Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1913 — Brought Samples of Montana Crops to Show in Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Brought Samples of Montana Crops to Show in Rensselaer.

,Mrs. John Remley, who returned last Friday from a visit with her husband, daughter and son, in Montana, brought home with her many specimens of crops grown there and has them displayed in the window of her restaurant at the Main street railroad crossing. Mr. Remley and two children went to Montana last spring and each took a quarter section claim, Miss Opal making the best selection. "In compliance with the lawshacks are being built on each of the farms and will Jbe’ completed within a few days how. Mr. Remleys brother, Will, has been in Montana for eleven years and has prospered abundantly and John, Opal and Estel have all been employed at his ranch while proving up their own. John and Estel each had out some crops this year, but John had the misfortune to have his entirely eaten up by range cattle, which devoured his corn,hats, flax and even the tops of his potatoes. As he was at the home of his brother, 18 miles away, he could not give any attention to his own farm. As an experiment, however, it proved, valuable for he tried out some Indiana corn with fair results. The corn mostly raised there is of the flint variety and Mrs. Rem-

ley has a sample of squaw corn on display. The stalk is only about 18 inches high and the ear grows out of" the Jop of the stalk. The oats, wheat and potato samples are from the farm of Will Remley and are certainly fine ones, the headsxbeing heavy on the wheat and/oats and 'the potatoes being -large and clean. A sample of flax from Estel’s farm is also shown and is a good quality. The native grass, samples of buffalo grass and of the Montana cactus are also shown. Mrs. Remley says that all are delighted with their location and the prospects that the future holds forth. Two railroads are in course of construction that will give them a closer market and will greatly advance the value of land there. Expecting that at least two other persons from Rensselaer might take claims there, Mr. Remley picked out two good ones which are still available. Frank Steel, formerly of this county, is a neighbor of Mr. Remley;