Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-01

| of Omaha is the quartermaster depot,
| occupying an extensive tract of land at
the intersection of Twenty-second street
along the Union Pacific railway tracks. The
depot comprises several large buildings
| equipped with every modern convenience
for handling stores and supplies of every
character for use of the United States
army. Here is assembled military sup
plies except ordnance for the entire de-
partment, both quartermaster and COM
mssary. These supplies are being con-
stantly received and shipped out to the
various military posts of the department
and elsewhere throughout the country.
The depot is in charge of Captain Thomas
Swobe, quartermaster, United States army,
and he has with him large force of EN-
ployes to assist in the care and shipment
i of the supplies. The depot is enclosed with
a high brick wall and suitable guards are
kept there for the protection of the ex-
tremely valuable government property.
POEtomce Inspectors Department..
A branch of the Postoffice Inspectors de-
partment is located in the federal building
It's representatives are Donald j. Sinclair
who has charge of the South Platte dis
trct. extending from the Missouri river to
the western line of the state, and A. J.
Moore. who has charge of the North Platte
district. comprising all that part of the
state lying north of the Platte river. Both
inspectors are constantly in the field and
have been rather busy during tho last
year and numerous small offenses against
the postal laws have been investigated by
Inspectors Moore and Sinclair and indict-
ments secured.
weather Conditions for 1908.
! A general summary of weather conditions
that prevailed in Omaha and vicinity dur
/ ing the year 1905 shows that the year
| was In no sense remarkable, unless II was
its near approach to being a normal or
average year. 1t is a fact well known to
meteorologists that any year, throughout
which exactly normal or average conditions
were maintained, would be considered an
abnormal most remarkable year There
were no wide departures during any period
Of the past year, either in temperature or
rainfall. II is true that there were de-
fciencies in precipitation during the months
of June and July, but the rains that oc-
CURED during those months were so timely
and nicely distributed that no injury 10
| growing crops resulted from the defcien-
cies. The average temperature for the
year was slightly above the normal and
the total precipitation was less than one
perature recorded was 5 degrees below
zero on February 2 and the highest re-
corded was % degrees above on July 16.
The most noteworthy disturbance occur
ring during the year was the wind squall
on the evening of July 10, when the wind
blew from the southeast at the rate of
: sixty-four miles per hour for five minutes,
and the actually quickest mile at the rate
OF seventy-fve miles per hour. being the
highest velocites ever recorded at this sta
ton. Another windstorm of great vio-
lence occurred on September 49, when a
velocity OF ffty-four miles per hour was
recorded. The wind squall on the after
noon OF May 3 will be remembered as the
one during which the Coffin factory To-
Gated in North Omaha. collapsed. killing
three persons and injuring six others The
warm weather prevailing during the first
few days in March was remarkable, a
temperature of 70 degrees was recorded on
the Sd. being the highest recorded within
the first ten days of any March.
table showing the normal and monthly
mean temperature and the Total monthly
precipitation is furnished herewith: