Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1908 — Fair Oaks [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks

Charles Mallatt, of Michigan City, is visiting relatives and friends here this week. - Mrs. Dave Harriett and Mrs. Will Leach, of Lafayette, are visiting Al Moore’s this week. A Ijttle boy of Ed Kesdless’ has been quite sick for the past few days, but is better now. C. A. Gundy and wife visited in Fair Oaks over Sunday. Philipp Goff, of Clssna Park, HL, Who has been visiting his parents here, returned to his home Sunday. Chas. Swanka, who has been working down about Pleasant Ridge for several weeks, visited his family over Sunday. Quite a number of our people were out to hear Rev. Evens’ sermon Sunday afternoon, and it was well worth going to hear. John McMullen, of Walkerton, visited Geo. Lambert this week.

An old fashioned quilting bee was held Tuesday afternoon at Frank Huestead’s, with refreshments served in the evening.

Robert Schofield of Michigan City was here on business Saturday and Sunday. Ed Kessler and Will Cottingham are building corn cribs out on the LaCoss Place.

Mrs. Sarah Thompson entertained several of her neighbors and friends to dinner last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dora Cottingham went to Rensselaer Saturday on business. Miss Cordia Umphress was called to Rensselaer the last of the week on account of the serious Illness of her sister. Can Manderville, who has been in Roselawn for the past two or three months is home again. Floyd Cox and his father who have been working down about Kentland are home husking their own corn just now. Mrs. Gray, of lowa, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Barney DeWitt, last week. -