Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1909 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Several frosty mornings lately. Born, to Dr. Fyfe and wife, Sept. 25th, a son. Mrs. Moore visited friends in Lafayette this week. Dottie Thompson has had scarletfever for the past week. Oliver Brohard has moved his family into one of the Helsell houses. Dr, Rice, of Roselawn, had a call to Fair Oaks Saturday evening. Dora Cottingham had important business over at Wheatfield Tuesday. Mrs. Cox and Minnie visited with Sharp Hanlie’s, west of town, Tuesday. Lyman Hall, who has been quite sick for the past three weeks, is out again. ■ ' ■ Homer Wilcox and wife, of South Dakota, visited at Ed Kislers this week. Bert Warren and wife are holding revival meetings in the Gifford neighborhood. K Floyd Cox and Loyd Williamson are home after a few weeks’ stay ip North Dakota. Teachers’ institute was held here Saturday, and the town was full of

teachers. The superintendent came over from Rensselaer in Mrs. Ike Kight and Mrs. Jose Kight, of Thayer, visited with Mrs. Fred Iliff Tuesday?"* John Lilves will movj to a farm a few miles from Wheatfield the last of the week. The children from the Otis ranch are being hauled in here to school this term. The dance at Carr’s hall Saturday night was well attended and all report a good time. The town seems rather silent and lonely this week, most of the children being in school. Isaac Kight and the Zeller family and Roy Casey all went to Arkansas Sunday to work in the timber. Ed Lacons and family went to Parr Sunday on account of the death of a three year old child of Daniel Lacons. Mrs. Cottingham spent several days over at Wheatfield this week on account of that new boy at the doctors. School commenced Monday with Frank Garriett as principal, Mrs. Gwin primary and Miss Brusinham intermediate. Lola and Leota Moore, who have bedn in Lafayette for several weeks, came home Saturday to start to school here.