Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1909 — Hicks Predicts Warm Weather For Month of July. [ARTICLE]

Hicks Predicts Warm Weather For Month of July.

In the forecasts of the Rev. Irl R. picnic crowds will do well to carry shower sticks on the 3rd and 4th, and all ball games for those days will use precaution in anchoring their grand stands sufficiently strong to withstand storms.

While Hicks does not look for heavy downpours during July he expects some very violent cloud bursts, any time during the month, especially about the 24th. The earthquakes he expects will appear the day before the Fourth but all mayors of large cities are warned to limit and prohibit the use of giant crackers. The hottest days of the year are scheduled for July 16 and 17, followe'd by storms which will lower Ihe .rifercury. Fitful guests of oppressing heat will be experienced every week, while severe electrical storms will occur on the 27 th and 29th.

Venus and Mars during next month will be gredtly in prominence and Rev. Hicks says it’s time for Billy Hearst and other sensationalists to get into communication with the planets. Mars rises about 9 o’colck, round and red in the south. Venus is the evening star on the western horizon.