The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-17
Wind TO DIE DOWN,
OBSERVER DECLARES.
IN OFFICIAL REPORT
SO. MHe.an.Hour Wind Discom.
forts Bismarck and Slope
Last Night and Today
LOWEST Temperature IS 10
Length and Breadth Of Missis-
sippi Valley Affected by
Unreasonable Cold

A high and frigid wind from the
northwest, which has brought Bis
marck and the Northwest %unseason-
ably cold weather the last two days,
will exhaust itself tonight and fair
weather will prevail here over the
weekend.
That is the prediction made today
by o. w. Roberts, federal meteorolo-
gist here.
The weather man said that 1t
might remain cloudy Saturday, but
that the wind will not be in evidence.
He forecast that the Northwest Will
have at least three more weeks OF
nice fall weather" before winter
comes to stay.
The strong wind continued unabat-
ed throughout last night as Bismarck
residents continued to throw fuel IN
furnaces and pull bed covers tightly
around the neck.
Mercury Drops To IL
The mercury dropped to 1s degrees
above zero during the night, but 1t
rebounded to the a mark at 10
o'clock this morning. Wind was
sweeping across Missouri Slope prair-
les at q 38-mile-an-hour clip at 10
o'clock today. The gale provided
much more discomfort than the drop
in temperature.
Flurries Of snow kept falling In the
Capital City this morning. q we'll
Us in northwestern and northeastern
North Dakota. Snow, however. failed
TO dampen the spirit Of many alumni
Of the University Of North Dakota,
who today set out for Grand FORKS
for homecoming festivities In the
northern city this weekend.
The consecutive day precipitation
period entered its 18th day today. ac-
cording to Mr.. Roberts, who denied
that the string had been broken yes
terday. The meteorologist said that
the weather report showed zero for
precipitation because the snowfall
Yesterday totaled but a trace. He
said that all precipitation under OF
of an inch Is listed as zero.
Weather men were confident that
good football weather" viii prevail
at Hughes field tomorrow night as
the Bismarck and Jamestown high
school elevens battle.
Winters first threat chilled the
Great Plains, the Mississippi Valley,
and sent q brisk 'norther" across
the Texas prairies.
Damage ID Reported
Damage to late crops, danger to
stock and even loss Of human life was
reported from various sections which
felt the storm. A searching party
yesterday discovered the body OF
Benedict Umhoffer, a, Great Falls,
Mont, who had persisted In q snow
storm.
Billiards swept along the Judith
valley Of Montana early today where
q minimum temperature Of seven
above zero was reported. Ternpera-
lures continued to fall in other parts
of the state as the snowstorm OF yes
terday abated.
A heavy snowstorm swept the
Wenatchee valley in Washington, said
by residents to be the earliest snow
fall since 1915. Low clouds over the
Cascades threatened . renewal OF the
storm there.
Snow was reported, too. through
out the Rocky Mountain region, the
Dakotas, and Minnesota.
Rapidly falling temperatures IN
Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri brought
threats Of early frosts. Freezing tenn
perature struck western Kansas late
yesterday.
In Oklahoma the temperature had
tuInbled from 70 degrees at 8 q. m.
yesterday, to ~ ct midnight with the
drop continuing. A cold northerly
wind vas sweeping across Texas
chilling the state which enjoyed
temperatures well over 80 yesterday