Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1909 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Another new night operator at the depot. Our sandy gardens are looking fine this rainy weather. Mrs. Wood did shopping in Rensselaer one day this week. Hazel Helsel is expected back from Minnesota by the 4th of July. Cherry picking seems to be one of the. principal industries just now. Bart Crawford and Bert Warren furnished the town with fresh meat Saturday for a change. The hotel seems to be doing quite a rushing business lately. Fair Oaks surely gets its share of the traveling public.

Mrs. George Brohard and daughter, Lilly, who have been visiting relatives in Boone and Hamilton counties for the past three or four weeks, have returned home.

Everybody come to Fair to celebrate the Fourth. The committee says they are sparing no pains in furnishing entertainment for the crowd and with the good roads and good railroad facilities there is no reason why we should not have a good crowd and a good time.

A medicine show has been the principal attraction of the town for the past week, and a good crowd was reported every night. People who never think of sending a penny to Sunday school can pay their way into the show every night, buy a bottle of medicine and vote on the “popular lady and the prettiest baby. This will probably be one of the attractions of the 4th of July celebration here.