Show MERCURY DROPPED BELOW 50 LAST NIGHT it will be remembered that in the year 1884 grover cleveland became the president of 0 the united states this was in the territorial period oi of history it was commonly known among politicians as the day of the carpet bagger well at that time one benjamin bachman of provo was clerk of tile the second judicial district court which then embraced nearly all the counties of central utah bachman had been clerk of that court for a good many years he was strictly a party partisan pronounced dyed in the nt wool hew administration m Ini republican at the time of Clev elands election in the fall of 1883 which election of course meant a complete change of 0 administration in so far as appointive offices were concerned some of bach mans friends said to him that ho he would undoubtedly lose ills his position because of tile the change from the republican to the Demo democratic fratic presidency ills retort was what me lose my position because of a change of administration not yet I 1 would like to see tile the d d administration that can change any quicker than I 1 can me lose my job not yet I 1 the ready response to a demand for sudden changes was quite completely exemplified in the rapid change of tho the weather con conditions dillons in ogden during the last few days last saturday at the hour of 12 the red mark on the self dial of tho the thermometer was at the 70 point mark but quite rapidly started on the downward journey and it continued in that direction I 1 until at a lafe hour last night it had gone below the ZO 50 point mark showing a fall in the temperature of over 20 degrees yesterday morning the mountain side east of the cit city was clad in a white robe of snow things were exceedingly chilly and at the time of the nightfall pronounced expressions pres regarding the change of the weather were heard from every quarter the people however like mr bachman were equal to the occasion the weather apparently could not change any quicker than they could the flie ladles ladies quickly doffed coffed their summer fabrics and donned the heavier cloth rather heavy weight wraps wore were quickly in evidence and artificial heat was a welcome guest albert came out in his winter overcoat ano and many other men wrapped their undercoats under coats about them as they hurried homeward so very cold was the day that the canyon places were almost abandoned the prophets cast weather eyes toward the hazy sky and many prognostications of the destruction of tender plants and vines were ventured some of the wise ones of the farmer class are very fearful that the tomato and squash vines will be nipped and the ripening of some of the fruits will be great greatly retarded others are of the opinion however Ko however wever that no damage will 1 be done to the crops and the cold 1 wave Is but the spasmodic action 0 of f the atmosphere and that there will be considerable warm weather yet vet be that as it may a decidedly cold cald wave has struck ogden and vicinity and the end apparently Is not yet |