Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1911 — Eli Critser Found Valuable Pearl in Iroquois River. [ARTICLE]

Eli Critser Found Valuable Pearl in Iroquois River.

Eli Critser, who lives southwest of town, put in a little time pearl hunting last Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. About the seventh clam he cut open Monday contained a beautiful pearl, perfectly round and smooth and of a delicate pink tint. It is about, a quarter inch in diameter. Mr. Critser states that he has been offered SIOO for it. He also' found five other quite small, but very well shaped pearls. It is believed this is the largest pearl ever found in the Iroquois fiver.