Mt. Vernon Register News, IL - Monday - January 27, 1930
Submitted By: Mary Zinzilieta

OLD TIMER TELLS OF EARLIER DAYS - One of Jefferson County's older citizens, William R. CARROLL, 80, who lives near Bonnie, IL, relates a very interesting story of how things used to be.

Mr. CARROLL for about 60 years made and sold sorghum molasses and during his career as a molasses dealer remembers how the price varied from 25 cents per gallon to $1.50 per gallon. He also tells of the times when he would drive 3 or 4 miles to a place to get one bushel of corn made into corn meal at which time the price for grinding was 10 cents.

About 25 years ago, Billy, as he is more commonly know to his intimate friends, went on a visit in the West and when he returned to Bonnie, be brought with him a bottle of water from the ocean. He states that the bottle is still half full of ocean water and none has been taken out except what evaporated.

Mr. CARROLL has been quite ill for the past few days.