Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
SEVERE COLD IN STATE.
Thermometer Goes Down to Thirty-two
Degrees Below Zero-Much
Suffering Is Felt.

Merrill. Wis, Dec III Special. IA
severe cold snap struck this city yester-
day morning. Thermometers registered
81 degrees below zero, the coolest SO far
this season.
Sheboygan, Wis, Dec. Al Special
Not since the last twenty years has
ShebOygan experienced SO severe weather
thus early in the season as this winter.
Saturday the thermometer began TO fail
steadily until it had touched 16 below
zero yesterday morning. If the present
spell continues for any length OF time
there will be much suffering among the
poor which the usual charities will find
difficult to relieve, as the funds Of the
Home of the Friendless, the Humane so
ciety and the White Front mission, the
leading organizations of that kind in the
city. are depleted.
Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. III Special. /
Sunday was the most uncomfortable day
that Oshkosh and northeastern Wiscon-
sin experienced in years. The cold wave
reached here Saturday evening and sent
the thermometer down more than 40 de-
grees At / o'clock Saturday afternoon
the mercury registered 20 degrees above
zero. At Z O'Clock the reading was -
below. At noon the thermometer stood
at 10 below. All trains were three hours
late.
Osceola, Wis, Dec 14.-During the
last rev Gays the weather mas Dc9n Sc
we're in this region, the thermometer 60
ing down to 20 degrees below zero. Many
families are suffering for want of fuel
in surrounding villages, where the price
of oak wood has gone up to $3.50 and Sc
cord.
perature dropped forty degrees in twenty
four hours in this city from Saturday
noon and since Sunday morning the cold
est weather IN two years has been eX
perienced. The thermometer has been
registering % below and this morning it
is still i below
Appleton, Wis, Dec. III Special. i
The thermometer reached % below zero
this morning. Trouble in the gas plant
caused much suffering. The city relief
and poor commissioner has been working
all day to relieve suffering. No one is
seriously frozen.
Brodhead, Wis, Dec III Special. /
The snow is six inches deep here and
the weather is very cold The temperar
ture yesterday was from % to u degrees
below zero and today is from 10 TO IS
degrees below.
Plainfeld. Wis, Dee. IA Special
The heaviest snow storm of the winter
prevailed here Saturday and several
inches of snow fell, making good sleigh.
ing which is needed by teamsters and
farmers for hauling produce.
Phillips, Wis, Dee. IA Special. /
Sunday was the coolest day this winter,
the thermometer registering % degrees
below zero in the morning, { at noon and
16 below at s p. m, with hard wind
blowing.
Unity. Wis, Dee. 14.-Yesterday was
the coolest day of the season. The Their
mometer registered % degrees below zero
at o'clock this morning.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. III Special. J.
The thermometers yesterday morning
registered % degrees below zero and Is
below this morning.
Neillsville, Wis, Dec. IA Special. J.
About three inches of snow has fallen in
the last three days here. The weather
is very cold.
Lake Mills, Wis, Dec 14-[Special1
1t was % degrees below zero yester-
day.
Princeton, Wis, Dec. III Special. /
The temperature yesterday morning was
30 degrees below zero and today it was
20 below.
Manitowoc, Wis, Dec. 14.-[Speciai.l
The city was visited by the most severe
storm of the season Saturday, snow fall
ing to the depth of inches. A cold
wave followed and Sunday morning the
and it was but 4 trifie warmer during The
day
Houghton, Mich, Dec. IA terrific
snowstorm, with temperature below zero,
has prevailed here since Saturday. Both
steam and electric roads have been I'M
able to maintain schedules Rock trains
were moved with difficulty, and it is
feared that all the stamp mills cannot
secure a full supply Of rock. All Chi
cago trains are from five to eight hours
late