Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1909 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Felix Erwin had another car load of coal delivered here this week. Mrs. May Howel, of LaCrosse, is visiting relatives here this week. Louis Stowers’ rheumatism causes him to walk on crutches. The Kight family took dinner with J. Kight, of Thayer, Thanksgiving. John Casey has Deen confined to his bed with rheumatism, but is slowly recovering. F. M. Goff, Chas. Brohard, Ed W. Larkin and Chas. Fay are standing candidates for supervisor. _ Several pupils from the Fair Oaks school visited Orvil Bringle’s school at the Fuller school house Friday. Mrs. Cottingham visited friends near Brookston over Sunday. A family named Trump, from Fountain county, have moved here, and will live in the Burrough’s house. Beulah and Robert Shehen, of Lafayette, visited a few days this week in Fair Oaks. Several of our young people attended the entertainment and supper at the Gant school house Saturday night. Rev. Dunkleburger, of Lowell, will preach in the Christian church every two weeks regularly beginning last Saturday evening. The oyster and ice cream supper in Mallatt’s hall, was quite .well attended, and several dollars added to the treasury of the aid society. John Zellers, Warren Zellers and Roy Casey came home Saturday from Arkansas, where they have been working in the timber for several months. Miss Edith Moffitt iB still quite poorly, being confined to her bed most of the time. Miss Hanna Culp is staying with her most of the time. Quite a good many visitors attended the Thanksgiving entertainment at the Bchool house Wednesday afternoon and were well pleased with the exercises. B. F. Allen, of Kansas, spent two weeks here, leaving Nqv. 25th for West Chester, Penn., where he will visit relatives. While here he waa !( tb,e guest of Mrs. S. E. Kesler. The mask ball Thanksgiving night at the opera hotpse was well attended, the crowd being so large that they could scarcely “trip the light fantastic” toe without stumbling over some one. But on this one day set apart by our president and by a Christian nation for thanksgiving there were but very few at prayer meeting. Joseph I. Burns, a veteran of '6l to '65, and 69 years old, has taken In a young woman, 35 years of age, as his present housekeeper. The woman was in destitute circumstances, and as an act of charity to suffering humanity Mr. Burns allows her to keep house for him until different arrangements

can be made. The woman is fairly well educated, of considerable intelligence, and very industrious. She is a Roman Catholic in belief and faithful and true to her devotions.