Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1918 — IS BUM CHRISTMAS WEATHER [ARTICLE]

IS BUM CHRISTMAS WEATHER

Warm and Rainy and Not at All Like Traditionary. Nearly all Thursday night, and continuing almost without interruption until Saturday night, a drizzling rain fell that brought the water in the (jver up to the highest point yet reached, overflowing its banks somewhat north of the Washington street bridge and rendering the dirt roads practically impassable. Monday it turned quite a bit cooler. Notwithstanding the drizzling rain Saturday there was a large number of people in the city and the'merchants report a brisk trade. There was also a large number in Monday. A heavy snow fell at Hammond yesterday morning, almost blocking street car traffic, it was reported.