Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1913 — Package of Grapes From College Chum of Long Ago. [ARTICLE]

Package of Grapes From College Chum of Long Ago.

Morocco Courier. J. D. Law, while in a remineseent mood one day this week, told of receiving a good sized box of fine grapes and other fruit this week from a college chum in California whom he had not seen since they parted at Valparaiso in 1884 and between whom only one communication had passed since that time. When they parted they agreed to correspond. The other young man lived in lowa. But they never did correspond until last spring. Then Mr. Law found out that his friend lived only a few miles from where he had spent the winter of 1908 in California.

• After selling for 22 cents a pound at wholesale since Thanksgiving. Christmas turkeys began to Thursday in Chicago. Fancy birds sold in South Water street at 24 cents and another holiday boost is likely. With a fair margin to the retail merchant turkeys for Christmas dinner may bring a price as high as 28 cents the pound.