Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-30
TERRIBLE WINTER
STORM in SIGHT
PROF. w. T. FOSTER SAYS ONE OF
THE WORST IN YEARS is
DUE NOVEMBER 8 TO II
VIII be Preceded by Very Warm
Weather-The Professor May Have
Seen the Coming Republican Land
slide.

Seen the Coming Republican Land
slide.
One of the worst winter storms OF
years Is what Ottumwa and the vicin-
ity are in for about November 8, &C.
cording to Prof. w. T. Foster, the
Washington weather arranger. Not
that the professor says that It will
strike Ottumwa, specifying this place
above any other. Far from that, he
does not even attempt to say just
where it will strike, hut he says that
1t will affect large part of North
America.
He says that this storm will be
preceded by great rise in tempera-
ture. But do not be deceived" says
the professor, get ready for the COM
ing storm. and If 1t misses you, bel
thankful"
landslide, that the professor has seen
in the far away realm of the elements,
headed this way. If this be so he has
the date fixed a couple of days to soon
but then in weather predictions, who
minds little thing like that?
The following is the bulletin for
| this week:
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis
turbance to cross continent 81 to Nov.
i, warm wave 26 to 80, cool wave 20
to Nov. 3. Next disturbance will reach
Pacific coast about 80, cross west of
Rockies country by close of Nov. !,
great central valleys 2 to 4. eastern
states 6. Warm wave will cross west
of Rockies about 20, great central val
legs Nov. 2. eastern states 4. Cool
wave will cross west Of Rockies about
Nov. 8, great central valleys 5, eastern
states Z.
| This will not be an important dis
turbance. Temperatures will average
below normal, cloudy weather will be
the rule and otherwise rather pleas
ant weather may be expected.
| Second disturbance of November
will reach Pacific coast about 4, cross
west of Rockies country by close of 5,
great central valleys to s, eastern
states g. Warm wave will cross west
of Rockies about 4, great central val
i leys 6, eastern states 8. Cool wave
will cross west of Rockies about Z,
great central valleys 9, eastern states
i H.
Put your affairs in order for this
will be one Of the worst winter storms
of recent years. OF course it will not
affect all parts Of the continent but as
) 1t will reach large part of North
3 America will not try to designate
where It's fury will be greatest. The
first indication of the approaching
l - M ~ IN
!, ture and weather that might induce
!, you to extended out door affairs. Don't
J be deceived by the persuasive ele
l ments but get ready for a furious
winter disturbance. If it misses yor
be happy it did.
November will be bad weather
month. Three great storm periods
l may be expected that will cross the
J, central valleys not far from 7, II ant
!. 81: little earlier further west and {
little later east. The first one men
. toned, and described in next above
paragraph, will be the least important
> only an introduction to the rea
thing. These disturbances will cause
=. great storms, In many parts allNarount
: the earth.
C November will average colder thar
usual. Not much precipitation til
after the middle of the month. Heav.
) SHOWS or rains last half OF month
: Much bad weather till end of Decen
: Der and it will pay to get ready TO
the worst that sometimes occurs dur
ing these months.
n Science Notes.
The u. S. weather bureau Is to b
commended for its enterprise in tryin
to find basis for long range weathe
forecasts. 1t has put three sets Of il
: vestigators to work, under three abb
! and determined professors of meteor
ology, in most determined effort t
d find the cause of weather changes.
e, Each of these sets of Investigator
is operating on separate theor
- wholly unlike the others. One theor
is that the suns. heat varies, thereb
y being the cause Another is that tn
:, sun rotating on it's axis like WACO
wheel carries around with 1t element
10 that strike out earth, thereby causin
our weather changes. A third theor
~ is that if we know the weather cond
/, lions on all parts OF the earth thos
i conditions will reveal to US the kind (
IS weather that may be expected weel
~ and months in advance.
n. These theories of weather burea
ls professors are worthy Of being invest
ie gated; they indicate y wonderful a
- vance made by Chief Moore of tt
a weather bureau. Not long ago he CO
Is. demned all efforts at long rang
er weather forecasts.
VI II either Of the three weather bures
re theories proves good will be reat
to go out Of business, as there cam
or be two correct theories as to IL
causes Of our weather changes. B
ay II my theory proves to be the CORE
one it will make no difference in Chi
Moore's staff of professors. The
would adopt my system as the basis
:. their forecasts, otherwise making ]
as material changes in the working for
of the bureau.
he By the time they are able to dete
lg- mine as to their three conflictil