Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1917 — Forecast is For Frost Tonight; Farmers Trembling. [ARTICLE]

Forecast is For Frost Tonight; Farmers Trembling.

Today’s weather forecast is for a frost tonight for this vicinity and as a consequence the farmers are fearing for the safety of their corn. The Jnusualqr cool weather of the past ew hours has caused grave fears to be entertained by the farmers and the local gardeners. Jasper county is assured a bumper corn crop if the frost will stay away until the corn is laid by. A killing frost at this time would be a severe blow to all, and it is to be hoped that Old King Frost will behave himself for a time at least. The wind last night undoubtedly sidetracked a frost and saved thousands of dollars’ worth of crops. Woodhull I. Spitler, now a member of the second officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, spent Sunday with his wife and baby.