Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-12
GOOD FOR GRAIN, BAD FOR STOCK.
Heavy Snowfall Helps Wheat, but
CnttIe Need Fodder.

Cattle Need Fodder.
WYMORE, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special.)- "A
heavy snow fell here all day yesterday and
last night. The weather turned much colder
and the snowstorm turned into blizzard,
which ragged the greater part of the night.
The snow has drifted considerably and all
trains on the southern division are late to-
day. The lowest point reached by the ther-
mometer here thisf week was % degrees be-
low zero, which is the coldest weather re-
corded in Wymore for many years. The
snow which fell yesterday was heartily well
coined by farmers having in wheat.
GOTHENBURG, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special)
For the last two weeks solid winter has
prevailed in this section, but the range for
cattle has been in fine condition for the
stock until today. Last night 1T commenced
showing and continued all day with the
thermometer ranging from to above
zero. The depth of the snow is about five
inches deep and very light and with strong
wind it would be hard on stock. The stock
men are rounding up today and will have
to feed hay for time. 1t is the first mois-
ture for sixty days.
CULBERTSON Neb, Feb. 11.-(Special)
The heaviest snow of the winter fell today
and this evening. cold wind blew from
the north which drifted the snow heavily
CH1llo III lulS part VI lue oIdIc VIII ouLSir
/ but no losses have yet been reported. The
thermometer registers below zero.
TRENTON, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special y
The worst snowstorm of the season has been
raging here al day aud still continues. The
wind Is blowing and the snow is drifting
badly roads being almost impossible. Com
| ing so closely upon the extreme cold OF the
| last two weeks will make 1t very hard
upon the stock and If the storm continues
many will perishs
| LYONS, Neb., Feb. 1l.-(Special. 1.-The
| thermometer nearly did its best this morn
! ing, regis terlng Sc below zero at a. m.
! CEDAR CREEK, Neb., Feb. 1,-(Special
! Telegram.)-Last night was the coldest OF
the winter. The mercury stood at 80 de-
) grees below zero last night and "a below at
10 o'clock this morning.
FAIRBURY, Neb, Feb. 1.-(Special)-
Six inches OF snow fell yesterday and dur
ing the night 1t drifted considerably. This
morning the thermometer indicated 80 de-
grees below zero. The snow is very light
and II 1t drifts any more the railroads
| and highways will be badly blocked.
| HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special J.
| Never in the history of the county has the
mercury been driven down so low as II
| was last night. At o'clock this morning II
Registered 36 degrees below with a slight
breeze stirring
| HEBRON Neb., Feb 11.-(Special) J.
Last night was a recordbreaker in Thaye
county weather. For nearly two weeks tn
! thermometer has ranged from 10 above L
| 20 below zero and yesterday a very light
feathery snow covered the ground abou
seven inches deep. The wind changed to th
north in the evening and during the nigh
the storm cleared away and the mercur!
dropped to 80 below zero.
GENEVA, Neb. Feb. Especial )-Th'
mercury reached 2S degrees below zero las
night, the coldest for many years Frozer
ears and noses are the order of the day
Six and one-haf inches of snow are on thu
ground.
HARVARD, Neb., Feb. 11.-tSpecial,)-
Observer Fleming reports that the mercur,
reached 2S degrees below zero last night
Not in many years has 1t been as cold al
this, the lowest point reached OF which the
observer has a record was six years ago
when 22 degrees was recorded Seven inches
of light snow fell yesterday and Is LYING
smoothly on the ground, not sufficient wind
to drift having blown.
WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 11.-(special. J.
The intensely cold weather OF this week
reached a climax this morning when the
mercury touched 81 degrees below, lower
| temperature than has been observed here
/ for the last fourteen years The water works
system of the city is demorallzed. nearly
I all the service pipes to stores and residences
| being frozen.
BEATRICE Neb,, Feb. 11.-tSpecial Tele-
gram THE climax in a period OF excess
siyely cold weather was reached here last
night and today. Early this morning the
mercury registered S2 degrees below zero
and at noon it had risen only ten degrees
Tonight there is some wind, with indleA-