People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1895 — Cold Wave in Iowa. [ARTICLE]
Cold Wave in Iowa.
Fort Dodge, lowa, Nov. cold wave struck this portion of lowa early yesterday morning and was followed by a heavy fall of snow. The mercury has dropped twenty degrees since yesterday morning and is steadily lowering. Burlington, lowa, Nov. 26. —A heavy snowstorm raged here and all street car lines were blocked. Extra motors are keeping the tracks as clear as possible. Davenport, lowa, Nov. 26. —Several inches of snow covers the ground here and the fall continues. Good skating is furnished on the lakes in the parks, several weeks earlier than usual.
