Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26
HOLIDAY OF THE OLD TYPE
Not in Years Has Omaha Had So
Much Snow at Yuletide.
CAR LINES BLOCKED SHORT TINE
Pedestrians Plunge ThrouEh Drift,
20 Get TO Entertainments and
shopper. Have High ola
Time.

EatAAe u Engh EAaA a-ANAuAEA SAAHAAA
In OmRha this year.
il did not come with the bluEter OF the
usual Nebraska storm. with swirlf and ed
dies lifting pedestrians of their feet, de-
positinE hats and bundles In deep driftA
But gently as the fluffy fakes you read
about in Ancient tales. ii was waited from
the clouds. settling on every projection
softly as II with fairy touch.
Old Santa himself when he came 70 Ne
brsska and prepared fer the usual scrApe
Of his runners over rough dirt roads
paused and peered over the white expanse
with wonder. he could gid over the
plains or top Of q %~et OF fluffy crystals
at the very least estimate
Did you ever he exclaimed and he
made al least an hour through the thought
fulDess Of Jack Frost
Shoppers found the snow not quite 20
useful as did Santa II was q different
proposition 10 rash for q car with a ton
Of Christmas Joy attached in the form Of
numerous and sundry parcels. and then
land in a s~nowdrift knee deep. Il was quite
another thing 10 have 10 wade In them
for long stretches whsn the cars them
selves stuck in the beautiful drifts.
But the storm did not persist In fun
severity through the night and by u O'clock
the big track sveeperB had conquered il
on the main cHrliDes and beyond minor de-
lays there was nothing but Inconvenience
TO complain Of. Some living al Benson and
other fRrAway places who postponed theiI
buying might not agree with this. bui
others on the better trsveled lines found
little difficulty.
SWeepers cleared the lines al 5 O'Clock
this morning for the early CHRISTMAS day
cars which went out on Sunday time.
The lovely Enowi
But Oh you KID, what IL il had been
windy!
TfszR a. Ei=Sss=.
LINCOLN, Dec &-Sreet car traffic wa
tied Up in Lincoln Friday as a result Of
the drifting Of the heavy snoE which feI.
throughout the day Passenger trains on
the railroads are without exception behind
time The wind rose in the evening and
The temperature Is falling.
Six Inches mt Beatrice.
BEATRICE. Neb-, Dec. E-SpeoiN TeIe-
grsm)-The heaviest snow1Etorm Of ths
season visited this section Friday. The
storm has been raging ali day and the
ground is covered with snow 10 the depth
OF SIX iDcheE- il showed hard during tht
night
a4S4ick" at
AUBURN, Neb- Dec. B-speciAl "a
blanket Of snow for Christmas is on IN
ground here. II began showing Thursday
and continues TO fan tonight The snow
lies about six inches deep. The previous
snow has become packed and iced, and tbs
present SNOW being light and hiding IN,
smooth places, makes travelling very dan
gerous. No one has been seriously hurt
During the last week a series OF accidents
occurred on account Of the slick condition
q the streets and in town Eigh.
persons have fallen and been severely hurt
two receiving broken arms. one q broke
sIeiEhiBE In order.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Dec 25-CspeclRll-
This section is being treated 10 another
snowstorm. something like six inches hay,
ing fallen since Thursday night This
covering the icy roads, gives southeastern
Nebraska the best slsighinE for years. an.
the farmers and others are not slow II
taking advantage Of the chance SleiEhi
Of every size and description are pressed
into service. Snow covers the trees Gnl
buildings and the landscape presents q tru.
Christmas appearances.
Deep Snow in anans.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. &-For tEelvt
hours The snow hRE been falling through,
out Kansas, southern Nebraska and west
ern Missouri sRlina, Kan. reports that Il
viii nave the first white Christmas sine,
1895. The fact that this snow is the besi
thing that could happen 10 the fau-sowr
wheat crop makes the season a merry on
for the farmers, who have practically al
their stock sheltered and are wen prepares
for winter