Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1911 — F. L. PEREGRINE WRITES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. [ARTICLE]

F. L. PEREGRINE WRITES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA.

Mitchell, S. D„ Meh. 26, 1911. Dear Sir:- —I will write you a few of the happenings of Mitchell and vicinity, and wish if you think they are worth publishing you would do so in The Democrat. We arrived here four weeks ago, and found the weather fine and it has been spring-like all the time up till today. We are having a little snow storm but not a bad one. It has been too dry here all fall and winter, but we had a dandy big rain here last night, and the farmers are all feeling fine about it. This is quite a large city and lots of business is done, but houses are very scarce and rent is high. I pay $lO per month for my house and have but four rooms and no well or cistern. Houses here that have eight or ten rooms and well and cisterns rent from S2O to $35 per month. There is not a great deal of work here in the City at present, but as soon as spring work opens up there will be all kinds of work, lam told. My brother-in-law, Elmer DuCharme, is working in a livery barn at SSO per month. Oren Peregrine is working at the carpenter trade at present, and I am going to work at the Mitchell wholesale house April 1. I saw Joseph Willetts in town ; esterday. He has moved to a farm 20 miles northeast of this place and is running a large farm there. He will sow 300 acres of wheat, and will have 200 acres for corn. He says he likes this country fine. Ed Peregrine is farming 320 acres this year. He has about 100 acres ready to sow into wheat’ at this writing. And in general all over the country they will begin sowing wheat next week.

We are having some big revival meetings here at present. The churches got together and built a large tabernacle that will seat 3,000 people, and they afe having some good meetings with a full house every night. Well, as I can not think of anything more, I will close and go down town awhile and also get out and see how South Dakota snow is. This is the first snow we have had since we arrived here. All of the Jasperites are well so far as I know and are enjoying themselves. Will close wishing all of our old Jasper friends good health and happiness. I remain your old Hoosier friend, • FRANK L. PEREGRINE.