From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 5, 1909: “Chancellor Frank Strong, who for the last two months has been at Estes Park, Colo., has returned in the best of health and predicts an outstanding 1909-10 year for the university he heads. He says enrollment may set records and that the school is in ‘excellent condition’ to meet all the new challenges. … University figures show that the past August was one of the hottest ever suffered here but that 1874 was the most uncomfortable with a mean temperature of nearly 83 degrees. The highest temperature here the past month was 94 degrees and the lowest 53. Rainfall so far is much below normal. … Except for pears and blackberries, Douglas County had a poor fruit year, far worse off than last year when the county was rated No. 5 in the state. The county was not even listed among any of the leaders this year due to the heat and drought. Doniphan, Wyandotte, Reno and Sedgwick counties led Kansas this year. Statewide, the fruit crop value was listed at nearly $3.2 million.”