Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1917 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Interesting Letter From Former Resident I Sackets Harbor, N. Y. I Dec. sth, 1917. Editor Republican, After this week send our paper to Oklahoma City, care L. T. Tryon, Colcord building. We expect to leave here 'on the 11th via of Chicago for the South, will stop at Tulsa for about one week. Then to Oklahoma City for Christmas. May refmain in Oklahoma most of the winter. It will depend some on the weather, also considerable on the departments, one thousand left If wife is pretty liberal, we may go further (see). Sackets Harbor has been a very busy place the past year and probably will be until after the war. There is from one to three thousand soldiers here all the time. Training for different departments, one thounsand left here two weeks ago (I think for France). They have very, nice quarters here for most of the men. Some are intemporary buildings. The coal situation is very bad up here as it is most places I notice. The sugar also is a side dish when

I you can get it. ' The fanners here are somewhat blue on account of high prices . of feed. They did not get much good forder owing to early frosts. The most of them will have to depend on ground feed from the west, which is very high. The prices are nearly five dollars per hundred. They had a big hay crop, good as I ever saw, mostly timothy and in most cases was put up in good condition. Many of the farmers sold their hay at >12.00 early, but at this time it is around the S2O mark. Our weather is mild 32 this morning with about one jnch of snow that came this morning. I am very sorry to hear that the , com it so soft and green through* the west. Husking must be very late. Keep close watch on your grain men while handling the com crop and should they show any signs of going crazy, better run them in while you can handle them. They sure Will be wild before spring. With best wishes to all, I remain your truly, C. H. TRYON.