Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1916 — BIG STORM SWEEPS 3 STATES [ARTICLE]

BIG STORM SWEEPS 3 STATES

Snowfall Is Four Inches in Depth at Places in Nebraska—Will Aid the Wheat Crop. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 20. —A rain and sgyet storm which lasted most of the night and turned to snow here is still' falling. The snowstorm extended over all of South Dakota, Nebraska and western lowa. From Norfolk, Neb., four inches of snow was reported, with a high northwest wind. At Sioux Falls, S. D., the temperature was reported as slightly below the freezing point, with two inches of snow. The western part of lowa also felt the grip of the storm. Sioux City is covered with two inches of snow. The storm, which is one of the earliest that has hit the middle West in many years, will be of great benefit to the wheat crop, it is said, dry weather having prevailed in the state for several weeks.