The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-11
BUT LITTLE RAIN IN IOWA.
Rev. Geo. B. Shoemaker Writes of
Crop Conditions.
ELDoRA, IOWA, May n. 1901.

edcn IN Ofunuy ana Marshall,
which are nelghborlng counties
to Hardin.
The Grundy county man is in
jail and will be tried at August
term of court. The grand jury
discharged the Marshal county
man. The Eldora man, whose
name is Blydenburgh, was tried
last January, convicted and SEN
fenced for life at hard labor IN
the penitentlary at Anamosa.-
During the trial this town and
community were very much in
terested. The court room was
crowded at every session, and 1t
was impossible to get the atten-
ton of the public from the trial.
The jury took but one ballot which
was unanimous for CONVECTION -
The defense appealed to the su-
preme court and, of course, the
prisoner has hopes of new trial.
This has been a backward
spring; but jor two weeks, now,
the weather has been ideal.
The latest crop bulletin for the
State says: "For the week end
ing Monday a. m, May 9, the
daily mean temperature was from
2 to ) degrees below normal
The weather, however, was most
ly fair, and at the close the con-
dltlous were about all that could
be desired for farming operations
and the germlnation of cereals
Reports are generally favorable
as to the conditions of oats, spring
wheat and barley, which appear
to be generally coming upin good
time and promising fair stand.
Good progress has been made IN
plowing and preparing ground
for corn, and very large area Is
now IN readiness for the planters.
In some favored localities plant
ing was begun ON the last two
days of April, and with continued
good weather very considerable
acreage will be planted the first
week in May. Conditions are
much more favorable than at the
corresponding date last year for
the cereal crops and all kinds of
fruits, except peaches. The sea-
son is ten days late as TO germi-
nation of seed and growth Of veg
etatlon, but the general outlook
has not been more encouraging
at the first of May within the past
five years. But little rain has
fallen this spring;and, yet, ground
Is in good condition to work. In
my small garden have radishes,
onions and lettuce up, and my
early potatoes are just coming
through the ground. Have had
two pickipgs of rhubarb, or as
we call it in this country "pie
plant" A nice rain would be very
acceptable. The last rain fail We
had was on Saturday, April 90
1904. Potatoes are selling nov
at $1.40 per bushel; apples 81
cents a peck; asparagus 10 cents
bunch; strawberries 20 cents {
basket; cabbage cents pound
bananas 20 cents a dozen. Fol
quite a while this spring W.
bought nice navel oranges for /:
cents a dozen, but now they ar,
30 cents. Eggs are 10 cents, but
ter 90 unless you want the cream
cry make which is % cents.
Considerable work in the way
of new buildings will be done thi'
summer. Among these is a tin'
brick building on corner lot il
a prominent part of the town
which is to be the home Of ou
postoffice on first floor. The buil'
ing is to be completed by the frs
of July and is rented to the GOV
ernment for ten years. Severa
} residences will be built tins sun
mer also. The Industrial Schor
for boys, a state institution local
ed here, has received from tn
legislature an appropriation fo
some new buildings.
Our pubic schools close on tn
/ 3rd of June. 1t falls to the lot {
the writer to preach the elias
sermon on Sunday, Msy 29tl
which is no unpleasant task a'
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