Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1911 — FOUND FINE PEARL [ARTICLE]

FOUND FINE PEARL

Eli Critser Makes Valuable Find In the River Near Lamson Bridge. Eli Critser was in the city Thursday showing a pearl as large as a good-sized pea which he found in a mussel in the Iroquois, near the Lamson bridge, west of town. While we have seen many small pearls found in the river here, this one is by far the largest and finest we ever saw, and is no doubt worth several hundred dollars. Mr. Critser was offered SIOO for his firftf by a traveling man who saw it, but he will take it to the city and learn its actual worth before disposing of it. The value of pearls depends to a great extent on their perfect form and color. No one here knows much about them, but this one seems perfect in shape arid is of a light or cream color and quite heavy. The find will probably impel many other people to try their luck.