Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1917 — Many In Company M Were Farmers. [ARTICLE]

Many In Company M Were Farmers.

Quite a number of people have spoken to the editor of The Republican saying that they thought that a large percentage of our soldiers are coming from the farms. An investigation was made of this matter in reference to Company M. Through the courtesy of Top Sergeant Don Warren one hundred and thirty-five of the soldiers signed slips prepared and on which they gave their names, home address and occupations. Seventy-one report that they are farmers or farm hands and sjxty-four reported* that they were in * other pursuits before enlisting- Seventyeight gave their home residence some place in Jasper county and. fifty-seven report that they live outside of this county. '