Probably because of the climatic disturbances following the atmospheric explosion of a small astroid over Siberia, known as the Tunguska Event on June 30, 1908, the whole summer was cool and damp in Erath County. Frost on September 28 heralded the coming of an unusually cold winter.

George McDuffie Reil. Account Book, 1904-1909. Stephenville, Texas.