Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-04
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
FOR LOW TEMPERATURES
IN IOWA.
FIRES AND
WINTER COATS POPULAR
Des Moines Colder Than Any Other
Weather Station in State-Tempera
ture at Fort Dodge Drops to az De-
erees, Just Ten Degrees Above Freez-
ing Point-corn Not Damaged.

Des Moines, Aug. At was colder
has been before during August in the
history of the local weather bureau.
This is only in regard to daytime tenn
perature, as several nights in previous
years have been colder than was Mon I.
day night.
The lowest temperature during day
light yesterday was SO degrees. The
lowest August daytime temperature
heretofore was 63 degrees, which is
recorded for Aug. "a. 1898.
Des Moines, on this third day Of
August was in the icy grip of a cold
wave. 1t swept down from the north
west Monday night, originating some
place between Medicine Hat and Bis
marck, N. d., and as result nearly
everybody in Des Moines slept cold"
Monday night.
Dream Of Furnace.
When most Of the citizens awcke
yesterday morning they were just
coming out of dreams about kindling
the furnace fire, shoveling off the
walks and thawing out the water pipes
But really it was not that cold.
In fact, Des Moines enjoyed real
California weather, and DeS Moines
was colder than any other weather
station point in Iowa.
The coolest it was here Monday
night was So degrees-above, not be-
low, zero. That was at l o'clock in the
morning. 1t was just about that time.
you will remember. that you and every
one else in the house awoke and
wondered whether to hunt for more
cover or roll into ball and try to keep
alive under sheet and counterpart.
The highest temperature Monday was
IS degrees. And there was IA of an
inch of rain in the twentyfour hours
preceding 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
Moth Balls, Winter Coats.
In the street cars yesterd; morning
there was the odor of moth balls, and
the vista from the car end was of last
winters coats, most of them wrinkled
as if they had been taken only this
morning from the trunk in the back
closet where furs and the heavier
wooden garments are stored during the
hot weather.
Women appeared on the streets.
brave, but slightly shamefaced. in last
winters suits. Palm Beaches had gone
INTO diIQCSt COluplelc coS,
in evidence that hope for summer
weather has not been completely killed.
those ubiquitous white hose and straw
hats generally were to be seen.
Kitchen Range Popular.
The home kitchen, where the gas
stove was in action in cooking break
fast, undoubtedly was the most popular
place with early rising Des Moinesers.
Those persons who are so unfortunate
as to have big houses and servants,
where it is not considered exactly
proper to hang around the kitchen"
just had to bear the cold damp air anu
SILVER.
And as if to add insult to their injury,
Des MONIES people had to read in their
morning papers about the terrific heat
that had claimed many prostrations in
eastern cities Monday.
Corn In Little Danger.
DR.. Chapel said yesterday morning
that the cool weather will still further
check the growth of corn, which already
has been checked more than enough this
season. Unless the GOODNESS is pro-
longed-and he predicted warmer
weather for today-the said check
would not result seriously.