The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-07
q. Weather Prophet Predicts
Warmer Weather Today.
exArERs TURN OUT IN FORCE.
-AyeAs Tske Tardy Advantage of
she smooth lee on Green Lake
s.vfsr~ BECOMES sloppy Under
r.Au<nce of Chinook Wfnd-C0ai
rantse Threatens Local Con-
saners-Retail Dealers Caught.

~satha7 e.avk's Seattle ageat offers
-, tTyszy . prediction OF probable snow or
~ with d rnos4a-aslgag temperature
RS snsch sfased prophets grs 9se1.on o.
~nw yas early verified. C.ryStalsins takes
s.rees Eke scar fTsst bsg2n falling a.
s,sssek yextera5ay @ye ring. ap9 a. az early
ssur this EaoFn.ag Ssge sill coming sitn
~ gents persistence o. 4 book agent or
/. al exE3@efnf. ~ that tire e begged as
: So 1szther E.an was destined % have
sxgsssr guess esanlna Or tlae thermometer
e.fars antics. T. wss colder than during
r. aST Aae tbe mercury @AA slowly fall
- me possibilities OF rain seemed small
sasss people swose 81 tae westher yes
sx~ssy THESE were as rule The fat ss1eG
ssta lnin legs VITO slipped ap On the ave
pezs thai ta3e oTsc4-saS " hose duty 81 sad
Is BE- 70 see IHaf they ATE swept cse8n
ssfsf evers sgsosss2rTn had DOT sc, found
srns to fvtICs. T.gese were ether people.
s.se lastite 20 aweaY ~hai viewed with mid
s4ssavor the coming Of efie warm wave.
these were the good people who did not
a. SEATING the dsy before yesterday tss-
ause II Is wicked ~ enjoy oUsses. on sun
Avs TheY ~kn- out "a GEeeu Lake yes
,.rAay afs@rr0ol. and as the les became a
Hts greasy under tAe influence Of the
Fnsst temperature. tnsy were inclined TO
sbJecs.
Lake On SGnasy a!tegn 30n the ma tor1ty
"a SKATES aao the remainder looking on.
taeersy.ea ~ tie CAV swirl % movement
ARA In ksapggA THEIR feet warm r se~e w2s
1 Args cfowd. ia. u9E 20 arg az nn sun
dsy Afternoon Al tae cars 10 ard from
Green Lake seemed 10 be- crowded with
skatsrs
.fr ire lake she Scene was enc 20 he re-
s.efabersi. for the reason thai e nav be
YEATS bsfere there l. Any skating 81 good
70 ~ had IN the n.3gno0rh0ea % Seattle
Ia The early part 81 he day thu Zee was
perfect, tust ike a Ssle~t OF glass. A. the
Sataing houses were merry crowds of toys
and girls ans mag1trzs putting on skates:
n the middle foreground was A sled con-
tssniaT Two ngHing uiaIdeT.s drawn by
tsD university RfEd@uts whose skates
struck sparks trorn the speed they made
There were fir~eiad s0up'eS gently undu~
lasEHg over the smooth surface. ard s-3f-
ap.ni3nRfsss, solitary people cutting figure
sighls aui awat or almost or tire hort
ssr black dots thai represented those who
we're trying hove may miles they could
eoysr before tie Ec~ taregf in In the SNOW
At TIE lower on: % the lake wefe those
people who Rad no skates WAC pretended
. thoroughly enjoy the rnisadve8iares Of
ssese saa bad
selash bl4akef Of snuw will fnouopo-
the tie lske surface 'od%y, AMI the merry
sssters Of the last few DAYS viii rave -
depend on memory for their pies sure, TIE
weather moderated al yesterday untl
evening, but tha indications aye t8a' today
ell be oaly moderately warm Tor taa sea
saa. Last night = 9ersie storm 90 aofg
snow came Fn3 WhitenrA the faca OF ffs
streets. and lsy nlsinigh; the lake was cev-
FRED 70 = atpth uf fhyee inches II was not
49,. hat r was sat- snuw. ard the mia
sa'h-aple citizen whose wsBfher waii has
hsf sach vigorous eXarsiee during flF cold
spell was again Iifse8 In frlIssless protest
There was urs -ticai faarfh - coal Ia
fas rt'y ycster4av for Zeal consumption
The extremely cold weather seems 10 have
caesh' the retail dHslers napH'ng 30 rat
~hi.s ih~re u good supply IN fhe bunk
sra far thigp.ng Z - likely that household
slaves af3 heating furnaces nav have az
remain fmgty for = fay or two