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December ; neither fog nor thaw in January. . Thunder and lightning southeast, 
east, and northeast, at 7 p. m. on 23d, but no rain here. 
Algona, Iowa.—A pleasant month; since the 10th, spring-like; snow nearly 
one. 
J Boonsboro, Iowa.—In over four months less than two inches of water (either 
rain or melted snow;) small streams dry; wells failing; cisterns generally 
exhausted. 
Fontanelle, Iowa.—Raccoons chattering on nights of 17th to 20th; bluebirds 
and pewees seen on 24th and 25th. 
Logan, Iowa.—From 1\th to 25th weather mild, ground dry, and farmers 
sowed wheat for the first time in February in ten years. 
Fort Dodge, Iowa.—F armers sowed spring wheat from 14th to 20th. — 
Muscatine, lowa.—Coldest weather ever kuown here on 10th; first thunder 
and lightning this season on 23d, 
Rolfe, Iowa.—Indian summer weather from 14th to 21st. 
