Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-30
WILL BE VARIED
and PLENTY OF IT
PROF. w. Z. FOSTER PREDICTS A
STRENUOUS CLIMATIC PRO-
GRAM FOR FIRST OF MAY.
ROAsTs CHIEF MOORE
Then Pats Himself on the Back-Farn-
ers Should Not Sell Corn Yet--The
Planet Mars Is Now Visible-The
Latest Bulletin In Detail.

A warm wave, then cool wave
bringing some rain with it, with the
weather being of threatening siren
uous character Is what Iowa is to
have in the first week in May, &C
cording to Prof. w. T. Fosters latest
bulletin. The oracle also takes a
crack at brother prophet in this re-
port and in the same breath advises
the farmers not to sell their corn
vet. BY the way, now is a good time
to see Mars. Mr.. Foster tells you
when and how to look in the following
detailed sheet:
Washington, d. c., April 27.--Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross continent "a to %, warm
wave % to 81, cool wave rs to 80.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 20, cross west of Rockies
country by close of 80, great central
valleys, May to 8, eastern states 4.
Warm wave will cross west of Rock
les country about 20, great central
valleys May /, eastern states 8. Sool
wave will cross west of Rockies about
May 2, great central valleys 4, eastern
states 6.
This disturbance will bring unusual
" high temperatures and some of the
most severe storms Of the month.
Some rain may be expected as the
cool wave comes in and weather will
be OF a threatening, strenuous charac-
ter.
Second disturbance of May will
reach Pacific coast about 4, cross
west Of Rockies country by close of
5, great central valleys 6 to 8, eastern
j states 8. Warm wave will cross west
of Rockies country about 4, great ceJi-
trail valleys 6, eastern states s. Cool
wave will cross west Of Rockies about
Z, great central valleys 9, eastern
states IL.
Storms Less Severe
This disturbance will cause much
lower average temperatures than the
preceding disturbance and large
increase of rainfall. Intensities Of
the weather features will be greater
than usual but the storms will not
be so severe as in the preceding dis
turbance
After week of radical weather we
may expect more seasonal features
Immediately following q, but severe
storms may be expected about that
time. after which some real May
weather and better crop conditions
than prevailed throughout April
Roasts Chief Moore.
Chief Moore of the United States
weather bureau has bought large
.ruit farm out in the. mountains OF
Maryland. May we hope he will have
better success with fruit raising than
be has had with the weather.
This is not good time to sell corn
Crop weather will soon begin to at
feet prices and corn may be expected
to go I'D il the big spectators will
permit Rockefeller. Hartman, Morgan
ct al., do not cause SO much loss C
producers as do the millionaire
spectators in the cereals. Why MOI
jump onto these great cereal specula
tors with both feet and with sharp
ened steel trust tacks in your boots
Troy, N. Y Daily Press says
First half of April will average yer,
COOL said Foster, the forecaster, in 8
dispatch we printed the first Saturda,
of the month. AS usual he was righ
and the snow which still whitens thu
hills within view Of Troy bears con
elusive evidence of the fact. Their.
ire weather prophets and weathe