Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1916 — George McColly Writes Good Letter From Missouri. [ARTICLE]

George McColly Writes Good Letter From Missouri.

George E. McColly writes to have his copy of The Republican sent to ham at Liberal, Mo., to which place he has removed from Damar and where he will make his permanent home. He says that he has good health there and that he loves to receive his old home paper and coult not well get along without it. Continuing he says: “Liberal is a coal mining town and the land is rich in coal There are five steam shovels in sight of Liberal digging coal. They art built on the same plan as large dredging boats. Three of the shovels lijM yards of dirt while the others and handle only 4 to 6 yards. Yom had better come to Missouri wherm coal is plentiful and cheap, only 7 t<| 8 cents per bushel f. o. b. Liberal! Crops are doing fine, there is plent! of small fruit, wages good, house! scarce, rents high, everybody waitinfl for a change in political affairs.” I