The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 26, 1879 The mercury at Taylor & Denman's store indicated 106 degrees Fahr., in the shade, on Tuesday afternoon, and the weather all that day seemed to border on the intolerable. The night following the day was also unusually warm. Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the mercury showed 80 degrees Fahr., and the weather being cloudy, it seemed quite comfortable. Afterwards there was a pleasant breeze and a cool atomsphere, making life a great deal more enjoyable than on the preceding day.