West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-04


winter. December 1914 came NED being
a record breaker. On the 9th tllkre was
a fall OF SHOW TO the depth Of about four
inches, making very good sleigbing on
the smooth frozen streets and roads.
The 18th about five inches more snow
fell, making most excellent sleiahing.
And on the 10th another four inch fall
OF wet snow with some rain fell but il
turned cold and made the roads q We lev.
December registered the coolest GEM
Ter since 1909, and was only five frees
warmer than December 1872 W the
low mark OF Is for mean temferature
was recorded.
The mean temperature for laat month
was 23. The highest temperature was on
the first when it was 90, the lowest was
on the 10Th when it was IL below zero.
The total snow fall in December was
ID inches. There were five clJhr days
eight partly cloudy and eighteen cloudy
ones.
We have had our January tbaw,"
which with big rain during the night
following the 10th took all of the snow.
but left considerable ice on the roads. II
turned colder after the rain and on the
night OF the 2lst and 22nd about six
inches OF snow fell making good sleighing
again.
IL was down to Is below zero the morn
ing OF the 23rd, and continues most OF
the time below zero.
Three years ago last spring our town
and county voted the saloons down and
out, and then our town Council, to show
what injury(?) we had done the town
and ourselves, shut off the street lights.
stating the town could not afford lights
without the revenue accruing from the
four saloons in the town.
But the enterprising citizens, having
fully realized the absurdlty OF such a
claim, and the more prosperous condition
OF dry" town, on the 25th Of last May
voted by agood majority to bond the
town tor $4,000 for new and larger
engine and dynamo and improvement
OF the streets. The streets were extern
siveIy improved last summer. The new
dynamo and new Chuse non.rele.Ssinp.
Corliss type engine, Of one hupdred and
fifty horsepower, directly connected to a
three phase Fort Wayne .atternator, Civ.
ing ample power for both street and COM
mercial lighting was installed in Decem-
Der and January, and the the lights turn
ed on the 22nd inst.
The BUSINESS district is lighted with
the mex nitrogen, inclosed type of mean.
descent lamps of 200 candle power and
the resident district with eighty candle
hydrogen lamps. The town now has a
splendid system of commercial aud street
| electric lights, of which the citizens are
very proud.
This morning Win the mercury vacil-
lating around zero, the beautiful, white
fi'kes of snow falling about as fast as
they can, greatly pleases the farmers and
business men, like the accompanying
picture Illustrating the Kansas farmer
standing ont in the snow and storm
jubilating over the iattering prospect for
a bumper crop OF wheat. All farmers
and business men are much encouraged
oyer the prospects for prosperous year
in all marts Of trade.
The farmers are making arrangements
to cultivate large acreage OF all kinds of
crops, especially corn, throughout the
western corn belt.
The heavy fall Of snow through the
middle western states almost insures a
bumper crop of wheat. With best wishes
for the health, happiness and presently
OF al my many West Virginia friends, am
Respectfully yours,
JACOB q. MATIICK.
kahoka, Mo-, Jan. q, 1915.