The Globe-republican., 1908-05-14
: 1HE uNRECORDED PART STUBBS HAD GOOD CROWD.
Some Experiences Of Weather Observers
That Are Not on the Official Records

l Some Experiences Of Weather Observer
That Are Not on the Official Records
In the early days the weather service i
tbis city the weather man, encountere
some thrilling experiences, and although
no Official record has been kept Of suc
lncldents, yet there are few of th
pi' neer citizens who can relate som,
wonderful stories Of Uncle Sans repre-
sentive.
ING writer is convinced that bis prede.
cessors must have been pretty gooc
natnred fellows, If all is related Of them /
true, to have passed through such an ex.
citing period unscathed, and none the
worse for their experience.
" was in the latter part of 1875, OF
early In 1875, when the Indians were still
tronblesom, and when outlaws were much
IN cvidance, that the official in charge at
that time, who appears To have been
somewhat credulous and none too brave.
was made the victim of practical ioke
A number Of the boys had conspired to
Test the weather clerks bravery, and had
for several days been telling him Of the
r'lm0rs that had reached the town of the
raids OF the McGluckersons In the ad-
hcent country, always suggesting that
lbey might come this way, and at the
same time rehearsing some of the most
horrible crimes of the these noted out.
laws. Seeing the weather clerk one
morning shortly afterward on Front
street, near the Dodge House, one of the
boys started down the street III a rush
and as he approached the government off
clal exclaimed, with fear depicted boldly
on his sunburnt countenance oMv.
God--, the McGluckersons are COM
ing to town" Whereupon the latter beat
nasty retreat to The Dodge House.
some time latteI, when inquiry was made
iof him at The hotel by his friend, one of
the dining room girls led the inquirer in
10 the dining room and augbiogly pointed
10 the table,, beneath which. croucbed
into as small a space AS possible, was the
weather clerk, trembling like an aspen
leaf. III say---w what in thunderation
are you doing there? Come out Don't
you know it's been a long time between
drinks! wee The words which greeted
the fear stricken official when he was dis.
covered 1t then dawned upon the
government offioial that it was up to HIM
and he crawled ont of his hiding plac,
escorted by his friend he proceeded to
the bar, where, with the assistance of
host of the boys, who had anticipated bis
coming, he renewed his courage for
pretty large portion of his months paw.
II this story is at all inaccurate, Uncle
Dick Evans will make all necessary
On another occasion, one of the officials
was made to believe that the red skins
we're about to attack the town, and was
Keyed up to such a high pitch, that he
lclually wired the Secretary of War for
PERMISSION to close the office and to fight
he Indians. When his friends discover
ID what he had done they Informed him
nat Is was onIv joke. The officer
Immediately telegraphed to Washington
hat the information contained In his first
Message was incorrect and then invited
rs friends 10 the nearest place of LIQUID .
efreshments
Not long since there walked into the
lice gentleman of imposing presence
hF scholarly mien. AS the office is oc-
aslonally visited by STRANGERS from diff
erent sections of the country in quest of
lformation, the observer presumed that
he visitor was upon similar mission.
0 striking, however, was this psrty's
ppearance and so grandiloquent his
tanner, that a special effort was made to
ltertain the manifestly distinguished
nest. After consuming over an hour end
Ihuasting his choicest vocabulary in
the instruments and ndexplainlpg
e methods of the weather forecastine.
70 visitor, looking wise all the time and
'casionally assenfiag to what the oh
erver had saic, apparently manifestipe /
e greatest interest in the explanation of
that pertained to theWeather Bureau
IT'D the most serious look ever seen on a
ans face, asked "Will you please show
the machine that makes the weather ~, Y
which; the observer, endeayorinp to &
mccall his disgust, replied that he was
able to comply with his request as the
schine which made the weather for i
Is locality was In Chicago.
This Incident is only reminder of the
It that appearances are often deceptive. &
inquiry was made as to where this
rdantindlvidnal lived, but it is surmised
at his home was in Missouri. Il