The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-11-28

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blizzard iii Fargo. as .,. ,1;t. Z 4
The storm that is; prevailing in Far
go today is general almost over the en-
tire United States with the snowfall
quite prevalent all over the northwest
and heavier in the Red river. valley than
/ i'll any other section Of the country.
The barometer fell rapidly here today
and is rising rapidly in the northwest,
which has developed a wind that is
reaching the magnitude oil a blizzard. &
The highest velocity reported at sixty
4 four miles at Duluth and Superior and
sixty miles at Devils Lake Ihe lat
ter prevailed ait I'll so'c clock this morning
4 when the wind was whopping things up
at a mile a minute
Observer Grasse reported that the.
/ high wind would reach here this after
noon, probably about i O'Clock and the
snow IS expected to be doing things by
nightfali. Everyone who has busi-3
ness outdoors this evening is advised
To- nestle by his own fireside tonight u
The temperature is rapidly falling
over the northwest. Ten degrees be-
low was reported at Medicine Hat with.
eight below at Helena and stib-zero at
other stations between here and there
N was 22 above here last night and
/ this had alleii sto, IS above at noon with
the prediction for zero tonight. I'll # IS
La Montana and the western part OF
the state only about two inches of snow
lad fallen UP 10 noon. AT Devils Lake
II the fall was about five or SAX inches and
4 III the entire length Of the valley about
"a foot on the level Is reported.
W. The storm up till this afternoon had
tie appearance Of coming from the;
east, but lit was merely the current of
the wind toward the center of the
storm which has beeii west Of this
point and is expected to be central
sometime this afternoon.
This morning the snow OH the level
was considerably over twelve inches
deep and there were countless drifts,
three to six feet deep. Street locomotior
was difficult, especially for those who
were among the first to turn out There
we're some cars running, but at such ir-
regular intervals they were practically
useless for those on the outskirts and
csnec;alv IA ,vn,,,e, svl sd
p.eat difficulty 4, 9rearh;,,o staras and
nif;ces OWING ~ ti,e;r havsns w ,,,aSls .,;l,
throupl, lie deen sr,nw '.s ' 8, 81 y w
The dnwnto us, nm, 'tn;lers ,,ere u ve,,, 81.
nreciative ~ the eff,,rts S,f tl,nse t,n,,o,tz
f,, hnmseholders ,yl,a {, t Is y
early move was naade a ma n,after ~
clearing the sidewalks which helped
those Who were obl;ped to uall IN & re,
narks made abnrf nennle ',vi,o I ,1,ak %
III m atfe,nnt Sto clear theiys s;dewalks ~
snow II better ,,:,t nri,,ted 1 Dna stp;;,,o
HERE were "a arct;c features abo,,t t,s
storm IS that there vas rs frigid hard 4
sl,in abonf travel 'e'
Traffic WAS i,npeded N s5,ue,vl,at ~,
Rraadwav a,1d otl,er ,.s q
owinp III lie ,,,rnero,,s io,,ss
Wllic6 have beet, under wav fs,r
week I Il, tie n1alsii1o IF gas ana Wate,s
c,,o;,,eer;no dena rti,,e,,t to have III s,ss
wnrlr dni,e hefore t,e renav;ro' III f,,e.
streets r,ext season. Here AID tl,eres
were partly filed holes ana piles of dirtl
1 which now thew are covered With snow
\ Resemble hure banks of snow s Some Some
q work was ii progress this norninp III,
s tl,e effort "a Oct some fhat xvas near.
conplefion wholly flushed. but Il s,was
slow owing to The rather stiff breeael
{; Superintendent '''ia Hicks ] of The pubic