Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-12
Qfher Sections Less Fortunate
Than the Boise Valley for
the Mercury Has Dropped
Far Below Zero.
COL DEST HERE TWO BELOW
Weather Bureau Announces
Official Registration This
Morning One Above-Colder
Tonight-Fair Saturday.

The cold wave that has been sweep
Ing over the northwest and in fact the
entire country has broken a number
of weather records in Idaho. particu-
larry in the northern section. The mer-
curry there has registered as low as IS
under the zero mark. From 10 to IL
below was common.
Boise and the Boise valley are con-
sidered fortunate sections. The cold
est 1t has been here. according to the
official records was two below zero,
although practically everywhere else
the mercury has dropped much lower.
The weather prophet states that at
o'clock this morning it was one above
zero. The forecast for the balance of
the day is fair, with colder weather
predicted for tonight and fair weather
Saturday.
REPORTS FROM NORTH.
The following reports from the north
show the pranks the cold wave has
played in that section:
Fl MOSCOW 8 BELOW.
Moscow The worst storm ever
known here at this time of year is
sweeping over Latah county. Last
night the government weather bureaus
thermometer registered eight degrees
below zero, the coolest ever registered
here in December
Vollmer-Vollmer is having a real
touch of winter. The thermometer reg
istered five below early Sunday morn
ing. The ground is covered with a foot
of snow and it continues to snow
MOST SEVERE IN 80 YEARS.
Troy-Reports of the lowest tenn
perature for Monday night range from
20 to 2S below. NJ. w. Harland, the
postmaster, who has lived here 81 80
years, says this is the most severe win
ter he has known in that time.
DEARY 10 BELOW.
Deary-The mercury dropped to IS
below here last night and a gale is
blowing from the northeast today.
Some school children had frostbitten
ears when they reached school this
morning.
oRoFINo FEELS II BELOW
Orofino-Seventeen below zero was
registered here this morning and 25
below in the Pierce district. 1t was IA
above at p m. and storming.
SEVERE COLD AT LEWISTON.
Lewiston-Just as the people of Lew
ton were anticipating thaw and the
consequent letup in the use of fuel,
the severest cold weather thus far
came upon them last night when the
thermometer dropped to 10 degrees be-
low zero. Reports from the prairie and
surrounding districts indicate a drop
AT COEUR D'ALENE.
Occur d'Alene-Coeur d'Alene Is in
the grasp of the coolest spell of wealth
err experienced in decade. Old timers
state that only once in their residence
here has a sub-Zero weather reached
the level that the thermometers reg
istered this morning.
Just how cold it has been for the
last "a hours is Variously estimated.
Fred Crane, who has a double bulb
thermometer, which registers the min
imum temperature during a night, says
the mercury stood at "a below this
morning. II. Surdam, who states that
Is years ago, the thermometer reached
IS degrees below zero during Deem
Der, says his thermometer registered
II below at o'clock this morning. The
thermometer on the corner of Fourth
and Sherman registered 20 below zero
AT o'clock Mayor Warner, volun-
teer government observer, announced
10.
Whatever the correct degree of tenn
perature may be, Occur dAlene Is I'M
animous that it is cold In the de-
partment stores, restaurants, banks
and business places, mackinaws, gloves
and furs take the place of shirt sleeves
and flimsy waists. The radiators and
registers are as magnets drawing the
sales, department clustering about
them.
Because Occur Alene does not de-
pend on coal as a fuel, the city Is not
suffering privation, but should the cold
weather continue, indirectly the city
will suffer from slack of fuel, as the
lumber mills of the city. the chief
source of wood supply, will close down.
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