Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1909 — ZERO WEATHER GALORE. [ARTICLE]

ZERO WEATHER GALORE.

Old Boreas’ Icy Blasts Struck the Country Below the Belt Tues- » day Night. People who were worrying for fear

we would grtno winter, had their fears dispelled Wednesday morning on getting out of bed and finding the mercury at 6 below zero. The severe cold caught many people unprepared as it came so unexpectedly, and many water pipes and hydrants were frozen up and in some cases bursted. The cold has continued unabated, and yesterday morning the mercury was still down near the north pole, being at 3 below zero at 7 o’clock, but rising temperature was promised by the weather bureau, and it was considerally warmer about noon. The six inches of snow that fell Monday night is still with us, of course, and a few sleighs are being used. .Ice has frozen on Kellner’s ice pond to a depth of about five inches, and if it reaches six inches Mr. Kellner will begin cutting. The following is the temperature taken by a citizen at about 7 o’clock each morning for the past six days: Sunday, 50 above zero. Monday, 17 above zero,. w Tuesday, 27 above zero. Wednesday, 6 below zero. Tffursday, 10 below zero. Friday, 3 below zero.