Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1915 — Spent Four Lean Years on Farm Near Jamestown, N. D. [ARTICLE]

Spent Four Lean Years on Farm Near Jamestown, N. D.

Nelson Hough and son, Warner, arrived home last Sunday from Jamestown, N. Dak., where they spent four very “lean” years. Like a number of others from this county they went to James'town to farm and they did not give It up as a bad job until they were literally cleaned up financially. They had resided for several years on H. O. Harris’ land west of this city and were rated as good farmers. The west seemed to hold out a good op-, portunity for them and they went to Jamestown, but one crop failure after another occurred until the year of 1914 put the finishing touches to their failure. Their wives returned here last October and the men remained until last week. Warner Hough, who is a son-in-law of Sam Holmes, who also lost considerable money at Jamestown, called at The Republican office Tuesday and stated that himself and father barely scraped enough together to get 'back honpe on. Warner,is looking for a job on a Jasper county fanS. He will start at the 'bottom and try to build himself back to the condition he left when he moved away four years ago.