The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-21

perience a drop in the mercury. how
ever, according to MI. Roberts FORE
cast.
Steele reported Is inches of snow
there this morning while Bismarck
had 11.9 inches, according to the
weather report.
A total of 81 inches fell here in Mo-
vember, 1896, while this month in
1895 and 1908 had 1862 and 1877 inches
of snowfall respectively. These are
the only years in 56 seasons that Mo-
vember snowfall has exceeded that
recorded here yesterday. Mr.. Roberts
said.
Fargo yesterday had four inches of
snow while Devils Lake and Grand
Forks each had two inches. Willis
ton and Dickinson received none while
Minot reported one inch.
WillistOn Is Coolest
Bismarck's temperature was 10 de-
grees above zero at Z a. m. today
while 1t was "a at Jamestown and %
at Fargo. Williston had the lowest
temperature In the state during the
night. the report being 10 degrees
above zero.
More than a score Of Bismarck
taxis were taxed to the limit today,
many residents p%ref0ring to ride in
automobiles rather than walk through
deep drifts. Only n taxi became
stuck last night and no accidents in
the city were reported.
All available employees and ma
chinery were put to work In Bismarck
today clearing streets and sidewalks
Of snow. according to Myron H. At
kinson, city auditor.
The city commission asked COOP
Grafton from residents In clearing the
streets. Residents must clear snow
from sidewalks in front Of their prop
erty before Saturday morning. they
said, o. city employees will do the
clearing work.
Charges for clearing work done by
city employees will be mode against
the property taxes In March. 1882, the
auditor said. Clearing work done by
city employees last winter will BE
charged to the property owners by
taxation In March, 1881, he explained.
Northern Pacific passenger trains
into Bismarck the last "a hours have
been late. No. I, due at 7:45 p. IN.
ordinarily, failed to arrive last night
until 1850 p. m. No. 2, due ordina-
rily at 11:47 a. m, was not expected
here until lat p. m. today. No. 3,
due at 1857 q. m, was expected at
1887 p. m.
Clearing Highway No. 10
Workmen employed by the state
highway department in this district
were spending most of their time to-
day in opening up U. 8. Highway No.
10 between Hebron and Medina and
hoped to open up State Highway No.
6 between Bismarck and Underwood
some time during today.
T. G. Plomassen. department m2in-
tenance engineer, said that the high
ways were most heavily blocked be-
tween Bismarck and jamestown and
south. He said roads were open in
the Dickinson. Williston. and Minot
areas.
Although he had not communicated
with Red River valley points. he said
he believed Fargo and Grand Forks
are having but little trouble with
snow-blocked roads because the snow
fall was less at those points.
Devils Lake reported blocked roads.
and MI. Polmassen expected high
ways in that district to be cleared to-
day.
He said the state has 20 snow plows
available in the various districts. four
being in use In the Bismarck area.
two caterpillar and two truck plows.
One highway truck was III q ditch
near Steele all night when the driver.
blinded by a blizzard, was unable to
see the road. Another truck was dis
patched to Steele this morning TO pull
the stranded truck from the ditch.
With Emmor1s and Logan counties
struck BY the heavy snowfall yester-
day. roads were generally blocked In
the Linton aid Napoleon districts.
An Interstate. Transportation com
pany bus. bound from Minot. N. d.. to
Aberdeen, S. D.. was stalled at Hazel
ton, Emmons county. yesterday.