Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-06-06
to go out, as artificial heat made the

peasant WeaCher was broken by a
severe cold snap in February, but the
low temperature passed in few DAYS
and warmer condition, similar to the
month previous. set in. March came
in like lion, but went out like a lamb. j"
There was nothing in the climatic con-
ditions OF the month which differed
from those generally fotlrd inthe winGy
season.
April was the advance guard of this
Strange freak in temperature. The
early days were warm and bright, but,
as the month drew to close, the cold
increased, until it ended in ice and
snow, and a very low temperature To
those who delighted in balmy May days
and loved to watch the budding flowers,
the May of 1916 was bitter disappoint-
ment True. buds came out, but so did
he frost, and in one night laid all vese-
tation blackened waste. Corn was
killed, and the fields had to be made
ready for a second planting and the
peoples establishment was complete
when they found ice formed 10 the
thickness Of half an inch in tic pools.
June, "thc month of roses, was,
that year a month of ice and desoation.
The oldest inhabitant was surprised,
for never before had the thermometer
sank so low in these latitudes in the
last month of spring. Frost, ice and
snow were common. Almost every
green thing that had taken advantage
of a few warm days to develop, was
killed, and various kinds of fruit were
nearly all destroyed. One day in June
snow fell to a depth of ten inches in
Vermont, seven inches in Maine and
three inches in Massachusetts, and
central New York.
Matters were beginning to be inter-
.estlng, July was accompanied by frost
and ice and those who celebrated the
glorious Fourth mot wisely but too
we'll found an abundance of ice handy
for immediate use next morning. 1t
was not very thick. not more than one
sixteenth OF an inch in thickness, but ii
was ice, and it caused the good people
of New England, New York and some
sections of Pennsylvania to look grave
That month corn was destroyed in al
but the most favored locations.
Surely August would put an end tic
such cold weather, but the farmers anG
hotel proprietors We're doomed to dis
appointment. The midsummer montl
was, if possible, more cherries thar
those already passed. Ice formed
thicker than it had done the month
before. and corn was SO badly frozcs
that it was cut for fodder, and almos
every green plant in this country, a:
we'll as in Europe, was frozen
What little corn ripcncd in the un
exposed states was worth almost it!
weight in gold, and farmers were com
PEELED to provide themselves with corr
grown in 1915 for seed in lsl7 Seeo
never cost so much, and was difficult to
get, even at So bushel.
The last month OF summer wa
ushered in bright and warm, and 70
two weeks the now almost frozen pcopl,
began to thaw out. II was Just Tho
mildest weather OF the year, but, JUS
as the people got fairly 10 appreciate it
old Boreas and Jack Frost came along
and whitened everything in their path
On September l6 ice formed a quarter
of an inch thick and winter clothing
that had been laid away for few days
was again brought forth and wrapped
around shivcring humanity.
October Kept up The reputation of it.
predecessors, as there was scarcely
day that the e.momcter registered
higher than 30 degrees
November was also extremely colo
and sleiglling was good the first week o
the month, but. strange to relate, De
ccmber was the nildcst and most com
Portable month of the year, condition
which led many to believe that the sea
sons had changed about
OF course, this cold spell sent bread
stufs to ,'nheard Of prices, and ii wa
impossible to obtain for table use man,
of the common vegetables. as the.
were required for seed. Flour sold il
1877 for sl3 a barrel and the avcrag
price Of wheat in England was 81 shil
lings quartcr.-Omaha Bee