Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1910 — Mercury Almost Hit Zero On Its Downward Course. [ARTICLE]

Mercury Almost Hit Zero On Its Downward Course.

The U. S. thermometer at St. Joseph’s college registered 1 degree above zero as the coldest point reached Sunday night. The instrument there is exposed on all occupying a lattice cage used at all weather stations. Some of the thermometers up and down the street registered help*? zero, one being reported as J’The government thermometer at St. Joseph’s college, however, should be taken as the correct one, and we have been promised daily reports from there, to reach us each morning at about 8 o’clock. The forecast is for fair and continued cold tonight. Tuesday the weather is expected to moderate and a snow is forecasted.