Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1908 — Fair Oaks [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks

Dora Cottingham, Jesse Garriott and several other men made a trip to Michigan this week in the land interest. Rev. Evens’ conference year here Is ended, but the M. E. people ars expecting him to be sent back here for another year. Fair Oaks will be pretty well represented at the home coming in Rensselaer next week, &nd it Is quite likely that quite a lot of the pickle money from Fair Oaks will be transplanted to Rensselaer. The City Hotel on Front street has again changed hands, with Mrs Cotingham as landlady. A lady from Chicago gave a lecture Sunday afternoon at the M. E. church, explaining life in India and the work of the foreign missionary. Melons and cucumbers seem to be pretty plentiful just now, and by them, trade has been livened up at a time when it otherwise would have been very dull. Cordia Humphress is visiting in Rensselaer this week. Howard Saurinsen, of Chicago, is visiting here this week. Dr. Fife will occupy the house formerly occupied by Cottingham’s. A Mr. Jackman, of Monticello, made quite a speech here Tuesday in favor of prohibition. He seems to think that local option will never do away with the saloon permanently. But the refusal to license the sale of intoxicants in the United States 1b the only way to get rid of it. Which, looks very reasonable.