Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-04
Mercury Stands Below Freez.
ing Point at Many Places
in Iowa This After
noon
WORST FROST or
SPRING IS COMING
General Period Of Cold Tenn.
peratures and Snow and
Rain Felt in Other
States
The heaviest May snow in year,

Ine heaviest May snow in Year,
Is falling in Ottumwa today. ri. Il
The exact amount Of precipita
tion could not be definitely figured.
at O'Clock as me snow was
then still falling, but the gauge
at the fire station showed that
practically half an inch OF snow
had fallen. In some sheltered
places the snow stands nearly
an inch deep and much OF It has
melted. The Thermometer hung
closely around thirty-five degreea
above all day, fluctuating lower
than that as the afternoon ad.
vanced. Practically no further
damage is being done to local fruit
trees as the snow Is rapidly melt
Ing and the cold is not excessive.
Few blossoms arA being hurt
Z further as the winds are merciful-
~ laying lo,gs so far. BUT 1t IL
conceded that frost tonight will
do great damage.
Des Moines, May g.. Especial ~
Iowa is in the grasp OF one Of the
worst storms for this period Of the
year for a decade. Reports state thai
in many sections all over the state
snow is falling this afternoon. AL
some points the mercury stands at 81
degrees above zero. The indications
are that the worst frost OF the sprins
will visit the state tonight.
Not only Iowa is affected by the
wintry blast but the sister states oi
Colorado and Missouri are today SUI.
fering from the same cold wave.
The storm seems to be general n
its scope.
Council Bluffs, May Especial. "a
It has been showing hard here all
morning, the snow melting about a.
fast as 1t falls. At 10 o'clock thu
storm had begun to abate.
Two Inches at Atlantic.
Atlantic, May 81 Especial. Two
inches of snow had fallen at 10 O'Clock
this morning. 1t has been snowins
hard since day light.
Des Molnes Feels Storm.
Des Moines, May 81 Especial. y.
Snow began falling here early and
the storm continued all morning. AZ
8 o'clock there was about two inches
on the ground. 1t is melting fast.
Showing at oskaloosa.
oskaloosa, May 3.-(Special. III
began showing hard here at 8 O'Clock
this morning. The snow is melting
rapidly. s.ea
Fruit Gone In Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., May 3.-Snow which
n some places fell to the depth OF four
inches covered the greater part oi
Nebraska this morning. Snow ID
driven by heavy wind In the eastern
part Of the state, the drifts delaying
trains. Fruit and other vegetation
Which escaped the fatal results from
the preceding storms are now given
up as killed.
Missouri Affected.
st. Joseph, Mo-, May 3.-A snow
storm Of blizzard proportions Is ragina
here this morning.
Kansas City, May 3.-There was 4
light fall Of snow here and In north.
west Missouri this morning, follow.
Ing a cold rain.
In Kansas Also.
Wichita, Kas., May s.-Sleet ID fan
Ing in this vicinity today. The TEN.
perature stood thirty degrees.
Cold Wave in Iowa.
Sioux City, May 3.-A cold ways
struck this city late yesterday after
noon, and at o'clock last nignt thu
was 80 above zero. "A Hight
snow is falling.
Big Drop at omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May s.-FollowinE I
warm day a high north wind spranf
up last evening. accompanied by de
cided fall In the temperature. From A
above zero at z o'clock the mercury
dropped to SO at 8 o'clock.
Killing Frost Expected.
Norfolk, Neb., May 3.-Sleet and
snow fell here last night. A kiIlins
frost was forecasted by the weather
bureau.
Blizzard at Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs. May 3.A blind
Ing blizzard prevailed here yesterday
afternoon.