The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28

/ II. mercury
ping TO / degrees below freezing polut by
q o'clock this morning. Al dusk showers
| OF sleet commenced To faQ, continuing
at intervals during the nieht. lee and
! sleet are everywhere, 0nl% no moderation
| Is apparent this morning. This freeze
| will he Of great benefit aud plnnlcrs arc
rejoicing, al the prospect OF a hnc year.
The cold weather win however. be very
injurious to cattle on tao range, many
! OF which are In poor condition on account
Of lack of grass,
Alvin, Brazoria County Texas. January
| 2I.--1hc most severe cold wave of the win.
ter struck here Yesterday about o'clock.
/ slow drizzling rain accompanied tile
! nolther, which turned 10 Seet during the
| night. and this morning everything WAS
! covered with Ice. There will be No dam.
| age to crops, as all the tender vegetables
we're killed by the last freeze some week,
ago. The weather has moderated some
today and 10 fear is fclt Tor range CATTLE.
Richmond, Fort Bend County. Texas
/ January ga blizzard struck this place
yesterday, accompanied 10y Il misty rain,
which resulted in the ground being COW
/ cred with sleet ana lee this morning
| Yesterday evening aud last night brought
the most diSagreeahlc weather We have
| experienced this season, and II IL con.
times a large per cent Of the cattle viii
suffer. Great damage has already been
done to cabbage. We are needing rain
Corpus Christi. Nueces County Texas
| last evening, and the mercury dropped
from 70 to IS before midnight II has
been freezing all day, ana tonight II IS
getting colder. More severe freezing
| weather with probable snow or SECT *
forecasted by the local weather bulletin
| tonight The condition looks gloomy .0r
| cabbage and vegetation, as well stock
although no damage may result
Thorndale Milan County Texas Jan
! uary 2T--FarmerS and business meu are
rejoicing this morning over the frozen
| ground and the sheet OF sleet ana snow
| which covers IT, The northcr whirh struck
here yesterday morning is the hardest Of
| the winter ana cattle viii slG"r greatly.
1t is thought this spell will decrease the
| alarming
Brenham Washington County, Texas,
| January 21-Thc uorthcr that reached
here Sunday morning increased In severity
until SUNDAY night. when fine slcct or
hominy snow began to fan and continued
| until the ground was covered. and this
| morning streets fields and house, were
n frozen coat ~ white, which remained
| on the ground all day,
Lockhart, Caldwell County. Texas, Janu-
airy 1.-THE uorthcr which ragged an day
Yesterday culmip0ted last night in q CON
siderable snowfall. and the ground Is wrap
ped in n white mantle this morning 10
is very severe on cattle and there viii ne
much suffering from cold and scarcity ~
feed
Cameron. Milan Comfy Texas. January
! @G--ThiS morning the mercury stands a
10 degrees above zero. II was ut dl this
| time yesterday morning. wet uorthor
struck us about o a. m Yesterday turn
ing into vcritahe blizzard frccziug hy
noon. There Is Ice everywhere this morn,
ing.
Meridian. Bosque County Texas, Jan
| Meridian Sunday morning and SCOT de
| Nclopcd into a regular blizzard. with 9'oct
and snow, aud this ulorni x o u cnuditi7us
are favorable to a oonfi1m.'3n ihetraf,
Unhouscd cattle have suffered intensely,
| Bellvilc Austin County Texas, January
While the present cold spell rs not ass
.a..H.s "a
much more dsagrceablc Considerable slect
| fell last night and most ~ it is Still on
the ground The weather moderated some
about noon bur 1t Is nov freez'ne again
Warrenton, Fayptte County, TcyaS, Jan
few days eliminated in horcc uorthcr,
which struck this place at II o'clock
| yesterday morning. 1t is now -four de-
grees below freezing point and getting
colder, with indications of scet.
Pierce, Wharton County, Texas January
27,-Quite a change in the weather oG'
norther coming up, and by night It was
| freezing. The ground is pretty well coy
cred with sleet today. Tho Thermometer
was down TO 26 1T 7 a. IN,
winona. Smith County, Texas. January
2T.--Nestcrday brisk northcr began blow
| ing after a slight rain had fallen aud On
o'clock sleet and snow covered IN"
| ground. good rain is badly needed hut
snow is dreaded as it viii cause stock
10 suffer for want Of food,
nv,sa., prayas t'nuutV ,us al
~ ~, ,,i U,,' % ,n,,, end =,
nc bo,ling no pni,iat yc9ther - me
| ,yinter IN, ,ronud was royrroi, this
morning with an inch " snow uinl slr.t
md eycrvthing is stu barI flbea. Bust.
| ness Is almost SUSPENDED
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H. ,,o r"r ~ drnn,nd IN f,ccling pnipt IN
w b,,S Sioet fcu dnrtny tbr Iigbt
| Cattlo will suffer II the cold lasts long, as
| a large acreage az range was accidentally
burned off last week.
| Nor,,,o. Ian rountv Tev,s Janp,rv
ia. pIWrIti ta,,,r ~ tsa't, an eve 90
-or,,an " fniioyed NV severe nnrther Ana
| q, ~ tu siooti,c" a. jntorvaIs since
The tcmperature is stiu falling. II viii
ranse Great loss TO stockmcn. as cattle are
in bad condition.
,,o,,o,as ,,,rva,o, County ,rovos Ian
,IoH % 'eS; mon11 I, al Ias, Nm nnd
my ,I,iS ,,n,,nI''g nm e,rsytbina ras .rozrn II
tn's ,J, ,,ins dr, - 7y.iiI pnt ~urfrr n
arcat denl though grass IS VERY ."Ir1e and
frnd g. high This Is The coolest spell Of
The winter.
,.i,,.;itu rou,az C.,,,+y ro,a, t,,,.
nh Hu, ,pu 49, iitad ~. ~ ~
Sbo, St,,rd,y 1ba,gI,,c "a sloct s"d
snow SUNDAY witch viii materially hcip
wheat but not Sufficient ~ account Of thp
long drouth The mercury stands AT 3
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