Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1917 — Wolcott Up Against A Hard Coal Famine. [ARTICLE]

Wolcott Up Against A Hard Coal Famine.

People in Wolcott whose supplies «f haid coal are exhauiSed are taking: down their baseburners and making arrangements for a different heating method. It is reported that there is not a pound of bard coal on hand in any of the yards at Wolcott.-- Some telephoned over here this morning and had coal shipped in bags to tide over in the hope that fresh supplies will reach Woloott.