Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-08
A COLD WAVE IS
EXPECTED ABOUT
OCTOBER IL
THIS MONTH AS PREDICTED BY
w. T. FOSTER WILL BE A
MONTH OF CHANGES AND DIS
TuRBANcEs

1t is advised by the weather fore
packed and ready for the sudden and
this NORTH To gard against severe
colds and sickness one wants to be-
prepared to make some lightning like
changes, that is lie they keep pac
with the weather. 1t is stated that
when hurricane is developing in the
Caribbean sea south of Porto Rica, a
cool WAVE usually develops west or
Manitoba, and such an occurrence is
expected to occur about October IL.
Following Is the weather bulletin as
given by w. T. Foster for this MONTH:
The Report in Full.
Washington, D. c., Oct, 5.-The
last bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
ance to cross the continent 4 to 8,
warm wave to Z, cool wave to 10.
Next disturbance will reach the Pac-
life coast about 8. cross west Of the
Rockies country by close of 8, great
central valleys 10 to IL, eastern states
10. Warm wave will cross west of
Rockies about s, great central valleys
10, eastern states IL. Cool wave will
cross west Of Rockies about IL, great
central valleys 13, eastern states Is.
All disturbances Of this month will
be of more than usual intensities.
Tropical storms may be expected at
any time and the dates of this disturb
ance will probably be close to the
dates for a tropical storm When a
hurricane is developing in the Carib-
bean sea south of Porto Rico or Hayti
a great cool or cold wave usually de-
velops west of Manitoba. expect
such cold wave not far from October
IL and will be on the lookout for a
tropical storm or hurricane about that
time.
This disturbance of October II il ex-
pected to bring unusually severe
weather on the continent and, follow
ing great high temperature wave the
cold wave following great high tenn
perature wave the cold wave following
will make us feel like putting on win
ter clothing. Some heavy rains will
be on Of the weather features Of this
storm and in northern parts heavy
SHOWS for the season.
But the cold will not long continue
and high temperature will soon return.
Third disturbance of October will
reach the Pacific coast about IA, cross
west Of the Rockies country by close
Of Ii. great central valleys 16 to 1S,
eastern states 10. Warm wave will
CROSS west Of Rockies about ID great
central velleys 16, eastern states IS.
Cool wave will cross west of Rockies
about II, great central valleys 10.
eastern states 81.
Frost Wave Follows Rece.
Principal feature of this disturbance
VIII be the great rise In temperature
following the frost wave of last dis
turbance. This warm wave will con-
tinue several days and the cool wave
following will bring mild, not freezing,
weather. Not much rain nor snow
with this storm.
am expecting better weather in
November for cotton picking and corn
gathering and whoever neglects to
make good use of that good weather
will be the loser because of bad Dec.
ember weather to follow.
Those who must sell their old grain
and cotton soon should dispose Of them
before November. The good weather
Of that month will depress prices but
the bad weather of December viii
strengthen prices. Don't be in a hurry
about selling the new corn. Nothing
in sight to depress prices IL you can
mold till beginning of next year
will soon have my 1908 crop-weath-
er forecasts completed and then we
will know more about 1t. We have
had long run Of fairly good crop
years and 1t is but natural for us RI Ia
on the alert for crop failure. But
| rely wholly on what the figures.
taken from the weather records of a
hundred years, will say. No other
forecaster uses those old records and
therefore no other forecaster can We
So reliable.
PAckWooD.