Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-03-30
GALLATIN.

AlS0T Soeltik OnCIO OOIty WOuu0I
what Eversen thinks of Hicks predic- |
tons this month, and thinking Jerry
would like to know q few of the truths |
in relation to Hicks forecasts and the |
actual eccurrances of the storms, vel
reporter went over to Riverside aid
took few instructions in meteorol0gy
from S. J. Pound, our United States
weather bureau observer, and we de
cided that Hicks don't know any thing
more about predicting the weather than
Everson, yeu or or any other of the
Csurier's ink singers. After consult.
the United States monthly weather re.
view for December, 1893, which was
based ON the reports from 1904 re.
porters, we hnd that the severe storms
throughout the United States occurred
on Dec. 3, 3, 5, 10, l5, 16, II, %, 90, ~
and 81. Now if you refer to his predic:
tions you will find that more severe
storms occurred ol. his secondary
storm dates" and off days than on his
central storm dates" Those severe
storms are the owes we farmers would
like to have predicted, not the little
thunder showers where from one
hundreth of an inch to half an inch of
precipitation may fall just before sun
set. then rain bow show beautiful
tint in the east and all nature rejoice
On consulting the United States weather
bureau bulletin for North Dakota,
which was based on the reports from
Al observers, we find that December,
20, 25, and 90, were the only days in
the month that were void of storms.
Or in other words storms occurred ut
one or more stations throughout the
state on every day except the 20, 25 and
20. but there was no day during the
month all of the stations in the state
reported storm. The greatest
number Of stations that reported a
storm in any one day was ~ stations
reported storm on the l.. Informer
weather reviews we are informed that
the weather bureau of England have
been studying this matter for forty
years and the United States weather
bureau for twenty years and their con-
solidated conclusion is that the changes
in the sun, moon and stars have but
very little if any thing to do with our
storms. In that number Of years OF
researches they found that more storms
occurred four or five days before OF
after our so called equinoxes in spring
and fall than occurred on the day of tie
equinox and that one equinox was no
more likely to produce a storm than
another, hence If one condition of the
atmosphere produces a storm the
reverse can not. Now we must consider
tnat the Chief of the weather bureau
receives the report of over 5000 oh.
servers some months, has better op.
portanity of studying the science of the
weather than any one man that sits
down and theories, even if he is an
Astronomer.
Rev. +. r. Ensljn is holding special
meetings I'm Riverside school house
Mol.
A Miss Sperry, Of Cooperstown has
been engaged to teach term of school
in Riverside as school marm. She
boards at w. b. Jones.
S. j. Pound and J. T. Saunders
made q flying trip to Hope last Monday,
the boys report the roads as being very
good for this time Of the year.
1t is little late but we wish to men
ton that r. S. Sunde closed very
successful term of school in district No
1. We learn that he is engaged to
teach the summer term.
KENO,