100 years ago today in Spokane: Mormon officials tell Spokane that church doing its part in war effort

Patriotism was running high among the Mormons, according to a headline in The Spokesman-Review.

Two high-ranking officials from the church in Salt Lake City were in Spokane to deliver a talk to local Mormons. They said that Utah had been the second state in the union to fill its quota for soldiers, and that it heavily supported the Liberty loan (war bond) campaign and the Red Cross campaign.

“We also believe that the American continent has been decreed by God to be the home of freedom and that a king will never rule it,” said one of the churchmen. “Holding these beliefs, the Mormon people have always done everything in their power to promote the cause of America and are doing so in the present war.”

From the weather beat: Spokane was experiencing an unusual drought in October — and this was an extension of a long period of below-average rain.

No rain fell in July, August or October. The only rain came in September, and that was only one-third of an inch. The local meteorologist could see no signs of the drought easing.

Meanwhile, temperatures remained relatively high. The meteorologist said that there had been no serious frost damage in Spokane yet.