Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — Figure on a Necessity. [ARTICLE]

Figure on a Necessity.

“You ought to be happy with wheat at $2 a bushel.” “I’m not,” answered Farmer Corntossel. “I’m not any happier than I’d be if the springs were going dry for a season and water was worth $2 a gallon.”