Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1905 — Rev. Peter Hinds Again. [ARTICLE]

Rev. Peter Hinds Again.

Hege, Indiana, Feb. 27tb, 1905 Editob Republican: I thought I would drop you a few lines to let you know that after two years sickness and ending with a 'bad spell of typhoid fever, in better health than for several'years. We are still doing service for the building up of the Lord’s Kingdom. I understand there has been a few letters sent yon having my name to, in regard to Teanessee. Such was forgery, as this is my my first. Our farm is 12 miles south east of. Columbus, Ind., in the northwest corner of Jennings county. My wife is in good health and we are enjoying better health than for several years. My eon Mahlon and his Wife has good health, they live in Seymour; Ind., where he is engaged with a grain cradle factory. Crops were very poor here last year on account of drought, we didn’t have any rain from the 7th of July until December 23rd last year yet after all there was enough feed raised tn supply the home demand except wheat, there wasn't any wheat last year, fit for milling purposes and the prospect is very poor for a crop this summer, having been smothered out by the heavy coat of sleet and ice, which covered the ground for at least 4 weeks in this part of Indiana. We don’t have so much snow and wind as yon do in Ja c per. We have more rain and sleet, which only lasts a short time. But this winter has been an exception for ice and oold, Our farm is near a railroad station of four minutes walk, where we receive our mail and Daily Indidianapolis Star, the greatest daily published for fresh news. We are between two other towns namely Soipo and Elizabethtown, and near the County line and one and a half miles from the stone erected to center of population; We were very sorry after reading of the McCoy failure, as we always had a special regard for Uncle Alfred as well as our friend Wm. Eger. Well we are still Democratic having begun by voting for Horace Greely end being defeated all these years, until we now believe that our Democratic leaders is about ready to join the Republican Ranks are only waiting an invitation. With good wishes to all our old friends we close for the present. Rev. Peter Hinds, Hege, Ind. Jennings County.