The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12

is now on us. The wind is blowing gale
and the sleet Is with It, The stockmen
are very blue, as reports of a very dis
couraglng nature come from their pas
lures.
Rockport, Aransan County, Texas, Feb
rrary 11.-Thermometer down to 25 here
at p. m. and growing colder; indicates
a hard freeze and sleet tonight
Marble Falls, Burnet County, Texas.
February 1o.-The weather has been ex-
ceedingly cold here for week. tho ther-
mometer at times registering as low as
: degrees. A warm rain is needed by
farmers.
sinton, San patricio County, Texas,
February 11.--Thermometer registered "a
degrees ut p. m.
Rock Island. Culurade County, Texan,
February 1.-The dose OF cold weather
has been repeated here today; not quite
SO cold as a couple Of days ago, but the
north wind is accompanied by fine sleet,
or "hominy" snow. Only little Of this
has fallen yet, but still lower temper
ature is expected tonight. The mercury
stands at FL this afternoon. Cattle will
suffer.
Lockhart. Caldwell County. Texaa. Feb.
ruary 11-About 8 o'clock this morning
this section went into another parox-
ism OF Arctic weather; a fierce norther
as II falls. The thermometer now stands
at 81 degrees.
Youiiurn. Dewitt County, Texas, Feb
ruary ia light rain has been falling
all the morning, freezing as It fell AT
o'clock sleet is falling The norther is
blowing at high rate and 1t will doubt
less get much colder. The weather tes
been unusually severe for the past ten
days, norther succeeding norther in rapid
succession.
Willis, Montgomery County, Texas Feb
ruary n.--About s o'clock this morning
a blizzard struck us and has been blow
Ing strong since that time. At daylight
II was raining, which froze as fast as
1t fell. The chances are for good snow.
Tyler, Smith County. Texas, February
1l.-More snow today. A blizzard is on
hand and 1t is the coolest weather in ten
years.
Wharton. Wharton County, Texas, Feb
ruary 11.--Boster's prediction of the cold
wave has been speedily verified. cold,
wet norther is blowing this morning and
the sky is lowering with lead colored
snow clouds. At 10 a. m, the register,
is at 81.
Terrell. Kaufman County, Texas, Feb
ruary 10.-The ground has been covered
with snow for about thirty six hours and
there appears no disposition to melt on
the part of the snow. Farmers say the
ground is frozen several inches.
Comanche, Comanche County. Texas.
February 10.-This fs the coolest winter
in twenty-one years. The ice has not
melted In three weeks. II is feared that
SO much dry cold has injured the wheat.
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, Feb
ruary 10.-This morning everything lis
covered with snow from four to six inches
deep.
Liberty, Liberty County. Texas Feb
ruary 1.-THE long protracted bad weather
VIII cause great damage to stock in this
county, for the pas. ten days has been rainy
and cold. A brand new norther struck this
place this morning at o'clock and has
been extremely cold, some snow, and sleet
IN abundance.
Cat Spring, Austin County. Texas. Feb
'uary ll.-Another very severe blizzard
struck here early this morning. Stockmen
ire telegraphing for bulls and meal and
eport stock suffering.
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas,
February 1.-THE ground is entirely COW
red with sleet here and high cold norther
5 blowing; will destroy all vegetation, ana
leayy loss OF live stock Is expected to con-
inue on the range in <his county.
Waxahachie. Ellis County, Texas. Feb
uary ll.-coldest day here in many . |
lay. Zero is expected tonight
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