The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-17
COLD SNAP DUE
HERE TOMORROW
Weather Man Routes Zero
Wave Through KenOsha
for Thursday.
GET EIGHT INCH FALL
City and County Officials Busy
Clearing the Snow
From Highways.

CITY and county authorities pressed
every available man and machine INTO
the work of opening up the streets ana
highways before the cold wave whlch
is rapidly working south strikes Ke-
nosha county, turning the moist eight
inch blanket of snow into hard crust
Weather reports declare that the
thermometer depressing wave is sched-
uled to surge over Kenosha county
late today or tomorrow. Mlnot, N. D.,
reported 20 degrees below zero, with
Grand Forks running close second
with Is below, followed by st. Cloud,
Fargo and Waterfowl where the mer-
curry registered "a minus. st. Paul re-
ported 16 below, with the ribbon still
dropping.
No estimate was made by the wealth
err bureau of probable temperature IN
the southern part of the state. The
report merely announced the wealth
er will be severe.
Winter Beauty Scene.
Those who LEFT, war, beds early this
morning to clean the sidewalks were
rewarded with a scene of rare beauty.
The snow which started falling short
| ly after dusk last night had covered
field, highway, tree and fence with the
soft white covering. Tree branches,
heaped with the snow, were silhouet-
ted in vivid white against the pearl
gray of the early morning sky.
Fred Priddis, city superintendent
of streets, unlimbered for action with
the announcement of the coming cold
snap by increasing his regular force
until it numbered so men. Five plows
were dispatched to clear the streets
around all public schools After the
schools took up, the plows were or
dered to clean the streets radiating
from the schools.
An eight-foot blade was ordered into
| the downtown district where the prin-
cipal streets were clear for traffic by
noon. The snow which had been push
ed to the side was being gathered up
by three trucks which were shutting
between the windows of snow and the
lake front where the loads were being
dumped.
County on so and Is.
John F. Herzog, county highway COM
missioner, ordered two motor driven
plows out on the, Lake Geneva road,
and two on Sheridan road. The latter
highway was clear to the south county
line by 10 a. m. and work was begun
on the north end toward the Racine
county line. The county, it was stat
ed, will be in excellent shape by night.
Reports from the men on the plows in
dicated that the snow was easy to han
ale.
All rail and bus lines coming into
Kenosha were either on time or run
ming not more than 10 minutes late, it
was announced. North shore buses on
the Geneva run experienced no Difficult
/ ty. Buses on Highway Is were re-
ported on time by James j. Dolan, line
superintendent. He added that while
the electric line had not been more
than two minutes late at any time,
snow plows were being held in readi-
ness in, case the snow started again
and began to interfere with the move
ment of trains.
The Northwestern road stated that
they were experiencing no difficulty in
the movement of trains. City car
lines are operating without loss of
time. A few cars were reported late
early this morning before the rush,
which ewas put out at a. M, had a
fchance to get over sthe entire system.
Buses running on the Rowland, Salem
and Prairie avenue lines were not more
than 10 minutes behind schedule at
any time. Blade plows are in readi-
ness Tor the out-oftown buses, should
the snow drift badly, it was announced.