Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1915 — Return From Pleasant Visit to South Dakota. [ARTICLE]

Return From Pleasant Visit to South Dakota.

Dr. C. E; Johnson and Simon Thompson returned Sunday from a week’s®visit to Pierpont, S. D., with

E. E. Flint and family, formerly residents of Rensselaer for a short time. They found the Flints all well except Mrs. Flint, who is rather poorly, and all through that section they had fine cropa. this year. The weather is nice there at present. They 4iad a couple of days fine sport at hunting ducks, of which there are millions there. A Mr. Flint owns the finest section of land there, Dr. Johnson says, that he ever saw, and has it finely improved, with a big modern house, with all modern improvements, including water from an artesian well with good pressure, electric lights, etc. He farms over 800 acres of land. Dr. Johnson brought a halfdozen potatoes—a part of those dug from one hill on the Flint farm—for The Democrat. The six weighed 8 pounds. The doctor did not state how many got away, but he said he saw 22 good sized potatoes dug from one hill.

They had a very nice time while away and were much pleased with that section of the state. The Flints, who located there some 32 years ago when it was newly opened, spent a few years here and at Remington in recent years, returning to their farm some two years ago. They sent kindest regards to all their old friends in Jasper county.