Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1908 — Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Miss Mabel Roy visited in Goodland a few days last* week. Recent births: ’ April 16, to H. L. Williams and wife, a son. Mrs. Earl Thompson visited her mother in Goodland last Thursday. John Jordan is preparing to build a new house on his farm east of town. J. J. Porter and John Wilson were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday night. W. E. Rich of Kankakee was here on business a couple of days last week. Rev. J. Kenrik of Wolcott will occupy the pulpit of the M. E. church to-morrow.

John Jordan and Squire Dickinson were Chicago visitors Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Bert Houser of Indianapolis is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill. Mrs. W. C. Smalley visited her daughter, Mrs. Ben Lllves, in Wabash county last week. Benjamin Darrough went to Fargo, No. Dak., last week, near which place he expects to locate. Mrs. B. F. Spencer went to Clifton, 111., last week to visit her mother who is in poor health. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Fox and Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert were Logansport visitors last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Walker of Wabash visited his brother H. H. Walker and family here a few days last week. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickinson of Gilboa tp., an aged widow lady, has has been declared of unsound mind and her son has been appointed her guardian. A son was recently born to'Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Dingle of Winnipeg, Manitobia. Mrs. Dingle will be remembered as Miss Minnie Walker, formerly of Remington. According to the statement of the Remington Lecture Course committee, the receipts from the last course were $225.45 and expenses $250.94, leaving a deficit of $25.49. W. H. Cheadle, trustee of the defunct Parker bank, accompanied Judge Darroch of Kentland to Arkansas last week to investigate the value of the lands owned by Mr. Parker there.

Some 34 members of the Remington K. of P. lodge went over to Rensselaer Tuesday night and did some work in the third degree for the Rensselaer lodge. They all report a good time. « Supt. Breeze attended the annual meeting of the Indiana Science and Mathematics Teachers* Association at Indianapolis this week, at which he was down on the program for an address in “Physiography in Field and Laboratory.’’ For the benefit of subscribers at or near Remington, or those who 'may wish to subscribe and secure one of The Democrat’s Wall Charts and save the expense of mailing, we have left a supply of these charts at C. W. Littlefield’s jewelry store and Mr. Littlefield will receive such subscriptions and supply the charts. THE DEMOCRAT. George T. Gillam of Eureka, 111., moved here last week into the Johm Woods residence, which with Mr. Wood’s livery stable he recently purchased. He is experienced in the livery stable business, and will no. doubt enjoy an excellent trade. Mr. Woods has moved into the Elmore property near the Presbyterian church for the present, but will probably decide to leave Remington. The graduating class of the Remington nigh school this year numbers seven, five girls and two boys, as follows: Grace M. Warnock, Edith J. Little, Stella M. Johnson, Helen A. Roades, Estella M. Taylor, Virgil C. Clark and Roscoe Eller. The commencement exercises will be held next Tuesday evening at the M. E. church, Prof. Thos. F. Moran of Purdue to deliver the address. The same evening the Alumni will hold a reception at the home of H. R. Hartman.

SOUTH NEWTON. Farmers in this vicinity are plowing- for ( corn. Trustee Yeoman was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Philip Paulus made a business trip to Brook Monday. Born, April 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mayhew, a son. W. E. Leek of Rensselaer visited his son Earl last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell took Sunday dinner with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Potts.

Supt. Lamson of Rensselaer visited his farm last Wednesday. Arthur Powell made a business trip to Pleasant Ridge Saturday. Harry Dewey transacted business at the Ade farm near Brook Monday. Charles Grant called on his folks west of Rensselaer Friday on business. Mrs. Philip Paulus and daughter Sadie did shopping in Rensselaer Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dewey called on Charles Weiss and family last Wednesday evening. Rice Porter and Doc Gorman .were hauling hay from Harve Pearson’s last Wednesday. Mrs. Harry Dewey visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Peters, Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Emma Waling of Brook, who is working for Ernest Mayhew, went to see her parents Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hough of near Mt. Ayr visited with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Hough, Sunday. Mrs. Mary, Powell and daughter Mrs. Alice Potts spent Sunday with the former’s daughter, Mrs. Fred Markin, near Pleasant Ridge. We would suggest that the next time a certain young man stops some place to get a drink and talk to the girls, that he should tie his horses.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mayhew and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall of near Brook visited with the latter's daughter, Mrs. Ernest Mayhew, Sunday. Quite a number of young folks from this vicinity attended the surprise party given by R. J. Yeoman’s in honor of their son Hugh. All reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leek went to Mt. Ayr Sunday afternoon. Mr. Leek went from there with the ball boys to Fair Oaks to play ball and Mrs. Leek stayed with her home folks, Otto Bengston’s.

FAIR OAKS. Candidates are quite numerous in our neck of the woods this week. Clayton Moffitt returned Saturday from Valparaiso where he had been attending school., Quite a number of our citizens made their regular trip to the county seat the past week. Blanche Brasket and Mary Dodge returned from Michigan City the latter part of the week. Mary will work for Mrs. M. I. Gundy in the hotel. . Charley Mallatt of Michigan City visited his father, T. J. Mallatt, a few days last week. Charley sold out his business there and is now looking for another location. We are having all kinds of weather nowadays except good weather. We had rains and a few flakes of snow several days this week, and it is a little discouraging to farmers just now.

Mrs. John Cooper, who has been staying with her daughter Mrs. William Gleary, has been under Dr. Kresler’s care for several days. She has neuralgia, but is some better at this writing. John Zellers arrived home the first of the w r eek from a trip to Arkansas, where he had been sizing up some timber with a view to moving his sawmill out there. He says prospects are pretty fair and he thinks he may move out there in the future. W. L. Bringle of west of Rensselaer visited his son Abe here a couple of days the latter part of the week. He left here Sunday morning for Hibbard, Ind., to visit his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Yeoman, for an indefinite time. Miss Anna Bringle, his niece, of Newton county, accompanied him there to visit also. It is reported and generally understood that if the officers would make a raid on a certain old whiskey guzzler's place in our town they would find the same kind of evidence as was found at Rosey’s hotel in Rensselaer. It is reported that he has the article which will quench the thirst of those of his liking.

PINE GROVE. Mrs. McCleary spent Sunday with Grandma Switzer. Fairy Renicker was the guest of Bessie Ropp Sunday. Pearl Hayes took dinner with Creola Torbet Sunday. Mrs. Rebecca Hurley is on the sick list at this writing. Mrs. James Torbet called on Rebecca Hurley Saturday afternoon. Gusta McCleary spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne. Creola and Charley Torbet called on Pearl Hayes Sunday evening. Mrs. Charles Shroyer went to Chicago Thursday for a week’s visit. Bertha, Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday with Bertha Cooper. The masquerade party was very well attended at Charles Walker’s Saturday night Bluford Torbet and Newton Jenkins spent Sunday with Everett Parker of near Gifford. Newton Jenkins spent Saturday night and Sunday with Bluford, Roy and John Torbet. Lincoln Jenkins from south of town visited his sister, Mrs. Hurley, from Friday, till Sunday. Jennie Openchain of near Laura is spending a few weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nuss. ’ Joe Grooms and children of near Valma spent Saturday night and Sunday With his brother-in-law, Charles Walker, and family. Mrs. Jack George of Chicago Heights and Mrs. Ada Snow of south of Blackford, spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Rebecca Hur-

FORESMAN. Ed Lowe visited at McCabe’s Sunday. Oral Light and wife visited at Brook Sunday. Ira Miller returned from a visit to Kokomo Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snow were Brook visitors Friday. Oral Light is treating his house to a new coat of paint. C. E. Sunderland and family visited with J. O. Sunderland’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson of near Brook visited at Mrs. Antcliff’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Antcliff of Goodland visited in town Saturday and Sunday. Roy Maple and Bruce Stevens took teachers’ examination at Rensselaer Saturday. D. E. Lowe started to deliver groceries through the country Tuesday for J. S. Toyne. ''*• P. L. Brown has built an ice cream parlor onto his ftestaurant, which improves it very irfuch. Mr. Bovey of Mattoon, 111., moved into J. S. Toyne’s house Monday. He is employed with the express company. The boys did not play ball east of town Sunday on account of rain. Frank Snow and Moody Antcliff spent Sunday with Chris Nafziger. Paul Schuette had an accident while driving home from Goodland. His team got frightened and he saw that he couldn’t manage them and jumped out, breaking a bone in his- leg. The team wasn’t hurt but they broke the wagon up some. We understand that one of the young men of this place has a chance to play ball with a salaried team this year. That is pretty good but as we have a number of good ball players we guess we can spare him, although we would be sorry to see him go.

county here as the best part of Jasper and Newton counties, and rent is only 1-3 delivered, so a renter stands a better show here than there and crops are just as sure. I think the seasons are a month in advance of Indiana and we are close to market, only 31 miles from Kansas City. Corn is now 60 cents, oats 44c, wheat 93c. Stock of all kinds is high here, horses from $l5O to $250 a head, cows from S4O to $65, hogs $5.50 per cwt. Produce of all kinds is a good price and everything looks prosperous for this year. Yours truly, A. M. CLARK.

J- - FOUR CORNERS. Fisher as A caller at th? home of Bert Vandercar Sunday. Mr. Beadford, the paper hanger, papered for George Heil Tuesday. Mike has sold his restaurant and lunch room to Sam Payne. Miss Bessie Biggs began her work Monday as '•hello" girl for Harry Refljley. ' H&rmon Clark has purchased of Sam Payne the dray buslnes of Wheatfield. Mrs. Dave Wesner and daughter Hazel visited at her home in Four Corners Tuesday Rev. Mannan preached some able sermons at Wheatfield Saturday evening and Sunday. Prof. Owens visited over Sunday at Tefft and also took lessons in “henology” while there. Chas. Stalbaum sends an old setting hen free of charge with every sick couple who hires a rig of him. Will Asher, who has been teaching school at Inola, Okla., returned home Thursday. Bessie is all smiles.

We hear that one of our school professors now reads the good book, “Net by faith but by grace are ye saved." Bro. D. V. has it in for Bowie. Now, Bert, you are once around, you had better come back to your old love. Lonely Valley, we congratulate you upon your new relatives and after while we will extend other congratulations. Miss Mary Goetz and Miss Anna Jas person returned to their homes Monday after finishing their term of school Friday. The Misses Anna Rasmussen and Mary DeArmond of Tefft attended the last day program of the high school at Wheatfield. Howard 'Lockwood left for Colorado Monday where he will work during his summer vacation. His many friends regret to see him go. June Jessup is visiting her parents at Hanna, Ind., this week. She expects to return and make her home at Wheatfield this summer. Schrader & Schrader, the Tefft merchants, should advertise in the Democrat. We will guarantee that no peddler’s ad goes in as one of our items. A ball game between St. Joseph College and the Wheatfield Regulars will take place Saturday, and it is presumable that all those that are "ball crazed” will attend. Our items, if the editor continues to take line afer line from them, will soon resemble the new ballroom dress which they cut lower above and shorter at the bottom until it resembled —what is it?

HANGING GROVE. Chas. Bussell is moving a house in Francisville this week. Mrs. Chas. Greenlee went to Monon Wednesday to consult a doctor. Mary and Grace Peregrine were in Rensselaer Saturday doing some shopping. Mr. Christianson and son of Illinois are visiting Albert Warner’s for a few days. Mrs. Parcels still is very sick, and little hopes are entertained for her recovery. Sam Cavinder shipped some more veal calves to A. B. Lowman at Whiting Tuesday. Rev. Dave Noland filled the pulpit at Parker Sunday. He gave an excellent sermon. Grandma Anderson of Lee is reported quite sick. The doctor was out to see her Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Lefler and G. C. Petree visited with Mr. and Mrs. Royal Bussell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hurd of Rensselaer spent Saturday night and Sunday at Ralph Porter's. A. Warner unloaded a car load of fertilizer at McCoysburg Monday. Most of those buying of him came and took it off the car. Don’t forget to see Rollie Johns about that new plow-shear. He keeps them in stock and can put them on in a few moments. Mrs. James Downs went home with her sister Ruth Hayes Monday morning for a few days visit with her parents, returning home Wednesday evening. J. R. Raub of Indianapolis spent Saturday night with Reed McCoy. Mr. Raub is secretary of the Indianapolis Life Insurance Co., and has written several policies here. . The new stone roads in Hanging Grove township with one exception have been used some three or four years, and are in much better shape than Marion township roads in use only a few months, and the contractor had no steam roller to use either. John Jessen of Rensselaer was out in our vicinity Wednesday canvassing for The Democrat. He met with very satisfactory results on every corner, adding > several new subscribers to the already large list. Mr. Jessen also informs us that The Democrat is soon to put out a twice-a-week paper, and the proposition seems to have the hearty approval of everybody.

The dredge just south of McCoysburg on the Howe ditch is making a Aut 14 ffeei in depth and is hCt in high ground either. This ditch will lower the water many feet in the low lands and add thousands of dollars to land values in the vicinity of it. R. C. McDonald, “our city schoolmaster,” has opened up a fine line of dry goods and groceries in McCoysburg. We now have .two groceries and a hardware and blacksmith shop. Say’ Just give our little town a trial of your trade and you will be wonderfully pleased. Wash Cook had some thrilling experience one day last week while out taking the enumeration. He had hitched up one of his fine black 2-year-old colts with another young horse and started east. When within a few rods of where Mr. Johnson lives, they either-became frightened or took a notion to lunge a few; anyway they were in the ditch, out of the ditch, against the fence and back on the road in a moment with their heads in a position that the trustee could easily have enumerated them. After getting everything nicely collected together without any damage he drove home to get another team. It now seems quite likely that the preaching point at Parker will be changed to McCoysburg, if the proposed change meets the approval of all concerned. The reason for the change is probably three-fold—-generally speaking there are better roads leading to McCoysburg, assuring better and larger attendance. Then, from a financial standpoint, both places combined, the requirements could be more easily reached. Again, as there is preaching at Lee in the forenoon, at Parker at 3 p. m., and at McCoysburg at 7:30 p. m., it makes the minister too much unnecessary driving. Think over the matter and maybe the change can be made by the beginning of the new conference year or probably before. In the early part of his career W. R. Willits of McCoysburg was engaged in the store business, and as there was very little fruit in the neighborhood small shipments were made from Chicago. He sampled some of the cherries and was so much pleased with them that he concluded to set some trees on his farm southeast of town. He wanted to have enough in case of sickness, so he set 100 trees, and he builded better than he knew, as these trees together with peaches, pears and apples, which he has planted in liberal numbers, make a nice income each year, the cherries alone bringing $3 to |4 per tree, and the peaches $1.50 to $2 per tree. A ready sale is found for all that he can raise.

MILROY. Geo. Foulks was in McCoysburg Tuesday Geo. Wood and wife were Wolcott callers Monday. Etta McCashen called on Mrs. George Foulks Monday. Fred May and Ludd Clark were Monon visitors Monday. Chas.’i* and Jas. Wood were Lee goers Tuesday evening. Vera and Earl Culp were in Lee Saturday evening to hear the music. Roy Williams visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCashen ate dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Underwood. Mrs. Wm. Culp and children attended the convention at Lee Sunday afternoon. Cady Underwood and wife and Geo. Foulks and wife were in Monon Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May took Sunday dinner with the latter's brother Branson Clark and family. Thos. Johnson and family spent Saturday night with Mrs. Johnson’s mother Mrs. Chatman and. family. Misses Minnie and May Stevens of Gillam with a cousin of Ohio visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Culp and family last week. Taos. Spencer, wife and little son Marion spent Saturday and Sunday with Monticello friends, returning home Monday. Frank May, wife and little daughter Ruth took dinner Sunday with D, Z. Clark and family and attended the S. S. convention at Lee in the afternoon.

Miss Etta McCashen visited Sunday afternoon and night with her cousins Daniel and Laura Clark of White county, returning home Monday morning.

LONELY VALLEY. The Wheatfield schools closed last Friday. Albert Kftene was through these parts Saturday. Another wind storm visited us Friday and Monday. Yes, we all attended the circus at Monon Wednesday. Stella Hell visited Saturday evening with her aunt Ida. Charlie and Will Stalwood were Rensselaer goers Monday. Ernest Biggs of Depue visited over Sunday with home folks. W. S. Potter of Lafayette was here on business Wednesday. Luke and Walter "Wiseman were Kersey goers Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Bernice Clark called on friends here Thursday afternoon. S. Coleman and family of Wheatfield visited with friends here Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Farrel and Mrs. Jake Hell were Sunday guests of Mrs. Wiseman. Greeley Comer and wife and children were Sunday guests at the Asher home. Ye scribe and sister scribe, June Jessup, and Mrs. Gregory were San Pierre goers Saturday. Rev. Mannan of Quincy conductd services in the Christian church Saturday and Sunday evenings. • Jack Thorne and wife and Ura Mason were guests of Will Mason and family of Dunn’s Siding Sunday. A few from here attended the dance at D. V. Saturday night. They all report a good time, especially Stella.

ROSEBUD. Frank Garrlott left for Washington last Monday. A little more sunshine would suit the farmers better. Miss Lestie Harrington took dinner with Miss Fern Casey Sunday. Wm. Hopkins and wife visited Walter Harrington and wife Sunday. Amos Alter is improving his farm by putting a fence around his house and orchard. Miss Cressie Wilcox took dinner with Misses -Lizzie and Indus Wiseman Sunday. x Several from this vicinity attended the Odd Fellows meeting at Parr Sunday. James Burns and wife and ftn Everett visited Wm. Smith and family Sunday. Wm. Wilcox and wife and son Earl visited his brother-in-law and wife near Virgie Sunday. Wm. Florence, our hustling road boss, is running the road grader over our gravel road this week. Henry Wilson, who has been on the sick list for some time, is able to be up and around once more. Little Luck Mauck of near Surery is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Burns, this week. Wm. Burns of Chicago was called home last week by the serious sickness of his mother, Mrs. Charles Burns, who is better at this writing. Marie Comer, the Meader girls and Rev. Bundy’s girl, while driving home from Sunday school at Rosebud Sunday, were driving along, when the tongue of the carriage came down and scared the horses and they ran away and upset the carriage, but none of them were seriously hurt. The republican township convention is to be held next Saturday at 2 p. m. The candidates for trustee have simmered down to two names—James L. Babcock of Parr and Harvey Dexter of near Virgie. There are five candidates for assessor, Len McCurtain of Parr, Jim McClanahan of Rosebud, Jack Reeder of Virgie and Frank Gott and Mr. O’Connel of Fair Oaks.

LEE. Mr. Gilmore lost a valuable mare and colt last Tuesday. Dr. Clayton has been see little Johnnie Carrothen. Mr. and Mrs. Lute Jacks and daughter Lorna went to Rensselaer last Friday. Ray Holeman and J. H. Culp made a business trip to Rensselaer last Friday afternoon. Robert Drake and family and Mrs. Holeman and sons took dinner Sunday at Frank Overton’s. John Mellender attended church and convention here and took dinner with Arthur Parcels Sunday. Mrs. Catherine Parcels is very low at this writing. She has had lung trouble and a cough for several years, . Mr> find Mrs. Stewart and Mr, Jordan’s young people and the minister and family todk dinner Sunday with Sam Jacks', Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore fifid son and Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Jordan find children took dinner Sunday with Ray Holeman fihd wife. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cowger and George Holeman and family took dinner Sunday with J. H. Culp and attended church and convention. Paul Lamar, the little boy who has had so much trouble fwm an ulcerated tooth, is still veW low. The doctor has lanced his jaw several tinjes. Miss Artie Gilmore was exposed to the measles just before her school was out and now she has had them. They are about a thing of the past in our community. Grandma Marker, the mother of Mrs. Cal Anderson and of Mrs. Deardorff, who makes her home with the latter, has been sick with symptoms of pneumonia. Grandma Anderson has been very sick but is some better at this writing. Her sons, Lewis from Atlanta, Ga., and Jim from Nevada, have come to be at her bedside. School closed Saturday ,wlth a big dinner. There was a large crowd I and an abundance of good things to eat. Everyone seemed® to have a fine time and the children had excellent exercises. George Holeman and daughter Carrie came last Friday’ to visit relatives, his wife and two children having already been here. They returned to their home near Monticello Monday. Rev. Simonson and wife and son came to Fred Stiers’ Saturday evening, and he filled his appointment Sunday morning. D. E. Noland took his place at Parker school house convention here. There was a in the afternoon, and our minister stayed for the Sunday school large crowd and an interesting convention was held.

MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) Frank Herath and wife spent Sunday with his parents near Brook. Edgar Brown of north of town is building an addition to the north side of his house. Frank Haskell and family of Rensselaer spent Sunday with J. H. Dunlap and family. Leon Haskell of Chicago came Tuesday for a visit with his many friends and relatives at this place. Wilbur Hart and family returned home last Saturday after spending a couple of weeks with his parents at Olney, 111. Mrs. J. W. Merry went to Chicago last Friday for a short visit with her daughter, Jessie, who is employed as a stenographer in the University of Chicago. Mrs. Ollie Goble of Monon, a niece of Mrs. J. B. Ashby and Mrs. Dave Mauck, died Tuesday afternoon. The funeral will be held this (Thursday) afternoon. Mrs. L. B. Haskell returned ’to her home in Chicago last Friday after a visit with friends and relatives at this place. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Geo. Sigler, who will remain in Chicago indefinitely. J. J. Garrity and Walter Ponsler left Sunday for a trip through California. They were accompanied from Chicago by Tom Condon, a brother-in-law of Mr. Garrity’s, who has extensive mining interests at different points in the west. Last Monday Chas. Elijah went to lay his arm on a stand and accidentally laid it on a pin cushion in which there was a needle. The needle went into his arm and broke off and Charlie was obliged to undergo a painful operation in order to have it removed. John Burns went to Attica Friday and returned on Saturday with his brother Charles, who has been taking treatment at the springs for rheumatism. He is still in a bad condition but is much improved over his condition at the time of going to the springs. J. M. Hufty and R. J. Yeoman have purchased a lot just north of the elevator on the east side of the railroad and will erect a building there and install their sawmill and feed grinder. This business is a valuable addition to our town and we firmly believe that it will be a profitable investment for the promoters. The work of removing some of the trees from the park was completed last week. Nearly half of the trees were taken out and we believe that this course Was the best, for had the trees been left standing much longer as thick as they were they would have nearly all died. As it is the grass will grow much better and the remaining trees can spread out and will make as much shade as before. A large party of young folks gathered last Saturday evening at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Yeo-

man in response to invitations asking their presence in honor of a surprise party given for their son Hugh’s eighteenth birthday. A large room had been cleared and all proceeded to enjoy themselves to the limit in playing all sorts of party games and various forms of amusements. Refreshments were served and all present enjoyed themselves very highly, which was evidenced by their being so loath to depart.

OKLAHOMA LETTER. Chateau, Okla., April 27, 1908. Editor Democrat: For the benefit of my old friends of Jasper and Newton counties, I will try to give an account of our beautiful new state. We have a beautiful climate not so hot in summer as in Indiana and scarcely ever cold enough in winter to freeze the ground. Very seldom we have leer that will bear skating. The past winter was very mild, no snow to speak of, no rain and no cold weather. Had a very nice spring and the farmers had a good season to plant their crops. Wheat and oats look well, corn looks nice. While the past few days we have had heavy rains that have delayed cultivating, but at present the sun is shining and everything has the appearance of a few days of nice weather. Potatoes look well and give promise of a large crop again this year. Potatoes yield from 400 to 600 bushels per acre, and corn from 35 to 100 bushels to the acre, oats from 20 to 60, wheat from 20 to 40, cotton from 700 to 2,000 pounds per acre. We have all kinds of tiihber here, hard wood and pine, coal, lead, zinc, copper, oil and gas. We heat with our own coal, we light with our own gas, build with our own lumber and pipe our oil to Indiana. We have a nice lot of people here. Nearly every state in the Union is represented in Oklahoma (and most of them are democrats.) Land is still cheap, from $3.50 to 350 per acre, according to location; a man can buy a good farm for 312.50 to 315 per acre, and unimproved land is less. But land has advanced 100 per cent, in value in the last six months, and 400 per cent in the past three years. While I write from Chateau I am only here for a very short time. My work takes me all over the new state and I Arid conditions about the same everywhere I go. The western part of the state is somewhat in advance of the eastern, but at the present strides the eastern half will soon overtake her sister half and pass her (we think) for she has more natural resources. Another nice .feature of our new country, we are bound to be “dry" for a period of 21 years. They have got the “lid” on tight, and since we have discarded martial and carpet-bag law we don’t have any boot-legging. Our county and

township officers make things too warm for them and they have taken flight. So the boys have to go up to Kansas for their booze. < Yours truly, B. E, ROMINE.