I’m sure you got a laugh and a half when you read about Pike’s Peak and the fact there was not much xxxx instead of SNOW! I went back to the computer to check that sentence as I didn’t think I had mentioned anything about snow. There was nothing about “snow” in the copy I sent to the newspaper—so I don’t know how it got in there.
I have had nothing but trouble with this new set up. The two in my household say, “It is not my job,” when I ask for some help. Saturday, I called Amber over to see if she could get my personal file up. She did get it and I was thankful for this. My wrists have taken a week to get better but now it is back to the filmsy keyboard again. I’m hoping I can use my old keyboard.
We were gone a week and I mentioned last week that the printer printed out two strange copies. That is when I found that the computer was “dead” and I couldn’t get into it. I was told that there was a storm that had passed through one night that could have upset the printer. Did it have anything to do with the computer not working? I’m going to check this out. I did have the memory stick out of the computer.
This has been a quiet week but the coming week has both school and city meetings, plus the drawing of names at the Library for those that signed up to read this summer. There are always nice prizes for the winners.
Verdetta Petersen celebrated her 96th birthday on Friday at Heartland Care Center with a 3 o’clock party. Others having birthdays were Bev Kosse and Joann Johnson. It’s not very often that that many celebrate the same day.
I found out that last Thursday granddaughter, Gracelyn fell out of a swing and broke her arm (not the one she uses!). She is signed up for Little Miss Marcus and will probably be the only girl wearing a cast. It doesn’t seem possible that the Marcus Fair is only a month away—and then school starts. Where has the summer gone to?!
I went to the Library to find an article in August 9, 1979’s newspaper. All of August 1979 was there except Aug. 9 (the whole paper) was gone. I went to the little machine that goes back that far. It brought up what I needed but couldn’t print it out because it is out of ink. I couldn’t print it out front because a “copy right” mark was across the article making it unreadable.
I did find an interesting article in the Aug. 16 paper. “Akron Residents Shocked by ‘Topless’ Girls on Street”. The women’s rights movement may have its place, but the manager of the Akron Register-Tribune, Francis (Shorty) Hazel, believes there are some changes that a small town just isn’t ready for.
“I went around the corner onto Main St. last Monday night and there were three girls without any clothes above the waist,” Hazel said. “They were just kind of showing off, I guess.”
Hazel said the young women, all in their late teens, apparently were from Sioux City. “They must have had a drink in a bar or used the bathroom, and they came out on the street like that.”
“When I turned the corner, they were standing right on the edge of the curb.”
Hazel, in his Shoarty’s comment column in the Akron paper, called the incident utterly disgusing” and “shocking” to see “young women stripped to the waist, demonstrating their equal rights to men.”
“Guess we small town folks are not used to this type of behavior, and it is shocking. Well, it has happened in Akron, and times are changing; I can’t go along with it,” Hazel wrote.
He noted in his column that this type of behavior is not unlawful, according to state codes. The only place this is not allowed is in bars and churches. These people cannot be arrested unless they are making obscene gestures and a complaint is filed with law officials.
Hazel said the girls left Akron before police learned of the incident.
We have been experiencing “heat” and not much rain in June and July of 2022. Files from June 4, 1925 showed people had the same problem. After more than 35 days of drought in this territory, there was rejoicing here on Monay afternoon when a shower of rail fell. Indications at first pointed to a terrific storm approaching of hurricane tendencies, but no damage was done. Nine houses were demolished entailing a loss of $100,000 in Sioux City.
Tuesday night a heavy rain fell and another during last night. Fields and gardens are already showing marked contrast to a few days ago and optimism is again felt for a bumper corn crop. Oats have been damaged to some extent by freeze and drought.
July 9, 1925—“Crops Damaged by Hail and Wind”. In a wide territory northeast and northwest of Marcus, Tuesday night’s storm played havoc with prosperous looking fields of grain and corn. The damage from hail and wind is estimated to be thousands of dollars. The storm’s area is said to be about 20 square miles.
At the E.L. Hoops’s farm, a field of 46 acres of oats are reported a total loss, having been beaten to the ground. Mr. Hoops was preparing to cut the grain this week. Corn was damaged. A number of trees were blown down and a corn crib was damaged.
Other farmers whose fields were damaged were Jas. Carlson, Albert Abels, L.A. Prunty and M.J. Bird. Mr. Prunty’s small grain is a total loss.
One of the new schoolhouses in Marcus Township, No. 6, was in the path of the storm. The foundation was crushed in and window lights broken. The building was not complete as the floor had not been laid, neither was the plastering completed. The damage was no fault of the constrution but would have happened to any building during such a terrific gale. The building was insured.
The storm on Wednesday night hit Fielding hard, laying corn and oats flat. It is thought that the corn will raise again although somewhat riddled by the hail but the oats are reported to be damaged beyond repair.
Joe Ferrin’s crop; is reported to have suffered most with hail. The wind blew the roof off William Hodgen’s barn and the wheel off Henry Anderson’s windmill. The window lights were broken out of the Fielding store.
Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Smith, have lived in this locality for 40 years and say this was by far the worst hail storm.
July 16, 1925—“House Under Construction Struck by Lightning”. The new D.J. Frank residence in Remsen was struck by lightning during the heavy rain storm Friday evening. The bolt of lightning struck the chimney, tearing it down; also plaster on the inside of the house. Bricks flew in several directions; one reaching the house of Geo. Kramer two doors south from the Frank resident and broke a large window. No damage was done by the fire, but the rain spoiled the plaster in one of the upstairs’ rooms.
July 16 also reported Ralph Knolx who succumbed to heat exhaustion last Monday while working at the E.L. Hoops’ farm and Mrs.William Mueller who was stricken at her home after doing washing. Mr. Knox and Mrs. Mueller are better at this writing.
Not everyone was fortunate to survive the heat. Orville Mosier, 23, was employed on the A.G. Eddy farm, was found dead Tuesday morning east of the place. Coroner Brink was notified and gave his opinion that death was caused from the heat. Mosier, who was working in the haymow Monday evening, complained of the heat. Mr. Eddy went to his home to get him a drink of water but when he returnd, Mosier was gone. After an all night search, the body was found by the side of the road about 9 o’clock the next morning.
In September of 1925, there were wells going dry in the Meriden locality. Cisterns and a number of wells are dry. Friday the water supply was short at the school house especially in the afternoon. Hundreds of farmers in the vicinity are hauling water for stock.
Let’s hope we don’t have the misfortunes that the aforementioned had before the summer is over.
Remember in your thoughts and prayers those who have lost loved ones to death and their lives will be changed, those who have health problems with some being terminal, those who are struggling to make ends meet even with a job, and encourage those who are still distanced from family and friends how hurtful it is and a bridge is needed to be built rather than a wall.
I will leave you with this quote from Billy Graham: “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.”