The daily sentinel., 1909-04-22
FROST PREDICTED
FOR VALLEY
TONIGHT
Clear and Cold Weather is Expected.
No Damage was Done in the
Valley Last Night.
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

There is danger of frost in the
valley tonight. 1t is predicted.
Let the fruit growers and the cit
izens generally be ready to fight the
frost If ii comes. Even though the
growers and volunteers have been up
for two nights. they must not fail
to be watchful tonight.
No damage was done last night or
the night before. Smudging was not
necessary; yet it was well that the
people were on their guard
Last night the weather station. the
telephone exchanges and the Cham
Der of Commerce kept well in touch
with every district Men were on
the watch in every district all night
long.
In some orchards, along towards
morning. smudge fires were lighted.
bat il was hardly necessary. At no
point did the temperature fall as low
as 80 degrees. The lowest recorded
in Grand Junction was 32. 1t was
considerably higher at other points
in the valley.
Things looked dubious last evening
when the skies cleared, but the big
drop in temperature that many ex-
pected did not come.
Important Announcement.
The Denver weather bureau has
informed Observer Hardinge of the
local station and who had taken the
matter up with the Washington and
Denver officials, that during the crit
ical period it will notify the local
station at any hour during the day
or evening of any sudden or new
change of weather conditions un-
looked for when the usual forecast is
sent out. that might occur and that
Tr~l.e I. l.. Il VI. l..
certainly most commendable and
important action on the part of the
Denver weather bureau. 1t makes
the facilities of Observer Hardinge to
give the growers ample warning OF
the approach of danger better than
ever before.
Another thing of Importance is
that all citizens in the city or valley
anxious to know of the weather con-
ditions or prospects can find the in
formation just as readily by asking
Central of the telephone exchange as
they can by calling up the weather
bureau. Therefore. when you want
the weather conditions it will be bet
ter and easier to call Central than to
call the weather bureau. and thus
the bureau will have more time to
keep in touch with the various sec
tions and with its report work If il
has fewer of these calls to answer.
If you will help in the orchards
and have not so informed Secretary
Mahoney of the Chamber of Com
merce, do so this evening.
The local station looks for clear,
cold night and with the snow heavy
and low on the hills there may come
a heavy frost. Again the tempera
ture may not fall below "a or 33
degrees hut the bureau warns every.
grower to be on the alert.
Today's weather map shows that
the temperature was down to 2S in
Denver this morning. 1t has been
q clear. cool day in Grand Junction.
The Indications are that tonight
will be clear and frosty, with fair
and warmer weather Friday
The forecast and weather condi-
tions are given as follows:
Forecast till 6 pm. Friday ISSUED
at Denver): For Colorado-Tonight
generally fair. with frost; colder
in southwest portion; Friday, fair
and warmer.
The northwest high spread rapidly
eastward and this morning covered
the country from the middle Missis-
sippi valley west and north. It's
movement is attended by clearing,
cool weather Below-freezing tenn
peratures prevail over the upper Mis-
souri, valley and the east slope.
A low pressure area in New Mex
leo is unsettling conditions with rain
or snow in southern Colorado and
northern Texas
Heavy frost was general this
morning in the plateau region.
Frank Bussio today sold to Armon-