Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1903 — A Big Strawberry Story. [ARTICLE]

A Big Strawberry Story.

John O’Connor, of Kniman claims to have raiaed this year the ohampion strawberry plant for Indiana. It was of a variety, farnished by the Halleek Nnrsery and ooneisted of one stalk whioh bore eeven perfect berries. One of these, so says John, was of the great size of 7£ inches in circnmfranoe, one way by 6 inches the other. There were three other soar inohes, one 3£ and two 3 inohes in oircnmfranee. John asserts this to be true and if any one has the nerve to doubt the assertion all they have to do is to ask him or any one in Kniman. and especially bis honor, Unole Joel Spriggs,