Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
MARCH WEATHER VAGARTES
Nebraska Manipulates Hot and Gold
Faucets simultaneously.
DUST STORMS WITH SUMNER HEAT
snow and Rain, with Thermometer
Close to ZerO-westher TO
Suit Anybody Or
Nobody.

HARVARD. Neb., March 15.-(special)-
Thursday and Friday gave one Of the worst
duststorms experienced here In months,
terminating last night In colder weather
and snow enough to make the ground
white, the mercury dropping forty-eight de-
grees from 6 o'clock last night to 5 O'Clock
this morning.
WEST POINT, Neb., March 15.-Cspecial.)
The dust and windstorm Of yesterday
have given place to a cold wave with light
snow. The Thermometer dropped thirty
i've degrees during the night and this morn
ing IL intensely cold with a strong north
west wind.
GENEVA, Neb., March 15.-(special.)-
Last night after a disagreeable, windy,
dusty day. an electrical storm visited here
with some rain and hail. About is Of water
fell, Just enough to lay the dust.
&c FALLS CITY, Neb., March 15.-(Special)
"A good soaking rain visited this COM
munity this morning.
WAKEFIELD, Neb., March 15.-(Special.)
The wind, after blowing a gale from the
southeast for two days, last night blew up
q rain. accompanied by thunder and light
ming. The wind changed to the northwest
In the night and this morning 1t is showing
n growing colder.
FREMONT, Neb., March 15.-(Special.)-
A severe wind and duststorm prevailed
here yesterday. A few barns and outbuild-
ings were blown down, but no other dam
age OF m consequence. The mercury
reached seventy. Today 1t is much colder.
PAPILLIoN, Neb.. March 15.-(Special.)
This vicinity is again In winters grasp.
Last night It began to rain, followed by a
cold wave. snow and a high northwest
wind. Yesterday the high wind blew down
one of the semaphore poles at the tower
and did other damage at that point.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 15.-(Special.)
After two days Of high south winds with
temperature at sixty-four degrees. the wind
changed suddenly about Z o'clock last even
Eng and grew colder very rapidly. This
morning the mercury stands at sixteen
above. Winter wheat and rye have come
through the winter in good condition.
SHELTON, Neb.. March 15.-(Special.)-
After two days of hard wind from the south,
the wind changed to the north and the
mercury fell twenty-five degrees. last even
tng. This morning snow covers the ground.
BATTLE CREEK. Neb., March 15.-(Spe-
claL)-Yesterday there was a duststorm
from the south, with the thermometer up
to seventy. This morning 1t had changed
90 snow from the north with the thermom-
eter at twelve above zero, a drop Of fifty
eight degrees In eight hours. 1t is moder-
ating today.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., March 1~6.-(special.)
After an almost unbearable wind and
duststorm for a day and night, this section
was blessed with q fine rain early thiI
morning. which was Of inestimable value
TO the winter wheat. The weather Is con-
siderably cooler. but the fall In tempera.
ture was not SUFFICIENT to seriously AFFECT
the fruit CROP.
TABLE ROCK. Neb.. March 15.-(Spe.
c~ial.)-About half an inch of rain fell here
last night. accompanied by much thunder
and lightning. This was q relief from the
wind and dust OF the last few days. The
rain was badly needed, as the land waa
becoming very dry and the fields Of winter
wheat are greatly improved. Gardens are
being planted and several fields Of oats
have already been sown, but most Of the
famers think It too early.
PIERCE, Neb,, March 16.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-The nne weather Of the past few
days was broken early this morning by 9
strong wind from the northwest. accom-.
panied by rain, that developed into snow
It has been getting colder this afternoon.
FALLS CITY, Neb.. March 15.-(Special.)
Lightning struck the barn OF A. e. Hill
this morning and the resultant hre de-
Btroyed the building.