Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1911 — Writes of Differences Between Kniman and Bloomington Life. [ARTICLE]

Writes of Differences Between Kniman and Bloomington Life.

G. R. Hanna, who lived for a number of years near Kniman, and who moved two years ago to a farm near Bloomington, sent a renewal of his subscription to The Semi-Weekly Republican under date of April 3rd. He writes: » “I have a very tender feeling for old Jasper county acquaintances whose friendship I enjoyed for twelve years. I find everything very different here. The neighbors are all thrifty but friendly. Have lots of socials and visit on Saturdays in town. You can scarcely imagine how great the difference is. I see, after living twelve years in Kniman, with a market only part of the time for our farm products, that there is an easily apparent reason why he town exceeds the country. Here we have a market for everything at a big price. The university brings from 1,500 to 2,000 the year round. We raise plenty of everything and have three square meals a day.”