The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
SECRETARY STEELE OF Y. N. c. A.
will KEEP METEOROLOGICAL
RECORDS in BILLINGS.
EXPERIENCED Man.
Learns Of Vacancy From The Gazette
and with Characteristic Public splr-
itedness Applies for Position Which
is Honorary one at 1est-Report
for Last Week.

From Saturdays Daily.
q. ID. Steele, the public spirited sec
rotary of the local Y. NC. ~. has
volunteered to act as weather observ-
or for Billings, without pay, and will
undoubtedly be placed II charge Of
the local cooperative station Of the
Montana branch Of the archaeological
service.
"When / learned from this morn
ing's Gazette that an observer was
wanted In Billings, X decided that we
could just a we'll take care Of the
work as not at the association build-
ing" said Mr.. Steele yesterday. while
filling out his application blank at the
chamber Of commerce. I'm ase the
section director see At to appoint
me, I will place the meteorological
instruments on the roof Of the Y. NJ.
q. "A. building he continued, "and
will see to 1t that reports from Bill
ings will be furnished for use in the
weather bulletin published each week
Id this state during the growing sea-
SON,
MI. Steele has the endorsement Of
the chamber Of commerce for the po-
sition Of observer and has had much
previous experience IA the work, he
having been attached to the weather
bureau in the Philippine islands for
some time.
Want Paid Observer Now.
The appointment Of an observer
will not silence the agitation to SCI
cure a paid observer, so that tele1
graphic weather reports may be sent
out each day from Billings. but on
the contrary this movement will be-
agitated with more ardor than ever
before. Secretary Decker OF the cham
her Of commerce will keep the officials
Of the weather bureau at Washington
informed that Billings Is on the map
and that the citizens want q paid OBJ
server stationed here.
The weather bulletin sent out from
Helena for the week ending July ia
contains no mention Of Billings nor
does a report from Yellowstone county
appear in it, but in the event Mr.
Steele is appointed observer. the rel
ports will be printed in the bulletin
as formerly.
Warm Bright Days.
The bulletin says: The past week
was warm and dry throughout the
entire state, with almost ~uninterrupt1
ed sunshine.
The temperatures were decidedly
above the normal in all sections, and
averaged from four to eight degrees
higher than for the preceding week
, The mean for the week was above
20 degrees in the eastern and some
OF the central counties, and generally
well above go degrees IN the western
portion. Temperatures Of 100 degrees
I or above were recorded in the south
east portion, and the maximum fol
the week was above 30 degrees 81
nearly all sections. There were ono
or two cool nights early In the week
with light frost In a few western lo|
calities, hut the minimum temporal
lures were usually high after Wednes
day.
! This was the third successive weel
with deficient rainfall v 9 most 81
j the section. No rain of any conse
quence fell, except in scattered local
!. tiles at the beginning Of the week
! The ground has dried rapidly and TIL
!. low Of water in the creams has cor
:. tinued to decrease.