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Mail Tribune 100, April 10, 1922 By Alissa Corman Apr 10, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago April 10, 1922 VALLEY VISITED BY WEATHER OF FREAKIEST KIND Most of the local weather dopesters after working night and day for weeks over the fascinating task of finding when the weather would become settled, in the face of overwhelming odds, gave up this noon, completely bewildered by the wide variety of weather of the day and after a farewell smoke jumped into the rushing water of Bear creek glad to end it all. Today, meteorologically speaking, whatever that means, had the orneriest, most contrary and aggravating collection of weather seen hereabouts for a long time, which put everyone in the dumps. And this the 10th of April, gladsome springtime. Spells of rain ranging from hard downpours to miserable drizzles, snow flurries, dark skies, sun shinings, clear skies, and most of the time penetratingly chilly and disagreeable, constituted the mixture, and caused many folks to have desperate thoughts. Even Floyd Young, that tried weather prognosticating veteran, wished he were back in Davenport, Ia. Most people prefer death to that, but the frost expert had got past caring what happened to him. C. C. Cate, local weather man, went about the office studying weather maps, in his shirt sleeves and wearing overshoes, and voluntarily offered to lend A. C. Allen, state horticultural commissioner, five dollars. Meanwhile when the sun shone brightly for short periods fresh layers of snow could be seen in the foothills and mountains. Most people dope it out that fumes of moonshine in this region have gone to nature’s head this spring, and that until the effects wear away the weather will remain unsettled. While the official prediction from the San Francisco weather bureau is for rain tonight and Tuesday the people can expect almost anything, for the barometer in the local weather bureau office was acting up this noon and indicated that it probably would not rain tonight. Yesterday Medford residents were out in the hills gathering wildflowers and holding picnics. Last night fears were generally felt, so clear was it, that this morning would see a hard frost, but the home folks got up today to find it raining hard with the outlook that it would pour down all day. By 8 a.m. today .05 of an inch of rain had fallen. The minimum temperature of this morning was only 37 1/2. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]