Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1917 — Former Jasper Resident Writes from Dakota [ARTICLE]

Former Jasper Resident Writes from Dakota

Dear Editor:—- : As this makes my fifth year out west, a good many of the old friends wished to know yrhat this country is like. It is the same as the east, if you get on high ground and the dollars roll into your pocket. The first year I had a bumper crop, but the next two years were not so good, following which I came to South Dakota, where I bad another great crop this past season. This farm sold for SIOO an acre. Will run a farm of 430 acres this year. —rszXThe people in this section are real friendly. There has been lots of sickness and several deaths this winter. The weather has been so uncertain 40 degrees below zero on many days. The first blizzard was on January 21. The next two lasted two days and nights. February 4 struck us with a terrible blizzard, and we were forced from our beds about four o’clock in the morning, the house swaying like a cradle. - Will renew my subscription as soon as it expires, for it is like getting a letter from home. Best regards to all my old friends, George B. Wenner, Flandreau, S. Dak.