The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
NORTH Of MANY STORMS
Prophet Hicks Does Not Otter Much
Encouragement Tor Good
w Weather in January.

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has to offer in the way of Weather
/ for the month OF January
A regular storm period is central
on the 5tll, covering the Sd to the
Sth. lhe Mercury period, which
was central on Dec. u. extends to
the 7th and viii excite the normal
tendency to rain, sleet..or suow on
and touching the 18th, 9Th and 9th.
These storms will eliminate on and
touching the 9th, attended by low
barometer. higher temperature and
possible lightning and thunder to the
southwark. Rain will turn rapidly
to sleet and snow, all followed by d
sullgrown cold wave, which will
spread dangerously far into the
south aud east, progressively from
the northwest. from ABOUT the Ith
to the 18th.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
! trail on the l1th. 18th and 18th.
Barometer, wind currents and clouds
will all show growing storm coudi-
tions by the llth and 18th, but the
crisis will fall on and touching the
l4th. High winter gales, rain south.
ward, snow storms amounting 20
billiards ..and .blockades northward,
should find no students of these
forecasts mapping at this time. An
other wide aud wicked cold wave
will come on the scene about the 18th
TO the 10th. The cattle on a
Thousand hills and plains will suffer
if prudent and merciful men do not
have the care of them.
a regular storm period is at the
beginning Of the Venus period.
Storm conditions at tn S period Will
develop and eliminate from the 10th
10 the Goth. The crisis will be on
about the l9tD, at the passage of the
moDn over the celestial equator.
Renewed rain and snow storms will
pass over the country during this
period. with high barometer, gales
and cold wave following close behind
and reaching most parts about the
10th and 21st.
A reactionary storm period will lie
between the 2lst and the oath.
touching perhaps the last of the 2lst
and the first Of the Gath, its crisis
being on the 22d and 23d. Moons
first quarter being on the 2lst and
its apogean point being Oh the I'D,
the disturbances Of this period will
extend in greater or less degree to
these days. Renewed snow squalls
will be general during these days and
quickened cold will follow up to
about the Goth.
4 regular storm period covers the
9th to 3lst, having its center on
the 2Sth. This last January storm
period brings us we'll toward the
center of the Venus period. The
full Moon, or Moons opposition with
Earth and Sun, is on the Goth. This
full moon is at an eclipse node,
causing a direct line Of Moon with
Earth and Sun, and hence an eclipse
of the moon. By the 9th decided
fall of the barometer will appear
in western sections, and as this
condition moves eastward it will
merge into cloudiness, higher tenn
perature and storms Of rain, turning
into snow. The crises of this period
will center on the Goth. Within
thirty-siX hours OF moon on the 18th,
especially on and following that date,
heavy rain aud wind storms will
cross the country to the southwark,
and in central aud northern ATTITUDES
rains will turn to snow and sleet,
with indications good for severe
gales and billiards. out of the north
west Such is our calculation, and
we venture to admonish all concerned
To watch against billiards, snow
blockades and a wide and dangerous
cold wave, all to eliminate i'm natul-
al order and SUGGESTIONS during the
last five days of January.
Mr.. Hicks concludes his forecast
with an admonition lin regard to
February, which he says will in all
probability bring many heavy storms
and much severe weather.
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