Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-11
HEAVY SNOWST0RM
STRIKES SALT LAKE
Eight Inches OF "The Beautiful"
Covered Level Stretches
This Morning.
WEATHER MAN CALLS TURN.
Storm Came Up from Los Angeles
Way. Who're IL Was Rain-Gcn-
eral Over the state.

trui ONcf tilc SlatC.
Last nights snowstorm was the
heaviest OF the season, depth OF s
inches being recorded for level stretch
os The weather man had a predic-
ton out yesterday morning which read,
Rain or snow" and the prediction
was fulfilled tentold. Had not tho
barometer dropped after dark tho
storm would have been one of drizzling
rain, but around S o'clock the air was
fun Of whirling snow-snow that chung
to the clothes tenaciously and slowly
changed to wet. The heaviest portion
fell before midnight, but kept up un-
til well towards daylight AS result
IF the damp, heavy fall, street car lines
about town were more or less tied up;
wires swayed and all but broke be-
meath its weight and everything pre-
sented fairyland appearance.
Up on the northeast bench a number
of houses We're left absolutely dark, as
feed wires became saturated, produc-
ing innumerable short circuits. AS
the snow was shaken from the wires,
The current Travelled uninterrupted
Ao'+ih' nc SdlIt WAS expert
enced at breakfast time this morning
in the southeast portion of the city.
Long before daylight the street car
company had shovels out opening lines
about town, and the system was In fair
working order by breakfast.
While the storm was pretty general
throughout the state 1t did not appear
in any severe shape to any great dis
lance north or south. Very little was
noticed at Pocatelo, Ida. or Modena
on the south. The storm came from
the south Pacific territory. 1. e.. the
Los'Angeles district. where II was rain.
1t rained quite heavily In San Bernar-
dino and other points in California. II
struck Salt Lake while travelling at a
good gait and this morning proceeded
to the east Rocky mountain slope
Fair weather for today and tomorrow
is now expected.
PHONES STOOD STRAIN.
The telephone companies do not ap-
pear to have been much Inconvenience
by the storm. The Bell people re-
port that out of over 10000 phones
only $50 were in trouble this morning,
and the Independent people say they
had only rs complaints sent in.
FROM UTAH POINTS.
The reports from various points are
US foiioW. i--ssa-
Ffllmore-snowed yesterday, all
last night, and is still showing. though
not over four or five inches have fall
en-. Had no snow for some time un-
III the last storm.
Morgan-Snowed all night and stu
falling, but melts almost as fast as
II comes down. Weather quite warm.
Logan--Five or six inches of snow
fell during the night. and the fall
still continues. The snow is very
wet and the streets are slushy.
Provo--Ths storm OF last night
brought noarly IL not quite nine
yet.
st. Gcorge--It showed a little here
morning. and IL looks like
oeated today. Snowfalls in this city
are very rare.
Bcaver-Yes.erday morning snow
eigh1 inches. A thaw get
IN and considerably lessened the
amount. but last night it showed again
and six inches OF the beautiful COW
ars the ground at this writing. The
weather is anything but cold
RichGeId-The ground is entirely
pare here, but 1t looks like snow would
fall before night. Considerable rain
fell Sunday evening.
CoalviIle-Snow began falling about
1880 O'Clock last evening, and con-
inues at this time. There WAS fine
sleighing up TO a week ago, when
having set in. The last fall amounts
10 about three inches.
NIanti--Four or five inches of snow
fell during last night, but the skies
are clear this morning, and 1t Is rath-
sr cold.
Heber-Considerab wet snow fell
during the night, though the sun is
Inclined to show Itself today There
has been plenty OF good sleighing this
winter.
brigham City--Snow fell TO depth
Of four inches last night, after a sea-
son when the ground was bare. 1t is
clear today and pleasant.
Nephi---snowed all night and IS
stu showing, about five inches COW
srng the ground. II is not very
cold, and Indications are that more
snow will fall soon.
Tooele--Suhficient snow for good
sleighing fell yesterday and during
the night, had the ground not been
so soft. The weather this morning is
lovely.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is pretty deep
here this morning, fall having con-
tinued during most OF the night, with
no apparent let-up this morning.
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REPORT ON SALOONS.
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