Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1912 — Writes About Conditions in South Dakota—Well Pleased. [ARTICLE]

Writes About Conditions in South Dakota—Well Pleased.

The following letter was received under date of Jan. 1, 1912, from Mrs. W. O. Clark, of Mitchell, S. Dak.: Realizing that the editor, as well as the minister and the doctor, needs money sometimes, we are enclosing our subscription renewal for The Republican. Well; we are very mueh alive out here, although the thermbmetor has been hovering about the 40 below mark for the last three weeks. We, in this part of the state bave had no blizzard, although we have bad some tolerably blowy days. I wonder what has become of the lady who was so sorry for the South Dakota people who raised nothing last year. Our .corn crop was very* good and when cutting for the silo the neighbors estimated at at 40 bushels to the acre. Our oats and wheat were more than a half crop. I know of no one in this part ,ot the state at least who were obliged to sell - their stock on account of feed or the lack of it. It did seem last year that we' were a good way from both water and wood, but if we do leave South Dakota it will not be for good. Mr. Clark and Will are feeding two loads of cattle for spring and fall market, bave a hundred bead in all. so that feeding keeps them out of doors most of the time, gives them excellent appetites, all are well and think this is a fine country to live; in but we cannot spare tbe home paper and enclose our renewal. I must tell you that Will has finished hauling 2.900 bushels of oats to the market, for which we get 43 and 45 cents per bushel. We also have some seed oats whidKwili bring more, so you see there is g Wgt of tbe state where people are raising something. We have a fine neighborhood, good day school bouse with furnace heat and a flourishing Sunday school too. We wish to be remembered to OUT old friends and to say that we have found South Dakota a fine home and that our hope for the future Is buoyant.” .