The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-14
WILL SAVE THE WHEAT.
Kansas Gets a Good Fall of Snow
With Little Wind.

| Parsons, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE coolest
weather of the season prevails here.
| The thermometer registers 20 degrees
above zero. A snow occurred Tuesday
afternoon and night. No rain to speak
of for two months. Ponds are mostly
dry and stock water very scarce.
Farmers fear a, hard freeze Cisterns
and wells in the city are low, but the
waterworks supply is still plentiful.
| AT EMPORIA.
The first cold snap of the winter
| came Tuesday. The temperature drop
| ped to about 16 degrees above zero
Tuesday afternoon light snow began
falling, which gradually grew heavier.
A high wind is blowing, and the cat
tlemen report that the cattle are suf-
fering from the sudden change.
AT WICHITA.
Snow has been falling here since
noon of Tuesday, the second storm of
the winter. 1t is the first taste of real
winter weather that this section of the
state has received. The thermometer
at the weather bureau registered 16
degrees above zero, but on the street
| it was colder.
AT NEWTON.
Harvey county received a good fall
of snow, not less than two inches hav-
ing fallen. A sharp wind from the
properly protected have suffered Sc
verely. The snow has drifted consid-
erably but railroad traffic has not been
fnterfered with.
AT GARDEN CITY.
A wet snow of five inches has fallen
since Monday night. With seven
inches snowfall week ago the
ground is thoroughly soaked and
wheat greatly benefited.
AT WELLINGTON.
A fine snow. which commenced
about 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning has
been falling all day and already ex-
ceeds in depth last winters entire
snowfall Already sufficient has fallen
TO prove of great benefit to the wheat
which was beginning to suffer for lack
of moisture.
AT ARKANSAS CITY.
1uesoay morning snow storm
struck southern Kansas and lasted all
day. The temperature is 10 degrees
above zero. The storm is more severe
in the northern part of Oklahoma, be-
Ing ing in some places the worst in years.
country southeast of here will suffer
from the storm.
AT NESS CITY.
Snow commenced falling here Tues
day morning at 4 o'clock and it has
been showing since. About four inches
has fallen. This will carry the wheat
through the winter in good shape
AT PEABODY.
Snow commenced falling lightly here
late Tuesday Winter wheat is suffer-
ing for moisture.
AT DODGE CITY.
rs Snow has been falling for "A hours.
inches as the fall.
AT HUTCHINSON.
fine snow is falling here starting
late Tuesday. The wheat is in a fine
condition.
AT FREDONIA.
Snow began falling here at o'clock
inch covered the ground. 1t is very dry.
but still continues to fall. The ther-
mometer registers above zero.
AT KINGMAN.
Snow has been falling here most of
the day and the ground is all covered.
AT KINSLEY.
The second big snow this month COM
menced falling Monday night and con-
tinued nearly all of Tuesday, covering
the ground to depth of six inches all
over southwestern Kansas.
AT SALINA.
Considerable snow fell here and the
thermometer reached .16 above zero, the
coolest of the winter.
AT STRONG CITY.
A light snow which began falling here
late Tuesday is gradually growing
winter came in the morning. The mer-
curry dropped to 16 and remained sta
tionary nearly all day There is a brisk
NlnQ from the nOlInedSI. OnSQ6lI6reQ
stock will suffer.
AT ELLSWORTH.
A light fall of snow here was accom-
panied by a strong north wind. The
! temperature is falling.
AT PRATT.
About three inches of snow has fallen
here in the last "a hours, accompanied
by a northeast wind.
AT BUCKLIN.
Snow and sleet has been falling here
since midnight and is accompanied by
strong north wind. 1t is freezing now
and growing colder.
AT ST. JOHN.
Another heavy snow is falling in this
part of the state. 1t started in the form
of a blizzard early Tuesday, but the
wind soon subsidized and a heavy, damp
snow fell all day. This following so
soon after the snow of last week in
sures the safety of the wheat for the
rest of the winter.