Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1908 — Biggest Snow Storm of the Winter. [ARTICLE]

Biggest Snow Storm of the Winter.

We have had a really big snow storm, doming In two installments, and aggregating about 12 inches on the level of solid packed snow. The first installment came last Friday night and immediately followed the heavy rain of Friday, and the roads were soft and badly broken by the by the warm days. That snow was probably about 8 inches on the level and badly drifted, making the roads impassable in places and resulting in a general curtailing of traffic. There was little change in the temperature Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but on Tuesday it began to snow again and during the afternoon a regular gale of wind blew from the east and the snow drifted to depths of three or four feet. It snowed somewhat all night and then snowed some more the next day. It was a blizzard without the very low temperature that usually accompanies or closely follows such a storm. Traffic by team is practically suspended, and three of the route carriers had to turn back after trying hard to make the rounds. Elias Hammerton, carrier of route 2, got as far as Chas. Stackhouse’s farm, north of town, and one of his horses got down in a drift and he had to procure aid to dig it out Johnnie Alter, of route 3, turned back after going about three miles and Harry Murray, of 4, got balked before he got fairly started. Uncle John Daugherty, of 1 was not heard from up to 2:30 o’clock. He had got past Elf Arnold’s practically on time, but residents of that section said the roads were almost impassable. In places they are said to be drifted five or six feet.