Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1912 — From the Medicine Hat Country. [ARTICLE]

From the Medicine Hat Country.

In renewing his subscription for The Democrtat, T. F. Brusnahan writes from Hamilton, No. Dak., and says: “While writing will say a word for the Red River Valley. We have Che broad acres of as good soil as I ever saw any where and our markets for small grain are very near ,as , good as they are in Indiana. ,The cost of living is somewhat greater, still, I think, I can look around here and see many opportunities that but wait a little capital and the touch of industrious hands only to produce a vast amount of wealth. But, you win say,’ how about the winters? Well, they are not as severe as I was expecting. Up till the 23d of December we had no cold weather to speak ( 6f. Since then we hnve had some pretty sharp winter weather. The coldest day our thermometer registered 46 below zero. I went to Hamilton that day, •It was~ r very calm and it did not seem cold. If the wind had blowed hard I would not have wanted to make the journey. We had plenty of rainfall the»re is nearly always plenty of rain to mature good crops, and corps were generally good here last year. v • ■ With best wishes to The Democrat and old-time friends and neighbors of Jasper county, I iremain, as ever, T. F. BRfTSNAHA'N.”