Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-03
FIRST HEAVY SNOW OF SEASON
Several Inches Of Precipitation Gene will
the New Year
STREET CAR SNOW ptows ARE OUT
Sleigh Bells Are Heard for the
First Time This winter
welsh Predicts More
of IL

The first heavy snow Of the season
began falling about O'Clock Monday
night and has continued with very little
intermssion up to p. m. Tuesday. The
snowfall was very gentle accompanied by
little or no wind and by O'Clock Tuesday
morning had reached depth Of one inch.
As a result the street car company had
TO bring out it's snow sweepers and the
cars have been having more or less trouble
all day. The precipitation was so even that
sleighs and cutters were brought into
early requisition and the first Jingle Of
sleigh bells OF the season was heard on
the streets during the forenoon.
depth of nearly three inches was at
tanned by noon and heavy teaming on the
streets was extremely dificult because Of
the balling of the horses feet. Automo-
biles have been thrown almost completely
out of commission by the snow.
The first snow of the season was October
30. Another light one fell the first part
of December. but this is the first heavy
one.
THE temperature here Tuesday morning
was Is varying not more than one point.
In Nebraska and Iowa.
LINCOLN. Jan. 2-Snow fell last night
and greater part OF today in most o.:
Nebraska. The fall was marked by mild
weather and an absence OF wind, so that
trains were little delayed and live stock
has not suffered. A precipitation of four
inches was reported in the eastern part Of
the state this morning.
DIES MONIES, Jan. "A heavy snow
is falling throughout Iowa today. Reports
from every bureau in the state Indicate a
general downfall of such proportions that
passenger and freight traffic on steam
roads are threatened.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. "A heavy wet
snow was general last night and today In
western Missouri and throughout Kansas
Telegraph and telephone service was i'm
paired to some extent, but there was only
slight interruption, of railway trafic. In
Oklahoma there was heavy fall of rain.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 2-(Special.)
Snow has been falling in this vicinity
nearly all day. The farmers have finished
husldng their corn some time since. and
the snow will be very beneficial to the win
ter wheat, etc.
WEST POINT. Neb., Jan. 2-(Special. y
After long season of California mid
winter weather, winter commenced New
Years day in earnest. Snow commenced to
fall in the morning and has been coming
ever since. ABOUT three Inches
are now on the ground. The weather is
comparatively mild. with an entire absence
of wind the snow lying where 1t fell.
WAYNE Neb., Jan. 2.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Snow has been falling nearly all
day and the prospect for sleighing is fine.
as the weather is excellent and the roads
in splendid condition
LEIGH, Neb., Jan. Especial. 1.-The
snowstorm of yesterday continues today
undated. There has been a steady fall all
day and there is now four inches. There is
no wind. consequently no drifting.
FREMONT. Neb Jan. 2.-(Special)-
About three inches of moist snow fell here
this morning, the first of the season. A
number of sleighs were out this afternoon
but they ran rather hard. The weather Is
still cloudy. with indications of the snow.
fall continuing q
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Jan. 2.-(Special)-
About an inch of snow fell here last night
and the snow is still falling, which will be
of much benefit to winter wheat.
ALBION, Neb, Jan. 2-(Special. THE
sun did not make its appearance the first
day of the year and very light snow fell
This morning the indications are that a
real snowstorm is beginning The snow IL
cbming from the east, with every indica-
ton of continuing during the day.