Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1918 — S. D. HOOSIERS AREPROSPEROUS [ARTICLE]

S. D. HOOSIERS AREPROSPEROUS

ELMER KENTON WRITES OF CONJIIIQN OF INDIANANS AT MITCHEu— 1 • The following is extracted from a letter written by Elmer Kenton, formerly of this county, but now a very prosperous farmer ahd stock raiser near Mitchell, South Dakota: Mitchell, S. D„ Oct. 27, 1918. We were very sorry to hear of Fred being wounded, "but the way it has turned out he is surely one of the lucky ones to have seen so much service as he has gone through and come out with a whole hide. The crops have been fine this year. One of the best we have ever had. We had 270 acres of wheat that made better than 20 bushels per acre, oat* around 50 bushels and our corn will make 40 bushels and fine quality. The influenza here I - suppose 'has been as bad as it has any where. Quite a few deaths and not enough doctors to wait on the people. There has been no deaths in the Hoosier colony so far as I know, but quite a few have been down wiQi it, but ail are on the mend at present. The weather has been damp the past week with a light fall of snow Friday and today a cold, chilly rain, and we look for a freeze after this, which people think will be against the “flu.” Simon was in the last registration and received his card from the physical examination the other day, which placed him in class 1, and suppose he will be called after while unless the kaiser lays down. People of South Dakota are against anything but unconditional surrender and would rather see the allies go through to Berlin than anything else. Looks like the Germans should have part of their cities and country destroyed before they are allowed peace on any terms. I was on the committee for bur township in the 3rd and 4th loans. In the 3rd loan our township put up $22,400 and in the fourth $26,800, and as there are only about eighty subscribers in the township, you see they do pretty well. To date we have invested in Liberty bonds and War Savings' stamps $3,875, and suppose there will be one or two more to follow;