Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1911 — Carpenter Township Young Men Return From the West [ARTICLE]

Carpenter Township Young Men Return From the West

John and Christmas Alter, sens of Lewis 8. Alter, of West Carpenter township, returned last Friday front a month’s visit in the west They ‘pent part of their time with their brother Lewis, Jr., who has a farm of 638 acres on Snake river in Nebraska, on which a waterpower of 1,000 horse capacity could be easily developed. Incidentally, Lewis claims sh be the champion wrestler of Nebraska. John and Christmas registered for a claim in the Rosebud reservation and went on to Leod in the Black Hills, and vtsited the gold mines, stamp mills, etc. They think of going back and investing later. A news note from west Carpenter township says that about the only thing doing now is corn husking and adds that there is considerable dry rot in the corn. The correspondent then adds. "Everybody is so busy with ttae'r own business that there is no gossip worthy of note."