The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-25
BL|ND|NG STORM Is
FOLLOWEDBY CLEAR
AND COLD WEATHER
Work Of Clearing SnoW.Choked
Highway Begun; Some
Cities Isolated
MANY PL0WS IN ACTION
Roads in Many Directions From
Fargo Blocked: Only a
Few Are Open

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 25.-4R}-With
clear, cold weather prevailing, eastern
North Dakota and western Minnesota
Wednesday began clearing highways
choked Tuesday by binding snow
storm.
Three plows were working out Of
Fargo Wednesday morning, with re-
ports other cities in the eastern halt
of the state also had sent out road
clearing machinery.
Plows were working short distance
north of here on Highway 81 to
Grand Forks, and indications were
the highway would be cleared to
Hillsboro by noon. Grand Forks also
had sent out q plow on the highway.
and reported the road clear nearly to
Hillsboro.
Minnesota Highway 6 to Brecken-
ridge, Minn., used by buses going to
Sioux Falls, s. D., was reported open.
Crookston buses left here and In
cications were they would be able to
get through.
Another plow was working on
North Dakota No. 10 west to Valley
City, and that city is sending ploW
east.
Valley City is also sending a ploW
west on No. 10 to Jamestown. and
Bismarck some time Wednesday will
start a plow east on the same high
way towards jamestown.
Reports to the Greater North Da-
kota association here said No. 6 north
of Bismarck is open as far as Max.
No. 6 south Of Bismarck Is passable,
and No. 10 west OF Bismarck Is clear
Fargo last night had its coldest
weather of the season, the mercury
sinking to four degrees above zero
Temperatures were rising rapidly
Wednesday.
Snow on the ground here totals
seven inches, with possibility Of more
falling or Thanksgiving day. Warm
er weather is predicted Wednesday
night and Thursday.
T. G. Plomasen. maintenance engi-
neer for the state highway depart
ment here, said Highway No. 10, Is
blocked by snow from east OF Steele
to the Minnesota border.
If weather Is favorable, he said. the
road could be cleared by "wednesday
afternoon.
Russian thistles. which have blown
into snow fences, have created dif-
ficult situation, Plomasen said. The
thistles have closed the openings II
many fences and caused snow u
drift on the roads. Plomasen sale
that because Of the plentiful growth
of the thistles, snow removal crews
will be confronted with more worl
for the entire winter.
Clear weather was general over thu
state Wednesday, and moderate winds
prevailed in most sections, assuring
favorable weather for snow remova
work.
Temperatures neared the zero mari
during the night. with three abov'
reported, from Valley City. four q
Fargo and six at jamestown. Sever
was the minimum here. In north
western North Dakota. WilliSton re-
ported 16 above, while at Minot 1t wa
Is above.
jamestown. Valley City and Devil
Lake were digging themselves out o
the snowdrifts, unemployed men be
ing given preference in the work.
Roads in the Grand Forks are'
were being cleared Wednesday morn
ing.
After enjoying unusually warn
weather in a second summer" tn
cold wave had swept into the middl
west Wednesday and 4, temperature
dropped.
A vagary of the weather was Of
fered by a comparison between Ari
zona and Alaska. At Flagstaff zer,
was reported while Juneau's mini
mum was 30 above zero.
California fruit growers were tend
Ing fires. to protect citrus crops whil
at Brawley losses to vegetable grow
ers were placed at from IS to IS pc
cent. A freeze Tuesday terminates
the longest growing season IN tn
history of the Ozark mountains. Nat
ives there had been picking secon
crop of raspberries.
Among the deaths attributed to tn
weather was that of Norman w. Pot
ter. 36-year-old air mail pilot who's
body was found In his wrecked plan
west of Salt Lake City yesterday. II
crashed in q blizzard. Charles Melt!
80. frcse to death near Watersonvill'
Calf.