Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-24
.FURS and WRAPS
WILL FEEL Good.
WINTER TO BE HERE FOR THE
HOLIDAYS WITH SNOW
AND ICE.
MAY HAVE SLEIGHING
Conditions for the Last Half Of Month
Are Favorable to Good Ice
Foster Gives his
Predictions.

There is some consolation for the
iceman the i, rscuSl issued by Prof.
Foster this week, as he tells us we
may i"''k forward to wintry Christ
mas and a fair ice harvest. Much
cold rain in the south and sleighing
low temperatures. Look out for Sc
we're cold wave to strike here about
Christmas eve. The complete fore
cast follows
Washington, D. c., Dec 23.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 20 to "a, warm
wave 10 to %, cool wave % to rs.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about "a, cross Pacific slope by
close of 25 great central valleys &c to
2S eastern states 90. Warm wave will
cross Pacific Slone about "a. great
central valleys IS. eastern states %.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope 81,
great central valleys 49, eastern states
81.
Preceding this disturbance will
come a long spell of cold weather and
following it will come a great rise in
temperatures. Much stormy, cold, dis
agreeable weather is expected on the
continent during the passage of this
disturbance, and while severe storms
will continue the temperature will be
mider as December goes out.
program for the Christmas holidays.
In the south much cold rain and in the
north an abundance Of sleigning or
deeper SHOWS with low temperatures;
Ice harvesters will get some good
Ice from these cold waves last part or
December Indications are favorable
to winter grain during the month of
December Look out for a severe cold
wave to cross great central valleys not
70, M, Il t11x, f.,l1N
ing Dec. 81 moderate. warm wave
is expected. Keep in mind that these
weather events, moving eastward. are
eXr ected to reach meridian 80 on dates
mentioned unless otherwise specifically.
located
First part of January looks cold and
stormy and last part averaging warm
er but very stormy with sudden
changes and severe storms. General
next bulletin. Last part of December
looks very cold for WASHINGTON and
| the Atlantic coast generally.
The high temperature waNc pre-
dcted in these bulletins to cross con-
tinent to II was exactly on time and
| was a sure enough warm spell. 1t is
YER gratifying to myself and the
! friends of my work to see the appar-
emily tickle weather changes follow
|
month before. The weather is not gov
erned by chance but by laws and it is
possible for man to know these laws.
| In the weather as in some othe'
things. We must know the future by
| the past
The planets for January will not
make much Of display. jupiter will
be the most conspicuous. The moon
will pass within two degrees of him on
January 10. when the moon will be
near its full Mars will be the next
most interesting object 1t is the red
star and may be seen soon after sun
set. The moon. when at first quarter
! will pass within five degrees of Mars
on Jan. s. Venus may be seen in the
west soon after sunset after jan. IL
Moon will pass within one degree OF
Venus January 5.
But the eye does not tell what eff
feet these planets have on the wealth
er. While Saturn may be dinly seer
in tho southwest soon after sunse
during January her influence on thu
weather will be great The moon will
pass within three degrees of Saturn
January s. Mar md Saturn will ap.
pear to be close together Jupiter. Sat
urn and Mars will rule the weather O
January.