The Dickinson press., 1893-02-04
Our Cold Weather.

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been IL coolest Spell, not only for the
present year hut for several years.
probably dating back to 1888. when
the storm of January IL will he re-
membered us II very evere II in the
Northwest. This winter, up to the
Goth ult., the weather has been fine.
The United States volunteer weather
bureau of Dickinson, kept by the Rev.
MI. Orchard. gives the following de-
grees of temperature, direction of
wind, ETC., commencing with January
p. The first set of figures indicate
the highest degree of temperature
reached at any time during the pre-
ceding !twenty.four hours, and the
second, the lowest point registered at
any time during the same period, the
observations being taken in the morn
ing. Thus the figures indicated for
Friday are really for Thursday.
Friday-2O degrees above, S below,
west wind.
Saturday-5 degrees above, n he.
low, east wind. There was quite a
fail of light snow during Friday night.
Sunday--l3 degrees below, 90 below,
east wind.
M%onday--l0 degrees below, 80 be-
low, northeast wind.
Tuesday--25 degrees below, Al be-
low, northeast wind. The wind be-
gan to blow ut Il high velocity before
midnight of Monday, keeping up at a
lively pace till noon when there was
a little less frost and snow in the air.
1t will he noticed that the tempera-
ture Tuesday vas very low,--25 below
which, with the wind and flying snow,
made it very trying on range cattle.
Wednesday-24 degrees below, 40
below. west wind.
The wind was blowing strong from
the east Wednesday night and before
morning shifted into the northwest.
where it remained all day Thursday.
Thursday-l5 degrees below, 81 he.
low. The air was constantly full of
frost and snow-a repetition of Tues
days blow, excepting that the TEN.
perature vas not quite so low. Fri.
day morning dawned bright and clear,
with every Indication of a moderat.
ing temperature and settled weather.
Those who responded to the invita-.
ton issued last week by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Cunningham and Mr.. and Mrs
S. L. Bolton, spent a very pleasant
evening. Progressive pedro was the
entertainment; and entertaining the
guests found it until a late hour. Re.
freshments were served after the
games and were thoroughly enjoyed
by the players. Just before the COM
pany separated, Mrs. Freeman and
Mr.. Hilliard wered declared winners of
the head prizes, while Mrs Robinson
and Mr.. Hickman bore off the foot
prizes. The names of those present
are as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Best,
Miss Best, Miss Coleman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Currie, Mr.. and Mrs. Crowl, Miss
Crowl, Miss Crowley, Mrs. Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotta, Mr.. and Mrs. Vie
veg, Mr.. and Mrs. Hilliard, MI. and
Mrs. Stocking, MI. and Mrs. Hickman,
Mrs. Freeman, MI. and Mrs. Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson. Mrs. Ray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scofield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whaley. Mrs. McCloy, MI. and Mrs.
Jingle. Mrs. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs
Ayers, Messrs. Haskins, Langley,
Crosthwaite and Hagan.
After July l, 1893, South Carolina
will have official agents to sell liquors.
The legislature has passed a bill and
Governor Tillman has signed it
which takes the sale of Intoxicating
liquors out of the hands of private in.
%dividuals and puts it in the hands Of
official agents, state and county. The
profits will go to the state, counties
and municipalities, and the agents
will .be paid stated salaries. 1t is
not an attempt to prohibit the traffic.
but to regulate it; and the experiment
of making the state the official saloon
keeper will he watched with interest
Bishop Walker arrived in Dickinson
Tuesday, and was to have preached
in the Episcopal church but the in
clemency of the weather prevented.