The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-10
HYATT STICKS
TO HIS SYSTEM
IN LOSING GAME
Stock of Predictions MeItS
Away, but He Continues to
Play "SnoW and Colder"
CASHES A SMALL BET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
PLUNGES ON COLD WAVE FOR
TODAY WITH PLENTY
OF LUNCHES.

fOf IOur days DT. Hyatt. head of the
local weather bureau. has studied the
roulette wheel run by Honest John
Weather. Four times has he made a
large and determined bet upon the
compartments Of the layout marked
rain, SNOW and colder. Four times has
the little weather ball settled comfort
ably in the compartment fair, clear and
warmer.
The doctor, confident in his system,
was not discouraged. He watched his
stack Of predictions melt away with
smile, and although the bystanders
grouped around the table deserted his
play, he stuck to his system.
At last he made a winning. Yester-
day he cashed q small bet. The little
ball sought a compartment showing
rain, hail and cold to win, but hardly
had DR.. Hyatt gathered in the checks
paid him by Mr.. Weather when the
luck changed, and fair, clear and
warmer repeated until the doctor s
credit was almost exhausted.
He did not abandon his system. how
ever, and placed his last and largest
bet on snow and colder tonight and
Sunday, with a star bet on cold wave.
Some Friendly lunches.
He was encouraged in his daring play
by lunches from the bystanders.
Missoula, Mont, said "a train is
blocked on the Idaho Northern between
Enaville and Murray, and traffic viii
be blocked for several days. Snow and
colder is sure to come this whirl."
Snow is falling at the rate of foot
an hour" said Reno, New. such a
run of luck has not been known in
years. 1t is bound to come this time.
Even the Southern Pacific is blocked
up"
Temperature dropped 2 degrees in
twenty minutes this morning." said
! Spokane. Il dreamed about Is degrees
/ below zero. Play colder"
The street cars were stopped until
naon," said Butte. play blizzard in
the center column and press all thE
other bets
Il favor snow" announced Helena in
a judicial tone Of voice. "All trains
are blocked here and there is three
feet of snow on the level. Go to it.
/ Doc"
"rll string my bets on cold with you
/ Doc" announced Bellingham, Wash
/ 1T has been 10 below zero here fol
/ five days. Put your shirt on it,"
His System Explained.
Dr. Hyatt gave the following ex-
/ PLANTATION of his system while the deal
er went to dinner;
The north Pacific storm has moved
eastward to the plateau. causing rain
| or snow over portions of Oregon, Cali
/ fOrnia, Idaho, Washington and Mon
I tana-. Light precipitation is also re-
ported over New Mexico, Minnesota
the lake region, the Ohio valley and
the Atlantic states. The cold wave
| continues over the Rocky mountain
states. with the lowest temperature in
| Montana. Snow and colder weather
/ with a cold wave, will come to this 10.
caiity Sunday. The official report OF
the movements of Honest John Wealth
er's wheel yesterday, and the probable
winners as picked by DR.. Hyatt, fol-
/ low.
Temperature at p. m, So; maximum
temperature. 81; minimum temperature
"a: mean temperature, "A, which IS II
| degrees above normal: total excess Of
/ temperature since the first of the
month. 1876: accumulated excess Of tenn
peratuTe since Jan. 1, 1876 degrees. To-
tai precipitation, IS inch: total precipi-
tstion since first of month. Sc inch
which is % iHch above normal: accu-
INFLATED excess since Jan. !, 20 inch
Relative humidity at p. m, 96 PEI
/ cent.
Forecast: Snow and colder tonight
and Sunday. with cold wave.