The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-16
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Talk of the TQWn

Gardens have suddenly sprung INTO
nroninence. Weather is now the SUBJ
tort of discussion more In regard 10
us effect on vegetation than from
standpoint of personal comtort. MANY
and varied are the stories concerning
the amateur gardeners; their trials ana
tribulations AS good a one as has been
.unearthed Is the case of ID. d. Ricnafds,
secretary of the chamber of commerce
ana leader in the AoWment to supply
the country's need for foOdstuffs.
GENERATING on the principle OF prac-
ticing what one breaches, Mr.. Rlchards
la ia plans for his war garden. Choos-
ing a location close to his base OF oper-
atoms he soon had a large plot ready
for seed. The next move was to select
several packages of seed sent so free
Nv nv Congressman Evans and prepare
II for planting. The packages were
carefully placed in a kettle ana the
proper amount of water poured on top
of them. The only trouble was that
when he began his planting he found
that the labels had all washed Oft the
packages and that all the various de-
nominations of the vegetable family
were mixed. Lettuce. radishes, carrots,
rutabapas and other varieties are now
all planted together in one corner OF
the Richards garden. IAN need for a
New England boiled dinner is ham
bone" was his comment. 1t was sug-
gested also that the outcome might be
succotash.
Automobiles may come and automo-
biles may go, but it remained for q.
FIrman Gage, local real estate ana m
sura nee man. to establish a reputation
for his car. His machine Is OF the FORD
type, but has been named the Twin
Two" by it's proud possessor. The most
individual feature of this auto Is itS
unique method of announcing its COM
ings and goings. II You are about 10
cross the street and hear in the dis
lance a noise which reminds you OF n
duck with the pip, be careful for some
where within striking distance Is this
| remarkable car and it's still more re-
markable driver The Irwin Two is
rapidly developing into a municipal in
stitu,ion as it's owner Is rarely able to
locate it. Usually some friend has been
| in hurry to go somewhere and has
dropped around to the garage and
borrowed 1t. It's owner was consider
ably preturbed the other day when re-
ports were brought back to town by
| the Paul Reveres that Cages car had
been wrecked by the fairgrounds. In
vestigation disclosed. however. that
the collection Of tin had been heaped
on the road to denote that the road
had been closed and that the car"
was still in service.
| Did YOU ever see n few kids get
mixed up with a whirlwind Of sand.
It's great sight. says Assistant POST
master Howard Schradcr, and it fur
nished several minutes amusement for
| him the other day. A regular geyser
of sand whirled about the dusty street
in front of his house for several min
utes, and a crowd of youngsters. which
increased steadily every minute.
jumped into the sand geyser. which
was unusually large. Their eyes. noses
and mouths were filled with sand and
dust. but they enjoyed themselves inn
mensely. Every few seconds the wind
would suck their caps off their heads
and carry them about 20 feet up in
the air, until the geyser lost it's force
and the caps dropped to the ground.
| The circus nearly ended in CatastrO-
phe when a couple of boys on bicycles
rode into the whirlpool of boys and
sand. Their hats blew off, and they
were blinded with sand. and in a sec
and bicycles.