Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1919 — LETTERS FROM OUR READERS [ARTICLE]

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Former Resident Writes From '"Far Away Washington. Mt. Vernon, Wash., Meh, 1. Mr. F. E. Babcock, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Editor —I note that my subscription to “the old home letter” (as The Democrat seems to me) expires today, and I aim herewith enclosing money oroer to the amount of $2.30, of which the $2 is for another year’s subscription to the paper and 30 cents is the remittance for the extra half dozen copies with which you favored me last fall. We are now living on our ranch and yet we have city conveniences to enljoy, such as electric lights and city water in the house and at the barn. Our weather has been all winter just like late fall and harly spring weather. 'We buy “spuds” at $lO per ton for feeding our coand keep the spuds loose in. the harn without freezing. Though spuus are cheap, yet there are other commodities that have reached the last rung of the ladder of high prices. Eggs were up to 75c and 80c per dozeni; butter is now up to 66c per pound; pork chops are 30c per pound. The present price for milk at the condensers is $3.50 per 100 pounds; was $3.70 in December and January. Wishing yourselves and all the old friends an abundance of prosperity this year, I am very cheerfully yours, MRS. ELNORA (Thornton) MOULTON. No better job work produced in this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat.