Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
OLD SOL TOOK BIC.
CR|MP IN 0TTAWA'S.
MANY WAR GARDENS.
INTENSE HEAT AND SCORCHlNCI
SUN SHINE PLAYED HAVOC
WITH AN IMPORTANT LOCAL
INDUSTRY.

Old Sol played havoc with Ottawa
gardens during his rampage earlier
IN he week, according to a bulletin
issued today by the War Garden As.
soclatlon. \ survey of local back.
side and front yards. where fooo
shlapnel IS being grown al home TO
help defeat the Hun, brought forth
the following statement from officers
OF the Association.
The robust heat waves of the past
lew days that seemed TO emanate
from the Eternal Furnaces have
waged war against the war gardens.
But despite the heat attack many of
them endure we'll. Gardens carefully
maize and well cultivated will stand
great deal OF weather punishment.
A lively interest in many of the
cities Is taken in the war vegetable
production industry this year. The
blg Chicago dailies devote generous
space to reports about the success.
lnl growing Of garden sass that has
been Instrumental in reducing the
high cost OF living to the amount OF
millions OF dollars.
People who make good gardens dis
played creditable skill and industry
ana show they possess the qualities
Tor good citizens A good garden
stands for efficiency and reflects cred
II on its maker.
William and Harry Pusey on Van
buFen II rect are q pair of Oftaws
Food Soldiers Who have performed
some good service in vegetable pro
ductl0n, They first planted their
garden IN radishes, lettuce, onions
and beans and when that erop was
Sathered, they planted turnips. Tn,
tufnips matured and the ground was
cleared for tomatoes. They have
three crops to their credit-a goot
record
E. E, Tucker Of South State Stree
was once good farmer and is now
a successful insurance agent. Thi
year ne has proven he knows how tt
, produce good vegetables as a side
llne One Of the first Of the season IL
produce ripe tomatoes, was Tuckel
and his crop of that vegetable i
abundant His garden shows a wide
variety OF fine vegetables.
Mr. ana Mrs John Mottaz on Chest
nut street have a garden that carse,
people who pass that way TO paus,
and notice Method in arrangement
careful cultivation and abundant pro
/ ductlon OF vegetables are feature,
in evidence. II is a safe guess thei
genius for gardening was inheritel
! from French ancestry.
I Young Thomas d. Cathn of tht
North Bluff is another Ottawa foot
soldier who made good this year
Winter was still lingering in the la,
Of spring when Tommy was plantin.
! his seed and sets and he had earl,
vegetables. He is deeply intereste,
4 III garden making
Miss Vivian AnsChicks was the ar
chtect and maker Of a pretty floNe
garden on Sycamore street, It wa
a beauty when at the best, but tn
/ August sun has reduced its appear
ance considerably.
f, {. Swift might be called III,
Dean of Ottawa Gardeners and he ha
a garden this year that is a deligh
to those who are backing the wa
food production program With fei
tile soil in high state of cultivation
and irrigation as an aid, Mr.. Swift
garden produces large quantities o
all kinds Of vegetables of high qua
ity He sfays weeds as "ruthlessl
as fastidious housekeeper sWats
fly Mr. Swift has a fine garden ever
year.
Prof w. L. Howard of the hg
>, school Is gardener of renOWn. II
. teaches botany and puts in actui
practice his botanical knoWledg
His garden on Hays street is ia
n0tcher, His fine crop Of product
spells efficiency and industry He ha
used irrigation to deteal the drout
w N Williams, the carpenter ar
contractor on Third avenue, raise
> lot of good vegetables this year. t
has helped TO win the war by foe
production.
Misses Verna and Eva Viehma
on Jefferson street have beault
flower garden
nr h. H. Palmer has a garden th
Ia credit 10 west Ottawa Artist
arrangement and thrifty plants
wide variety are features in evidenc
His crop OF vegetables Is abundat