Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — And Only About 150 Miles Distant, Too. [ARTICLE]

And Only About 150 Miles Distant, Too.

On April 29th J. G. Andrus, a former well known resident of near Rensselaer but who for some years past has resided near Shelby, Mich., in a fruit and potato growing section, wrote The Democrat In renewing his subscription, and said: “Potatoes are 65 cents per bushel here now; those who held for $1 got left. They could have got 85 to 90 cents at one time.” At the time he wrote we were pay-