Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1913 — MERCURY SANK TO SIX BELOW ZERO [ARTICLE]

MERCURY SANK TO SIX BELOW ZERO

Continued Cold is Forecasted and Indications Are Good for a Crop of Excellent Ice. : The government thermometer at St. Joseph’s college registered 6 below zero Monday night, which is the coldest during the year and only the second time this winter that the mercury sank below zero. The air was so still that people generally did not realize that it was so cold. Indications are for continued cold weather and this is supported by the forecast received today. The ice- in the college pond is report* d to be 4 inches thick and they wjjll begin packing probably tomorrow. Earlier in the winter the college put up some ice but not enough for the needs of the coming summer. Prank Kressler did not get the snow swept off bis pond yesterday and the freezing process was very much retarded in consequence. The ice on his pond is about 5 inches thick. The snow is being swept off today and if it is near the zero mark tonight it is probable that the ice will be thick enough by tomorrow to begin packing.