Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — "DOC” IS NOW A JOLLY FARMER [ARTICLE]

"DOC” IS NOW A JOLLY FARMER

G. D. Gregory was up from Waveland Monday on business connected with the sale of his property in Wheatfield to William McNeil, Sr. When Mr. Gregory first went to Waveland he was engaged in the movie theater business for a time, and later in the restaurant business, but he soon got out of this and for the past season has been farming 160 acres of land. While his avordupois is considerably less than heretofore his bank account* is much heavier. He has fifty-five acres of corn that he tended all by himself, except four days hired, and he thinks it will make seventy-five bushels to the acre. He sold a few hogs last week and they brought him S4OO. But farming is a little strenuous and "Doc” and Mrs. Gregory are expecting to move to Racine, Wisconsin, where his foster daughter, Mrs. June Jessup Ashley, and her husband are located, both teaching in the city schools there, he as superintendent and his wife as a substitute teacher, and are pulling down $lO per day for the two.