The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-16
PROBABLY SNOW
MADISON BUSINESS STOPPED
WHEN THEY GOT HOME
TRAINS REMAINED.

Business in Madison today is tied.
sealed-but not delivered. There is
not a thing stirring but the swirling
clouds of snow and the help at the
local restaurants. All else is smoth-
cred and ohscured by wet heaps of
wind driven crystals. swooping and
bowling down windy spaces in dizzy
ing slants and bewildering sweeps.
In short, there's an awful snowstorm
hereabout.
Last evening snow began falling
before a northeast wind, lightly at
first. then with ever increasing VIC
lence. until late i'm the night it was
"a veritable blizzard. differing from
the old-time singing. numbing. kind
only in its sodden warmth and direc-
tion OF the wind. The storm is gem
eral throughout the northwest, Off
cials of the telegraph office say. and
traffic on all lines stand where the
storm overlook them. The midnight
train from the east got TO Madison,
but the train going east "a aban-
doned on account OF the storm. The
train 10 Bristol reached that destina-
tion. but no train is being sent from
there today.
The streets present a formidable
prospect 10 the wayfarer. Walks on
one side of the highway are compare
lively clear for considerable
stretches. On the east aud south
sides Of streets drifts mount to
heights varying from s TO $ feet.
The snow. driven from roofs and
through openings is constantly aud
industriously piling them higher and
higher. the soggy mass soaking leg
clothing and sticking ttnaciouslN TO
overcoats and faces. Though the
wind is not 50 strong as in the storm
of February 4. there is more snow.
and Id is wetter
There has been no classes at the
Normal today. The high school held
sessions all day with about half of
the fun complement Other city
schools held sessions varying from a
FEW hours 10 the whole day Attend
ance WAS affected hoy more than So
per cent. but there is no complaint
as to frosthite or suffering the
snow Is within Il few degrees of the
melting point.
Some business houses are closed.
and the rest have no good and sui
ficient reason to be open There Is
no business being transacted. One
grocery store. probably representa-
tive Of the whole number, has no.
made a delivery of goods.
Crowds push noisily into the res
taurants. stamping the clinging snow
from their feet and shaking showers
of il from outer garments. Business
men made their way TO offices and
stores this morning With difficulty.
They would waste no breath or no
great effort TO travel the same road
twice. 50 ate at restaurants. Aug
mented by this trade, With their reg
ular business. eating houses We're
busy places-the only busy mes.
Mgr. r. A. Flynn. who keeps a
daily record of the weather from day
to day. phoning TO The Daily Leader
today. says that the storm is not eX-
traordinary for the time of year,
though il may be considered a little
boisterous. His records show that
on March 4. 1915. six or seven
inches of snow fell. and on the 18Th
and goth Of the same month and
year there was a heavy fall of snow,
accompanied by a high wind.
Two years prey ious. March l.,
1913, a blizzard ragged. the thermo-
meter standing at . degrees below
zero. On March q and % there a
a storm of snow and wind. the tenn
perature was > degrees below the
critical cipher.
Considered In the light OF former
records. we may expect nature to be
somewhat temperamental at this sea
son, but heretofore there have been
periods OF comparatively pleasant
days. This year the temperature has
held snugly down. letting up scarce
ly enough to allow us a suggestion of
what might be a day good for stand
ing along the area-ways-which are
now filled with snow to the level or