STORM BRINGS WELCOME GIFT TO FAR FARM 1 AREA AROUND OGDEN March Still Far Shy of ofA A Average Moisture Weather Warmer IDAHO IDAlIO IS MOIST Chicago Was Vas 9 o'Clock Town Hushed By Cloak of Elements An Intermittent rain and snow snowstorm snowstorm storm which began Tuesday and continued at nt Intervals last night brought precipitation of 31 of an Inch and was of high to the agricultural sections where a alack alack lack laek of moisture has been felt during the Iho month Precipitation In this vicinity felt below betow normal during March according to the records of oC Arle Arie Van do de Graaff local beat weather ob- ob observer observer ob observer server Only 63 53 of oC an Inch came during the period as compared with 06 Inches as normal dur- dur durIng dur during ing March a shortage of oC inches Warmer armer temperatures were felt last night than during the tho pro pre preceding pre preceding ceding s several veral nights the mercury reaching Ing but 32 degrees a at the lowest lowet point The maximum The The- 1 day was WI 39 degrees At o'clock this morning the tho ther ther- thermometer thermometer showed 35 degrees SNOW IN I-i jiliO IU POCATELLO Id Idaho March 31 By By The Associated Press Press- Press Like a thief In the tho night Old Man Winter stoIc Into white while all good citizens were at rest and spread a blanket of snow ShOW over the city elty as OS a gentle genUo reminder that this was the last day of ot March and the lions lion's last chance to roar Snow began to tooh rail oh about 4 o'clock this morning and at noon today about halt half an anInch aninch anInch Inch had been recorded at nt the weather of office lice The temperature however was moderate this morn morn- mornIng morning ing the minimum registering 31 degrees above o zero and the snow had already turned Into Inlo slush on the tho streets at an early hour CHICAGO GO CHICAGO March 31 By n-By By The Associated Press vas vasa vasa as asa a 9 o'clock night dllY The l day w mad t lh v a sea of slush drove residents of the city Indoors soon and demobilized the motor cavalcade whose whoso nightly parade ground I la b Michigan ave ave- avenue ave avenue nue flue A gale sweeping In from Lake Michigan drove powdered snow with needle sharpness Into the faces of the tho few who braved Its rigors Even E the buses and the tho elo eie ele trains crept along A traffic cop abel abel- shel sheltered In a lee of a bronze lion before the tho art Institute was the lone sentry of a deserted thor thor- thoroughfare thoroughfare The train was In and the city had hall gone to bed bd nOIs BOISE GETS lLIN JUIS BOISE BOISIS Idaho March March By 31 31 ByThe The Associated The Press Press The first shower of rain In tn five fhe weeks vi- vi vis visited lied Dol Boise early this morning AI- AI Al Although though precipitation was too slight light to te do de crops any appreciable amount of ot good ranchers see sea h hIt i It a prom promise Is of nor more Reports from J Emmett state that fruit crops are aro undamaged so far and that thai unless cold weather comes later ister In the season that region will harvest the greatest fruit crop In Its Us history The winter continues to be mod moderate erate crate and Ond alt all fears of damage to crops are over temporarily at any rate SALT LAKE CITY Utah March Wy Dy By Tho The Associated Press Press- Press other sections of ot the coun coun- country coun- coun country country try were shivering In bet below ow freez freezing freezing ing and zero temp temperatures this s section of the tho intermountain coun country try was visited by Its first how shower r of the year It was wo accompanied by thunder and a heavenly dis- dis display display dis display play of pyrotechnics with a 1 precipitation which brought Joy to 13 the farmer and fruit grower The Tho storm was marked by the lowest barometer for tor sev several ral years year and J Cecil Alter local meteorologist meteorologist gist said that should the cloudy weather continue until tomorrow there should be he a heavy rainfall