February 23, 2018
This is “Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.
We’ve had
some roller coaster weather this winter with temperatures in the 50s to wind
chills well below zero. Snow has fallen
at various times with some accumulation, but not enough to completely stop
movement on our streets. If we don’t like winter, these conditions can be a challenge
for us. During the winter of 1887, a
columnist of the “Daily Union” newspaper wrote that “frequently after a day’s
work, he liked nothing more than to go for a walk. Although it was pleasant in
the country, there was no finer walking in the winter than in Junction
City. He said there are miles of streets
with handsome sidewalks where one may walk fast or loiter at one’s will. These streets are also splendid for driving. When the sun is dropping towards the quarry
ridge or the moonbeams are dancing through the maple leaves on a checkered
floor of gleam and shadows shimmering on the silvered leaves of the cottonwood,
then the maidens and youth, and the middle-aged and even the elderly of
Junction City enjoy sitting behind a pair of good ponies as they pass the white
porches, and see tree trunks and telephone poles mingle into one forest scene
through which they can swiftly glide with nothing but pleasant thoughts.”
Well… that’s
one way to look at winter, but I’m ready for Spring and that’s today’s story on
“Our Past Is Present” from the Geary County Historical Society.
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