Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1918 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Rapirts Fna Mam Puts tftti baby. SHORT BITS IF THE UNUSUAL YES, MEAT IS VERY SCARCE Patrick J. Kennedy and Thomas Carr, farmers, of Templeton, Indiana, came to Indianapolis with three carloads of hogs and cattle, and after waiting all day at the stockyards were told that these was no demand for them. The price on hogs fell off from sl7-69 to $17.16 while they were at the yards and finally they had to sell twelve of the choicest hogs from one car at $17.06. They were told that these hogs were too fat. The razorhaeks, comparatively speaking, brought $17.16. The cattle could not he sold. After this experience, the two went to a stockyards restaurant nearby and ordered steak. It was Tuesday and. therefore, a meatless day. “We can’t buy beeflir pork.” said ! the waitress. “All we have for yon .is fish and oysters. Meat Is very scarce, you know." “Yes, we know," aid Kennedy, as he gave in and bought a substitute. -—lndianapolis News.