Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-02

+ Don't get in rush to plant your
tender garden stuff even If the time
for frosts has passed, is the sub
stance of a warning which Wesley
Greene, secretary of the Horticultural
society, issued. Secretary Greene says
that under normal conditions it would
be all right to plant the tender stuff
now, but conditions are abnormal this
year, so care and discretion must be
used He said: Usually after May
20 it is safe to plant the tender gard
en- stuff, for there is then little danger
of frosts. But this year conditions are
abnormal, so l believe that it will be
most unwise to follow the general
rule. Great care must be used in
planting these kind of garden stuff
In fact l would advise those who are
interested not to get in a rush about
1t, but wait little while until the
danger of frosts are further remote
than at present"
Falling from a tree with an AK in
his hand, Ernest, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klinehart, residing
near Nashua, met with an accident
which nearly cost him his life. He had
climbed up nigh in a tree to cut off
some limbs that were bothering. He
had started to come down and when
he thought he was near enough to
the ground to jump he seized the axe
by the handle and leaped. The axe
was sharp and when he lit on the
ground the axe was beneath him with
the blade up. His leg was horribly
cut catching him In the calf and cut
ting its way clear above the knee. The
casular ligaments were severed and If
he RECEIVERS from the wound his limb
will always be stiff.
Delaware county has one person at
least residing therein who witnessed
Halley's comet sevanty-five years ago,
in the person of John Hampstead, liv-
ing northeast of Manchester. Mr..
Hampstead is 80 years old and recalls
very clearly his view of the wanderer
on April IA, 1885, at his home in Rip.
ley, N. Y. The day was ushered in by
a heavy fall of snow and children
caught Unexpectedly at school hasten.
ed to their homes barefooted. In spite
of the backward season, that section
of country experienced at that time
one of the best fruit crops on record,
which he contrasts with the outlook
for this year.
The management of the Calhoun
county fair association has set the
dates for the 1910 fair from August
% to 26. This is somewhat earlier
than usual. The purses for the races
are unusually heavy, ranging from $50
to $500 for the free-for-all pace and
trot. 1t is planned to make the grain
and stock exhibits especially COM
prehensive. Construction work on
the grandstand and buildings will be
commenced in short time. Hereto
fore the attendance has been large on
one day and the management is en-
deavoring to arrange such program
that there will be record breaking
attendance.
John Scheidegger, Elgin, was injur-
ed while walking on the railroad
track. He has little truck patch not
far from his home, and with hoe
thrown over his shoulders, was going
to work He is quite deaf. The engin-
eer of an approaching freight saw him
and whistled and rang the bell, but
Mrs. Scheidegger did not hear it. The
pilot bar struck him on the hip and
he was thrown into the ditch. When
picked up it was found that his hip
was badly crushed, his head broken
open in two places and he was injur-
ed internally.
Apparently crazed by liquor, Neils
Feldt, 80, of Clinton, placed a revol-
yer to his forehead, and sent bullet
from a 3S-caliber gun through his
brain. Death followed instantly. He
is said to have family. No reason
further than intoxication is known
for his act.
Game Warden Lincoln, on a per.
sonally conducted" tour of investiga.
ton, discovered ten Johnson county
fishers spearing fish in the Iowa river
north of Iowa City and arrested the
entire coterie.
The deaths in Iowa during the
month of April totaled 1859, accord
ing to the monthly report of the board
of health. Outside of organic heart
, diseases, pneumonia proved the most
, fatal, causing the death of 1876.
Sioux City travelling men are pre-
pairing to start movement when the
United Commercial travellers meet
there to swing the next convention tc
, their home city.
: Fort Madison may lose its stree
car line. The company has threatened
). to quit business if forced to pay it.
a share of paving along its tracks fol
!. seven blocks.
!, Word has just been received a
r Boone that Ira Coulter, a member Z.
4 highly respected family at Moin
n coma has been shot and killed a
= Warner, Okla.
John Seelly was killed by bein;
. caught in the elevator at the Nor
! rell packing plant at Ottumwa. H,
had only been working at the plan
: short time.
] The Oskaloosa club has secured
!. contract from the .Hawkeye Button
: company to establish branch there
The company will be given a fire.
v building.
e A. Hedges, cook in a restaurant a
4 Marshalltown, was seriously burne,
Z while lighting a fire with kerosene