The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
lette as the nominee, it seems to the
Sioux City Tribune that the adop.
ton of such platform would be a
superfluity.
Last Years Weather.

. when presented seem almost incred
: ible. Few will thus soon fail to re
: member the splendid fruit prospect:
developed during March 1910, and I'll.
blasting of practically all vegetation
along late in April The March just
past has been one OF the pieasantest
youchsafed for years and April gives
promise of hesitating in manner calcu
lated to save fruit and vegetation
from blighting freezes by holding II
in check until its proper turn comes
The weather is always an interest.
ing subject. The following extracts
from letter written to the editor of
the Bloomington Bulletin will be of
interest because what applied TO Nc
Lean county in large measure ap.
piled to Morgan.
short obituary on the month of
March just closed may be Of interest
TO Your readers, and comparison
with March year ago may also be
of interest. March. 1910, will go down
in history as one of the most remark
able ever known in Illinois, as the
following will show:
Those who will take the trouble 20
think back will remember that one
year ago at this time the blossoms
were all out and so many were never
seen before in the history of the coun-
try-peach, pear, plum. apricot, cher
~ and last but by no means least.
the delicious appie-besides, the trees
were all out in full leaf The Carolina
poplars had leaves on them at this
time. larger than silver dollar, and
other foliage was out-small fruit,
such as raspberry. gooseberry and the
beautiful current bushes were all out
in blossom and leaf. What a beaut:-
full sight this country was just ore
year ago today, regular kaleido-
scope. But alas. the sequel, we hate
70 mention it, and will leave it until
the last.
Last March, from the 1st to the I
Goth, there was scarcely a trace of
rain. Dust was thick. weather hot. I
On the 18th day of March, 1910. the
thermometer stood at 10 in the shade, I
on the Esd it stood at So, on the 25th, /
Sc by the government machine, the
most beautiful weather we ever saw.
Roads good, farmers about done SOW
ing oats. Many breaking stocks end
planning for corn. in fact lots OF corn
planted On the 26th there was
slight rain, but still warm, and most
of the time hot. The maximum for the
month 10, the minimum 60. Where in
the history can you beat it? On April
1, 1910, we had a good rain, but ev-
erything was wide OPEN and then
It was that the old snow birds be-
gan to scent danger. and on the 9th Z
and 18th of April the storm broke
with all its fury-with fruit all set on.
garden stuff all up and Furnishing as
never before in that early season, the u
reeze came-and We all at least re-
member the result-no fruit to speal.
If in old Mclean and garden stuff .
et back at least month or six )
weeks, but strange to say, the oat s
roD Was not damaged, and there was
N enormous crop of both oats and I
orn, and wheat also went through ]
nth flying colors. We all enjoy thu
ne weather, we like the balmy days, t
ut Illinois without the regulation c
farch weather is a misnomer to say r
ne least. We all know the result and +
it well, if we will only pus r
n our thinking caps for a few mo- {
rents. g
In regard TO the month just closed i
lere has been a good deal of growl- @
lg and grumbling about the cold h
Gather. We ali have Crouch" L
oming, and we can easily blame it on 9
, the weather. when we can place t
lie blame nowhere else, but to our o
ay of thinking. II is far better the S
ay 1t is now, and while many of the c
lrmers and gardeners and fruit S
rowers are prone to believe that the a
scessiye freeze of % and % and "a Fl
10, not only killed the fruit of last
Jason, but also damaged the trees .
II this, still am inclined to believe z
lat the fear is Ill founded, and that =
lere is now fine prospect for .
uit crop for the coming season with .
lything like seasonable weather
ON this on. The cool weather at this :,
me is just what is needed and there y :,
ems to be a fine prospect ahead of !.
II people. Let's hope so at least. :.
Grapes also may come in for word .
ong this line. Many of us remem. :,
n the struggle of the grape vine for !,
.1stence last year. This fruit came
! with all the rest in due season :
It 1t was "nipped,' still it came out :,
leaf and blossom the second time. y
ID again met with the same fate. and
have heard the old settlers repeat
at they had even seen it set on for
g third time SO determined is this :,
tie vine for existence. These are u
W of the hardships that the fruit =,
OPP had to meet with last year and -
me of us are anxious for repeti-
IN of the same. Everything at this =,
ne looks prosperous, and we NAV 9,
cept for old Mclean to do her share
ward helping out the race for the t1