Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 296, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1913 — Keener Township Landowner Died Recently in Florida. [ARTICLE]

Keener Township Landowner Died Recently in Florida.

William Deering, for some years the head of the Deering Harvester Co., and since the Deering was absorbed by the International a retired capitalist, died recently at bis winter home in Florida. For a number Of years Mr. Deering owned 360 acres of land in Keener township. It is said he purchased the land, on which wild hay was growing, with the intention of experimenting in the making of binder twine from wild hay. The experiments, however, proved that the hay could not be used for that purpose. It is said that a number wrote Mr. Deering at various times to try to induce him to sell the Keener township farm, but that he did not even answer the letters. He was about 70 years of age.