Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1907 — WESTERN EXODUS MANY PROSPECT [ARTICLE]

WESTERN EXODUS MANY PROSPECT

The western and especially northwestern trend of Jasper county people in search of new homes and cheaper lands continues and every first and third Tuesday when railroad rates are reduced, many home seekers leave here to prospect ip the lands of promise. Last Tuefl day morning was rather an unusual one in the number of passengers for various points, and includes some visitors as well as many who go in quest of investment.

Among those who started west today were: A. J. Harmon, land agent, with Fritz Zard, for Mitchell and Ed Leach for Geddes, S. D. Joe Leach and A. L. Leach also returned to Geddes, having been here to see their father, F. A. Leach who has been qaite sick.' A. L. Leach’s boy, Edward, Jr., who has been living here with his grandfather, accompanied them. E. W. Gwin, or “Wayne” as he is usually called, started for San Francisco, Gal., and expects Jto prospect extensively in the west before deciding on an investment D. B. Branch and wife started for their home in Stockton, Cal., after a four months stay in Rensselaer with their son, A. L, Brandi who accompanied them as far as Chicago. They had also visited for some time at Indianapolis, Muncie and other points in Indiana. Mrs. Hazel Carr and two children and Miss Marie Stringer, of sooth of town, left for a ten days visit with relatives in Fort Scott, Kans. Walter Porter left for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Porter, at Coats, Kans., and with his wife’s relatives at Bucklin, Kans. L. T. Hammond, of Wolcott had "William B. Stover and Oscar Epperts in charge and was going to both Minnesota and the Dakotas. Dr. Hartsell went to Minnesota, where he might possibly buy some land.

E. G. Warren and F. M. Norman went to Cadalac, Mich., also prospecting.