100 Years Ago
Thursday, May 16, 1912, 5.30 A.M. Ther. 48, 60, 52 = 53 1/3
Cloudy and raining which continues. Tue and E. clean A.M. Chilly day and we are out of coal. Have plenty of scrap wood. Light rain most of day measuring late P.M. .50 in. Fresh northerly wind. There was a collision between car and dray in front P.M. Charley Hildreth* called a few minutes P.M. We haven't kept any too warm here today. Tuesday paid Haro McNeel 1.00 for sharpen mower. He has not sent it home as agreed. It stopped raining before dark. Gobed 9 P.M.
*Tue's nephew. His father was her brother Albert. Charley was a doctor.
125 Years Ago
Monday, May 16, 1887 6.30 A.M. Ther. 62, 87, 68 Some cloudy, start down to Snider after Tue and Co about 7.30. See Comer say he will be on lands tomorrow morning to go to timber. There was an election held today to vote on building a new school house in the eastern part of town. they voted to build it. The city went to work full force cleaning up the streets. Took drive round town and after Osage with Lag Harris. A spotted dog followed me home which will keep till the owner calls for him. Mostly clear day, cloudy and sp rain at night. Go bed 9.30
