Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1920 — LETTERS FROM OUR READERS [ARTICLE]

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Nate Reed is Still Alive and Happy. O. K. Ritchey received a letter, a few days ago from former Sheriff Nate J. Reed, who for some years now has been living on a small farm near Millerton, Mich., which he purchased. The Democrat is permitted to publish the letter, which will be of interest to Nato’s old Jasper county friends: June 10, 1920. My Dear Old Friend and Neighbor: I received your letter and after I read it I began thinking whether or not I really did forget to answer your last letter. I expect to be in Rensselaer some time this fall. I am as young as ever In some re spects, elegant health, no worry, not a care on my mind, plenty to live on and company ah the time; fish and sheer around all things tha: look like labor or that would start perspiration. I went out to Luddington yesterday. The wheat, oats and rye look superb and all kinds of garden stuff is looking prosperous. Tell the old boys (old soldiers) I would be delighted to see them and fight those old battles over. We could clean up on Lee in a hurry now. Ask them if they got |3O per and meals served hot? Gosh! Os, we had some darn poor grub in that war but it is all over and forgotten like a family quarrel. Well, I am for Wood for chief, cousin to Pete. Say, O. K., the mosquitoes are real bad up here. They reminu one of the airplanes, and when they make a nosespln and stick that rat-tall file in your anatomy, ami they are not particular what part of the mortal body they “tackle for holes," like we used to see along the old slough, crawfish holes. I hate their buzzing. Just aa soon 1c shot with a German cannon between the kidneys and go out In good shape. NATE J. REED.