The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-21
STATE BLANKETED
BY LIGHT FALL OF
snow FRIDAY night
Bitter Northwest Wind Whips
Over Bismarck as Mer-
curry Drops
SUNDAY WILL BE WARMER
Weather Bureau Forecasts Rise
in Temperature; Far West
Hard Hit
SUNDAY WILL BE WARMER

North Dakota was blanketed with
a light fall of snow Saturday morn.
ing following its first taste Of win
try weather this season.
The entire northwest and Pacific
northwest areas and many sections
in the middlewest were gripped by
the wintry weather, while Indian
summer was being enjoyed in the
East.
A light fall Of snow here during
The night was whipped about by a
chilling wind from the northwest
which reached a maximum velocity
Of "a miles per hour, according to
o. W. Roberts, federal m~eterologist
here.
Mercury in Bismarck dropped to a
new low for the season, 10 degrees
above zero.
Fair Weather Predicted
Fair weather is predicted for the
state Saturday night, with a temper
ature drop in the Red River Valley
forecast. Roberts said temperatures
would rise here late Sunday.
Snow, and sleet were general over
northeastern North Dakota, accord
ing to telephone and railway Off
Gals, who reported wire communica-
tion cut off between Grand Forks
and points west. Lines to Devils
Lake, Lakota, Rugby, and other cit
les were grounded when weighted
down with sleet.
Devils Lake received four inches
of snow. Highway traffic was made
difficult by the snowfall, which ex-
tended as far north as Grafton.
A cold drizzling rain began in
Fargo Friday night. The wind We
locity was recorded at IL miles an
hour from the northwest.
Minot received q heavy snowfall
and temperatures dropped. Large
drifts of snow were piled in many
sections of the city. The mercury
dropped to 10 above at 2 a. m. Sat-
urday.
Cold Wave From Canada
Freezing temperatures, riding on
a cold wave from northern Canada,
settled over Montana, northern Ida
no, Washington and Oregon Satur-
day to add to the damage left by a
combination of billiards., high winds,
rain and snow.
Four deaths, scores Of motor car
accidents, injuries to hundreds OF
persons who fell on ice ~encrusted
streets and sidewalks, at least 80
men unaccounted for in the Cascade
mountains of Oregon and at least
five automobiles stalled in drifts
with an unknown number of occu-
pants were details in the picture.
Residents Of central and north
Idaho were digging from under a
blizzard that apparently swung into
Montana, accompanied by tempera-
lures as low as four degeres above
zero.
Added to the death Of two men and
q woman Thursday night was the
freezing Of Mrs Phil Barry. wife Of q
prominent Lakeview, Ore, sheepman.
Barry returned home after two days
absence to find his wife gone. Friday
he found her thinly-clad body q quar-
ter Of q mile from home. Apparently
she died while looking for livestock.
80 Men Are Missing
Some fears were expressed tor the
safety Of 80 road workers last report
ed Thursday between Blue Lake and
Shuttle Lake, Oregon, high in the
Cascade mountains. It was pointed
out, however, they probably had made
bome preparation against cold.
The Spokane weather office said
the Canadian cold wave possibly
would strike In fullest strength east
of the Rocky mountains, bringing be-
low zero temperatures.
Clear and cold weather, with some
abatement Of wind was forecast Sat-
urday. Snow still fell at midnight,
however. In the Camas prairie region
Of north central Idaho.
Occupants Of five automobiles
stalled near Lookout Pass. east OF
Wallace. Idaho. were being taken food
and supplies by highway crew.
Roses were blooming In Toronto,
but the temperature at Regina, sask..
was 20 degrees below zero. Blizzards
took their toll in the northwest. -Four
deaths were attributed to the wealth
er. New high temperatures were re-
corded in the East. It was IS above
at jamestown, N. Y, Friday.
Snow has fallen on a territory
spreading from Minnesota southwark
to the Panhandle country Of Okla
homa and Texas. Sleet and rain were
reported at other points. Rains
and snow flurr1es were In prospect
for several midwestern states Satur-
day.
Weather bureau officials said the
fall Of 1881 had been the warrnest on
record.