Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1908 — BIGGEST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON. [ARTICLE]

BIGGEST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON.

What was probably the heaviest snowfall for a number of years fell here last Friday night and Tuesday afternoon and night. The fall Friday night was probably about eight inches deep, and was damp enough so that it did not drift. Tuesday afternoon and night was more on the blizzard order; while about the same number of inches fell as on Friday night before, it piled up in huge drifts until most of the country roads were impassable and between hedge fences and where other conditions were favorable for holding it in place it is said, to have drifted four to six feet deep. None of the rural mail carriers started out Saturday at all, and while all made the trip Monday and Tuesday they were blookaded again Wednesday, only one, Carrier Daugherty on Route 1, making his entire rounds, and he got his team down in the drifts a few times and bad a strenuous experience in getting over his route. The other three carriers started, but gave up after a few miles out and turned back.

Carrier .Murray on Route 4 got out Thursday on the Rang * Line road to where he turns off it to the east and west road, and finding the road drifted full without even a dog track, he turned around and came back to town. Carrier Daugherty did not venture far either, but carriers on Routes 2 and 3 got over about two-thirds of their route. All started out yesterday and expected to get clear around.