THE DIARY OF HARRY B. CLEVELAND JUNE 1900 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900 - Eleventh anniversary of the great June flood; and it is pouring as I write this. The day has been sultry and the rain now falling has been threatening at intervals all day. The growing crops are sorely in need of it. It would be well if it could continue all night. Rode down the dyke after supper. The foliage looks beautifully now - so fresh and such a bright green. Some men and boys in bathing enliven the scene. Oh! if this weather could only last forever. SATURDAY JUNE 2, 1900 - Cloudy and showery, most of the day. Spent the evening at Sackett's. This was our pedro night out. Frane was afflicted with the headache and we did not play. SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1900 - Cloudy and dark all day. Too chilly to sit out of doors. Did not get up until ten thirty. Mr. B - not being home, neglected to go to the office. Laid around all the afternoon doing absolutely nothing if I except a few moments spent reading Hume. Made my usual Sunday night call. Home about eleven. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1900 - Clear and considerably warmer. Rode up to the Roricks Glen Park tonight. Very small croud. The pavilion is not yet completed and I think they make a mistake attempting to get people up there until it is. I enjoyed the ride and the good air. It will be moonlight the latter part of the week, and the ride will be a delightful one then. NO ENTRY: JUN 5 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1900
- Bright and warm.
NO ENTRY: JUN 7 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1900 - Very heavy thunder storms tonight. SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1900
- Clear and warm.
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1900
- Clear and warm.
NO ENTRIES: JUN 11 AND JUN 12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1900 - Threatening during most of the day. Spent the evening at Sackett's. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1900 - Heavy shower this morning, during which there was a tremendous discharge of electricity. The evening papers do not chronicle that it did any damage. A strong north wind made it much cooler at night. Staid at home all the evening, retiring shortly after nine. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900 - Very cool and windy. Our summer so far is proving very much below the average in temperature. NO ENTRY: JUN 16 SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1900
- Clear and moderately warm
during the day, but very
cool at night.
MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1900
- Clear and cool.
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1900
- Showery and cool during the
day. Warmer and clearing
at night.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900
- Warm during the day, but
very cool at night. an
overcoat would not have
been uncomfortable.
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1900
- Clear and warm.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1900
- Warm and showery. Crops much
benefited by the rain.
NO ENTRIES: JUN 23 AND 24 MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1900
- Warm and pleasant, but growing
very dusty.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1900 - Very warm and uncomfortably dusty. We need a soaking rain. The Minnesota and Dakotas wheat crop is reported a failure on account of the drouth. The Kansas yield is enormous. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1900
- Very warm and dry.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1900
- Warm and dry.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1900 - A high wind has prevailed all day and it has grown much cooler. Mowed the lawn tonight and cleaned my wheel, after which I took a mile walk for exercise. There is a question in my mind whether wheeling gives much exercise to the legs. It certainly does not call into play the body muscles as walking does. NO ENTRIES: JUN 30 CONTINUE |