Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
A VARIETY COMING
WARM AND COLD WEATHER WILL
CHARACTERIZE LATTER
PART OF MAY
w. T. Foster, the Washington Prophet,
Forecasts an Assortment Of Torrid
Atmosphere and Dangerous Storms,
His Latest Bulletips

A day or two Of warm weather fol-
lowed by the saIe amount of chilly at
mosphere is promised for next. week,
says Weather Observer w. T. Foster
of Washington. The eastern prognos-
% touches on the warm
weather, but dwells on the cold variety
with vehemence. He says dangerous
storms may be expected during the
movement of the disturbance across
the continent, and that the month will
close with hot and dry period.
Fosters latest bulletin gives the fol
lowing information:
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis
turbance to cross continent II to 81
warm wave 16 to 20, cool wave 10 to
%. Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about goth, cross west OF
Rockies country by close of 21st, great
central valleys 22d to oath, eastern
states 25th. Warm wave will cross
west of Rockies about 20, great central
valleys 22d, eastern states oath. Cool
wave will cross west of Rockies about
23rd, great central valleys 25th, east
ern states II.
"This will be the most severe dis
turbance of May and dangerous storms
may be expected during it's move
ments eastward across the continent
1t will close the hottest and dryest
period of May, and will be followed
by increasing rainfall. The closing
day of May will be favorable to corn
crop, except that weather will be a
little too cool.
"The last disturbance of May will
reach Pacific coast about 25th, cross
west of Rockies by close of 26th, great
central valleys 9th to 10Th, eastern
states Both. Warm wave will cross
west of Rockies country about 25th
great central valleys 9th, eastern
states 18th. Cool wave will cross west
of Rockies country about 2Sth, great
central valleys 3Oth, eastern states
June l.
"This disturbance will be most Sc
we're on Pacific coast and will grow
less fierce as it passes eastward, but
rainfall will increase over the previous
week. Low temperature will follow it
81 expect a drouth to begin in June
that will be of increasing interest te
corn growers and dealers. 1t will also
have some effect on oats and grass.
will give some of the particulars Of
that drouth in my next bulletin. Ny
June Weather chart definitely locates
that drouth and is therefore of unusu
al interest. 1t will be mailed to any
subscriber of this paper on receipt Of
2-cent stamp. These monthly wealth
er charts constitute the basis of al
my weekly weather bulletins.
"Crop weather of June, July and Au
gust will be of greater Importance thar
any that has occurred since 1901 anC
therefore these forecasts will attract
more than the usual interest of those
who are interested in the cereals.
Science Notes.
81 believe it possible to correctly
forecast earthquakes and if we hat
good records of these dreadful convul
sions covering one hundred years pas
the earthquake problem could be
worked out. Congress is being asked
to appropriate small sum for the
purpose of gathering information abou
the San Francisco earthquake. Better
make the appropriation 100000 ant
require a complete record to be made
of these disturbances that have occur
red on this continent, on the isthmu:
of Panama and on the islands of thu