Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-20
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fhlCE ri v T. CEN lSs
gained Enger from Kingman. closing at 10.
Those who voted for Smith We're Sem
ators Pinkham. Worst and, Messrs.
Bullard, Churchill Macarthur, Ritter. Sew
erson, Tufts-8: loss of Wright to Worst
from Yesterdays vote.
Those who voted for kingman were Sen
ators Enger. johnson, LaMoure, and
MessrS. Hurley. Larson, StrOm, Wallen-7.
On the second ballot he lost Enger to An
dersOn. He gained Oliver from Muir from
the vote of yesterday. but lost Oksendahl
to Satterlund. Closing at 8.
Those who voted for Satterlund We're
Senator Gregory and Messrs. Oksendahl
He gained Miller from Worst, but lost
him to Casey. Lost Havrevold from yes
terdav to Worst. but gained Oksendahl
from Kingman, closing at g..
tors Bidlake, Brynjolfson, Burke. Engle,
kinter, Mccormack. and Messrs. Patch,
Deans, Ebbighausen, Hall, Hallum, Holli-
day, Horgan, James. johnson, of Grand
Forks, Johnstone, Kelly, McCanna, Nc
Lean. O'Keefe, Plain. Sanford, TheXton-
2S No change.
Those who voted for Muir were Sena-
and Messrs. Caldwell, Elliott, Hagen.
Hodgson, johnson of Sargent, Lee, Levang,
Logan, McCulloch, Rinde, Thompson,
Towers, Ueland-17. Losing Oliver from
yesterday to kingman.
December Weather.
Although the month of December aver
aged about degrees below the normal, the
major portion of the month gave abnor-
mally high temperature. Not until the
18th, with the exception OF rather sharp
Col %I,, Gk1, a
ature fall below the average for the past
eighteen years. From the 18th to the 2Sth
unusually low temperature prevailed, par
ticularly from the 22d to the 25th. and dur
ing this latter period the minimum tor the
month at the majority of stations occurred.
The lowest temperature recorded at any
station was 39 degrees below zero at Wood
bridge. Cavalier county, on the 23d. while
the highest, 30 degrees above zero, was re-
ported from Medora, Billings county, on
the I'd.
With the exception of the extreme
western portion of the state the monthly
precipitation was considerably below the
normal. the average departure being .35 OF
al inch, or so per cent. Several stations in
| the northeast portion Of the state reported
only trace" tor the entire month"; while
Fort Buford, Williams county. gave 1.33
inches and Iule, Billing; county, O.S5 OF an
inch. At the close of the month there re-
mained OH the ground an average of
inches Of snow. ranging from II inches at
Milton and Woodbridge, Cavalier county.
to inch at Bismarck. Bnrleigh county.
The most remarkable feature of the
month was the almost total absence OF
wind storms. The highest velocity re-
corded was S6 miles an hour from the west.
on the 18th, at Fort Buford. The highest
| was 80 miles from the northwest on the
same date as above. which is the lowest
maximum velocity recorded at this station
in December since its establishment in
Pressure Enthusiastically mean, 3O.1S.
| Highest observed, 30 50. ut Fort Buford. on
the 2lst: lowest observed: 29.72, at st. Vim.
cent, on the Sl>t: extreme range. los.
Temperature degrees Monthly mean.
IL. Highest monthly mean. $50, at Medora:
lowest monthly mean.23 below zero, at
Bottineau. Maximum temperature, TO, at
80 below zero. at Woodbridge, on the 2Sd.
Extreme range, 99 degrees. Greatest
monthly local range. S5 at Medora: least
monthly local range. 81, at Forman. Great
est local daily range, IS, on the 10th. AT
Willow City: least local daily range. 0, on
the I'd. 10th and 18th. at Grafton. Church's
Ferry and Forman. respectively. Mean
daily range. 2l.6. Departure OF mean tenn
perature from the normal, minus 81 de
grees.
Precipitation hes)-Monthly imean,
0S7: Greatest monthly tall, LBS. at Fort
B0ttinaau. Grafton, Woodbridge and Saint
Vincent Departure of mean precipitation
from the normal. minus O35 of an inch.
| Average number Of days on which Ol OF an
inch or more fell. I.
Misunderstanding direction, northwest
Maximum velocity and direction, IS miles
from the west, on the 18th ut Fort Buford.
| Average hourly velocity for the state, "a
| miles.
Miscellaneous Phenomena (dates off,
| AuroraS: Ashley. l2h: Bismarck, ith and
| 18th; Fort Buford, 18th, l4.h. 2lSt and 22nd:
| Galatin. 18th and 2lSt: and 22nd: Grand
Rapids, 18th: Napoleon. 4th, 18th and 2lst:
| University. 18th and 23d; Wild Rice, 4th
and l2h; Woodbridge. 5,h. 18th, 18th, 22nd,
2Sd, oath and 25th.
6th.
Lunar Halo>: Bismarck. 10Th and 2Sth;
and 3lSt; Gailatin. 4th and 29th: University.
26th and 29th: Wild Rice, 29th Woodbridge,
27tl.
2lSt and 23d: Wild Rice. 10Th, 23u and 9th.
larhelia: Bismarck. 2lst and 2922;i: Fort
Butord, 2lst and goth; Gallatin. %, 5th,
OH. 18th. 18th and 22d University. 10Th,
Eth. 18th. 22i, 25tll and 3lst; Wild Rice.
9th and 22tl.
Slcet: Galatin. lst and StIl.
Solar llalos: Bismarck. 9th and 2lst;
Fort Buford, 2Sth and 29lll: Gallatim oath
ana :;Oth; University, 18th, 22d and 18th.
w. ii. FALI.ON,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
Bismarck, n. d., Jan. Is, 1893.
Passenger Track to BE Changed.
The railroad company seems ut last to
have concluded that the abrupt curve
which the passenger track makes at the
entrance 10 and exit from the depot plat
form is not only 4 hindrance to speed. but