Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1910 — LETTER FROM HENRY HAYES. [ARTICLE]

LETTER FROM HENRY HAYES.

Former Barkley Tp„ Resident Writes From His New Home Year Middle Creek. So. I»ak. Middle Creek. 8. D.. Sept. 8. 1910 Dear Editor: —-Enclosed find remittance for The Democrat, and 1 want the address changed from Sulphur S. D,» to Middle Creek. S. D. We have' not moved, but have a new postoffice io two miles of us; we have been going seven miles for our mail. We are still on our homestead. have raised but* little as yet as it takes a few years to get started in a new country, and we think Taft has neglected us in the way of rain this year. We thought when Teddy got back we would get rain sure, and when we did not then we didn't know what was the matter until re saw where Senator Cralne “*sald “2 solid west." and that explained it nil. ' We are all well here, have had much better health here than in Indiana. John Stewart's and E. M. Gwin's are all well. - Mr. Gwin is working out by the month and hie wife is staying on the claim. They lire half a mile from us. and Mr. Stewart's a mile. I hare 50 acres broke out, more than anyone else around, but I have bees here two years while the most of the others just came this year. AM the land is taken up that is any good now, and my family was the , '■nt hi' this port of the country except .the., ranchers. We came they Xow I could write more than The!

! Democrat could hold if I had the time, bu: don't think you would want that. Will try to write more later. Yours respectfully. H. H. HAYES. P. S —Please send me the National Monthly also. I got a sample copy a few days ago and think it is fine.