well attended and interesting to a certain .degree. 1 They were held by Rev. Hoohbaum, I now of Chicago, but Fred was a re-

aident of Fair Oaks some four or five years ago. He ia only 19 years old and of more than the average intelligence. Miss Carrie McKay ia spending the summer at Kipklin, lud. Udorus Cottingham ia banting at Goodland, and visiting Mr,and Mrs. Nica Dexter, Died, at Rookford, 11l , on Wednesday, March 29tb. Wm, H. Kilgore, son of W J. Kilgore, of this place, aged 24 years, 6 months and 6 days, The cause of his death was suicide by taking oarbolio acid and no particular cause is known for his rash act. Deceased wig a brignt and industrious fellow and had many friends at Rookford who mourn hia untimely veath He was employed by the Prudential Insurance Co. sod also oarried a S2OOO policy in that company, lie was also a member of the Order of Foresters and had SI,OOO insurance with them. Deceased was unmarried aud both pol« ioies are payable to his father. The body was brought to Fair Oak* on Friday by his father and the funeral was held Saturday at the M. E. church at 2 p, m., attended by a large congregation, Rev. Rogers, of Shelby, conducting the religious services. Interment in Fair Oaks cemetery.