Show adolph pradina Ps adina EDITOR JOURNAL for the last eight or ten days we have had bad more rain thunder and lightning sleet and snow then we ire arc wont want to have at this time of the year y ea r in 1 n our high altitude alti dude roads are a almost impassible and travel to market stopped but a change is here in the way of trusty frosty weather our oldest settlers are at a loss to know how it happens that a rain arid and sleet sleat storm of eight a or ten days duration could end with rain and not snow enow we all looked for at lea leat least t ei eighteen eteen inches of snow as aa the final but it failed to conic come the crawford estate personal pars onal property which was sold to the highest bidder some time ar agi w went ent with a rush about 1400 head of mixed cattle sold fo for r 1212 per head about head of horses g good 0 ad 1 grade rade went for 1205 per head wagons Wac ns harn barl ess as plows aws harrows an and d a thousand and one other ranch implements were sold for all they were worth and in in 80 somo mo cases for more than they wore worth tile the crawford real estate of acres will bo be sold tomorrow dec fth at the front door of the court house to the highest bidder for cash our county commissioners meet in n regular mg tillar term today they will wil have ft a lively time in the arl wry it of justice of the peace criminal cates caes which have run up near a thousand dollars which is too much for our conk commissioners missioners ners with all other county debts debt expenses etc in sight our revenue beino being 0 FO small email it puts our commissioners commissioners to their r wits to make all ends meet A wave of la grippe has found our settlement there is a family but what is affect affected el more or less yours very truly JKO SNOWBALL december fth 1893 1803 |