Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1917 — Former Rensselaer Citizen Writes to Old Friends. [ARTICLE]

Former Rensselaer Citizen Writes to Old Friends.

The Republican received a letter today from Wm. Elkins, who with his family left Rensselaer about seven years ago for Montana to take up a claim. Mr. Elkins’ letter follows: “As we have been away from Rensselaer about seven years, I thought I would write a few lines to let all my friends know that I am still in the land of living. We came to Kenilworth, Mont., three years ago and took a quarter section of land. This is surely a fine country. We have had good crops the last two years. The general average of wheat around here went from 20 to 55 'bushels per acre. The land is selling now from four to six thousand dollars a quarter section. I am sending a post card showing the rush in Big Sandy. It oiJy shows three elevators. There is another big elevator but could not get "it without leaving a number of the wagons out. There Were about fifty wagons at the other elevator which was loft out. There was plenty of money floating in Big Sandy this fall. These westerners and old timers .sure can get away with a bunch of money in a short time, but as a rule they are a good class of people. We have been a reader of The Republican ever since we left and we would not do without it. We send our best regards to all our old friends.—W. M. Elkins, Kenilworth, Mont., Box 22.