Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-04
WHITE COVERING OVER STATE
Rain In the uorninE Turns 90
snow and ts Genera over
Nebraska

LINCOLN. Dec. A warm rain last
night turned into q snovstorm. and an over
Nchraskh today q snowstorm is gin
In the vest ana northwest along the lines
o. the Burlington and Northwestern roads
the telegraph communications are being
continually broken. and n the blizzard con
tinues train service viii be stopped within
q few hours.
The storm has turned into a hsrce bl1-
Esrd in the sandhins country.
There are great fears that the school chill
dren attending district schools in that sec
ton may suffer.
KEARNEY. Neb., Dee. Especial Tele-
Eran)-The storm which struck this part
Of the state last night was very severe for
The FIRST Of q winter season. The s0ov being
two and three feet thick where IL had
drifted. and the zero mark was only cight
degrees 10 the good. The trains on the
Union Pacific were from three 10 ten hours
late. No damage is reported BY the tsle-
phone lines.
BUTTE. Neb, Der. Especial Tele-
ErRmeA furious blizzard has been raging
all cay and shows no sign Of RbatinE.
The weather is warm and the snow soft,
but IL II gets cold stock viii suffer. The
town is Ehort on coal. but not entirely out
FORT DODGE. Ia. De Especial
Telegram. Almost q blizzard ragged here
for several hours on Tuesday night. The
snow was Two inches on TIE level and
drifted badly before 3 sweeping north wind.
Railroad trsnc. telegraph and telephone
service were only slightly impede5 by
the storm. Work on a number Of improve
ments about the city has been stopped for
the present.
DAVID CITY. Neb.. Dec. 2-Ispecinl)-
. Taara-g-r $780, q ----.----l --rua--
and continued until late last night. with
a strong northwest wind About three
inches Of snow fell and il drifted badlv.
The mercury registered near the zero marx.
To-Day IL has quit showing. but the weather
iE still cold.
EDGAR, Neb, Dec. 3-(special)-A Sc
we're storm is in progress here this morning
The wind changed suddenly yesterday aft
ernonn about 4 o'clock, from south TO north
west, and the temperature has fallen from
90 TO G degrees, and is still faninE About
four inches Of snow has fallen and is quite
badly drifted.
FREMONT, Neb. Dec. 2-JspecialD-
About four inches Of snow fell last night
and as il turned cold q strong north wind
blew, during the night il drifted badly.
Trains were delayed on both roads. The
Boncstesl pRssengs- on the EIkhorn. due
here At $50, did not get in Until about :
this afternoon, and all other trains on The
line except the Lincoln passenger were
behind. Westbound trains OF the Union
Pacific we're also late.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Dec. 2-CSpeciall-
TIE first storm Of severity struck here
last night, beginning with a fan OF snov
which was kept Up only until about three
lnches mad fallen. A north wind sprung
I'd and the Increasing strength ana cold
ness throughout the night had all OF the
snow that fell drifted and the mercury
was down 10 within s degrees OF zero bv
morning The roads were SO blocked IN
places that some people coming to town
were obliged 10 drive through fields.
Weather now clear and moderntinE rap
idly.
LEIGH, Neb., Dec 3.-(speciaL)-Ths Sc
verest storm 50 far this season began here
yesterday afternoon with snow and sleet.
increasing toward night with more snow
and wind This morning the snow is d-ifteo
badly and The wind is stfn blowing q gale
from the northwest. The thermometer
stood Al zero early this morning.
SHELTON, Neb., Dec. 3.-(Specinl "A
light rain fell almost all day Tuesday.
which turned 10 snow in the evening. and
accompanied by high wind and increased
cold, continued throughout last night, and
il is stIll showing this morning. with the
mercury at almost zero. This is the hardest
storm al this early part Of the winter
FOR ten years past, as there are banks o.
snow two feet deep.