Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-13
FIRST
SNOW
STORM
In Three Years Causes Much
Inconvenience to
Travel

For once the small boy is happy
likewise the small girl. For the first
time in three years Salem has real
rousing snow storm. All day yester
day the snow fell, and by night the
ground was covered with a thick coat
ing of it.. Down town the people went
wild, at least some of them did. The
clerks along Commercial street got
right out in in it, and the passersby
suffered from the attack. Staid bust
ness men stopped long enough to grab
up a handful of snow and throw al
some unsuspecting fellow, and then
snow would fly from all directions.
Although the snow made great
mnay people happy, there were some
who took a pessimistic view of the sit
uation. "This here weather would be
all right" remarked one old man from
Iowa, "but this amt the right kind
of climate Just then big snow
ball hit him somewhere in the region of
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followed was drowned in snow.
The streets took on quite an Eastern
look, and it is a real novelty to see the
contrivances which are used in lieu of
sleighs and cutters. Wheels are re-
moved from buggies, and in their stead
are secured home made runners, while
a few real cutters, jingling with sleigh
bells, dash up and down the streets,
while the small boy tugged along with
his little sled hauling his girl home
from school.
Last evening coasting was in order,
and several parties went to the differ
ent hills in the suburban part of town,
and spent a jolly evening. The best
place for this was in Fairmount Park.
where there was long straight slide,
and the sleds bobbed up and down and
over, with scarcely mishap. Some
times, however, the sled would hit a
bump, and the occupants would tum-
BILE off in the snow in a manner more
ludicrous than becoming. But every
thing goes in coasting. Coasting is a
novelty here, and is the most exhilirat-
ing sport. When you start down the
hill the feeling which creeps over you
is indescribable, and before you can
define it you are lying in a heap of
snow at the bottom.
This morning the snow was still on,
and even better. The small boy didn t
have to be called twice today. He was
up with the birds, and out on the walk
before breakfast. Fathers and moth
ers seolded in vain. "Hurrah for the
mow.n
The street car service of the city
was in a badly demoralized condition
this morning. many of the ears ran be-
hind time, and some were unable to
perform their usual runs for several
hours.
This morning the walks were slip
perry from the long coasting, and it was
indeed funny sight to see the people
on their way to work vainly trying to
keep their feet. Sedate school ma ms la
bored and tugged up the walks holding
to the fence to keep straight. The peo-
pie who "just hated snow" waited in
vain for a car, and had to start out
afoot, under the close protection of an
Dignifed young ladies were
caught on corners and had their faces
washed by some audacisus young
man." who, in some instances were
surprised to find how much color the
girl had left, but no one got mad, and
all joined in the sport.
The weather report says, "Friday,
and Saturday, rain or snow, ;"
and all the young people-yes,
and even some of the older ones-are
wishing that it would be snow. Any
way, January 18th will be remembered
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