Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-11
COLD WEATHER IN THE EAST
Drop of Twenty Degrees, with Light
snow, Reported AIons Lower
Lake Region.


WASHINGTON, Oct 1O.-The weather
bureau tonight announced that It was APP
proximately 20 degrees colder than yester-
day in the states east of the Mississippi
river and that a light snowfall doubtless
would continue IN the state along the lower
lake region. Snow is falling along the
Great lakes. The western area of high
pressure is fast giving way and fresh
disturbance is moving eastward in its rear.
the center being north of Montana The
eastern storm is passing OF New England
over the Canadian maritime provinces.
Snow or rain is expected near Lake Erie
and snow nurries are expected Thursday
in the east part of Pennsylvania.
The western area of high pressure has
overspread the central valleys and southern
districts with heavy and killing frosts in
the Mississippi valley north of Memphis.
Light frosts also occurred in Oklahoma.
eastern and central Tennessee and heavy
frosts in northwestern Arkansas.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Oct. 1o-Last night was
the coldest for this date ever recorded here
and the coldest for October in twenty-eight
years, the mercury standing at II degrees
above zero.
WEST POINT, Neb.. oct. 10.-(Special.)-
The weather for the past few days has
ring last night Corn is now dry enough
to husk, having ripened naturally, and will
yield throughout this section more than
an average crop Stalks are higher than
for many years in some Instances the ears
of corn hanging out Of reach of an ordi-
nary sized man. Potatoes are a good
Nrop, the local demand being supplied al
+. 2 rate Of 20 cents per bushel.
BION, Neb. October 10.-tSpecial)-
mercury dropped last night TO Is
z. 'ero, a change Of 81 degrees since
AND. Oct. lO.-A heavy, wet
snI by high wind fell here to-
day. storm is the most severe since
that o. october s. 1892. and is general along
Ohio's lake front.
CYNTHIANA. KY, oct. 1O.-The firs
snow of the season fell here today.
ST. LOUIS. oct. 10.-This was me cold
est October day ever recorded in st. Louis
the temperature being "a degrees On oc'
tober 9, 1875. the next coldest october day
registered 40 degrees.
COLUMBUS o.. Oct. 1O.-Various points
throughout Ohio report record breaking
weather today. At GAINESVILLE the snow
fell for three hours and the remarkabl,
thing about il is that the storm cam,
before any frost had fallen in that vicin
ity. At Findlay the report is sent out
that an inch of snow fell, breaking al
records there for this time of the year.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 1o-There was
a light fall of snow here today and in the
mountain regions of Kentucky. This
breaks all records for early snowfalls.
LEXINGTON. Ky. Oct. 1O.-snow fo
Ave minutes here today.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. oct. l0.-Fou1
inches of snow fell here today. A snow
storm ragged for several hours dt Mario.
and other Indiana points the snowfall
reaching as far south as Bloomington.
ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. p.-The hrst SNOW
OF the season fell here today
LAPoRTE. Ind, Oct. 1o.-The record II
Indiana for early snowstorms was broker
today. when, according to the governnien
observer here. six inches of snow fell dur
ing the day. At stillwell, seven miles soutl
of I.aPortc., the fall was the heaviest u
this section. measuring fourteen inches oi
the level The running of railroad train
and electric cars was affected.