Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1916 — Friday Was a Very Cold Winter Day. [ARTICLE]

Friday Was a Very Cold Winter Day.

The mercury hovered very near the zero mark all day Friday. The maximum temperature reached was five above; the minimum was nine below. The swift gale and snow storm added very much to the severity. The roads were drifted until they were impassible, several parties being stalled in their automobiles. Billy Frye was unable to make his regular trip to Remington. There were very few people in from the country' and all trains were run very much behind the scheduled time. Outside of the city the wind picked up the sand and dirt and whipped it about 'antil it was very disagre||fcle to be out of doors.