Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — Fair Oaks Items. [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks Items.

Dr. M. B. Fife and wife are moving to Wheatfield this week. Emery Cox and family will occupy the house vacated by Dr. Fife. Jessie Garrid and wife have moved to the Egilston place. Frank Hooper has bought tie Gea r property and moved into it. We hear that a couple of Valparaiso students will visit home and friends here during the holidays. Mrs. Emery Cox, Mrs. Alva Brohard and Mrs. N. A. McKay have been on the sick list thi3 week. John and Susie Kessick started for Minninsota Sunday, where they will make their future home with their aunt. Several of our ’young people attended the pie social at the Meed school house Saturday night, and report it quite a success. Two or three of the Gundy children, of Rensselaer, are spending the holidays with relatives and friends here. Carrie McKay received a box of real holly and mistletoe as a Christmas gift from a friend in North Carolina. Felix Erwin has fitted out the Mallatt building as Christmas headquarters, where you will find almost anything Santa Claus would wish to present during the holidays. A sister of Mrs. A 1 Helsell is spending the holidays with them. Nancy Kessick will also remain there until after Christmas when she will accompanied her aunt back to Mifinesota. Protracted meeting begins at the M. E. church Christmas eve., and will probably continue a couple of weeks. These meetings are only held here once a year, so let everybody prepare to attend regularly and get the full benefit of them.