Back in the Day

By Ross Malone

May 3, 2017 – The spring at Roaring River State Park usually spouts 20 million gallons per day. After several days of rain, the spring was spouting 150 million gallons per day making the river cut a new channel through the park.

May 4, 1909 – E. J.

Hiertz of St. Louis drove to St. Clair, MO in a “high powered Mitchell” automobile. Sharp rocks required him to use eleven new inner tubes for his tires and they cost $11.00 each. He finally sent someone to walk ahead of the car and remove the sharpest rocks.

May 5, 1940 – Mauntel’s Store in Washington had something they called basket carts to help their grocery shopping customers.

May 6, 1888 – St. Louis residents were finding eels in their sinks. The water commissioner said that eels and minnows could easily pass through the filters when they were young and then would grow while they lived in the settling basins. But don’t worry – he claimed that they don’t harm the water but actually make it better.

May 7, 2000 – Union, Missouri received over 14 inches of rain in 6 ½ hours.

May 8, 1898 – There were more than 200 makes of motorcars built in St. Louis from 18901930. The very first automobile manufacturing company in the city was founded on this date. The car, called a Dorris, appeared on Thanksgiving Day, 1898.

May 9, 1927 – A tornado in Poplar Bluff killed 104 and injured 350 more. In all 225 people were killed as this group of twisters swept through southern Missouri and Arkansas.

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