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Show SNOW FALL IS QUITE GENERAL Since near the midnight hour last night, snow has fallen to the depth of about three Inches In Oden and Immediate vicinity. The temperature during the night remained at about 2$ degrees above zero and after 8 o'clock this morning it ascended to 32 degrees and on up alrfvc the zero mark. Then snow wa3 melting at noon, and, as a eonsequence, tho streets of the city were In a slushy condition. A force of men have been kept at work along the gutters, opening them to permit the How of wator. The lco had become so thick aloni the .curbs in most parts of the city that there was danger of the water from the thawing snow and ice from the uphill up-hill part of town overflowing the sidewalks In lower streets. It was with considerable difficulty' that a channel was cut through the Ice large enough to carry away the accumulating accumu-lating water. Tho storm Is reported to be quite general At the dopot reports from every direction on I lie rallroada are to the effect that the storm has been heavy, but without serious results. Tho railroad Hues ore all open and, with few exceptions, all trains enter in? the city today have been on lime The temperature at Evanston and other points of high altitude Is reported re-ported to be considerably higher than it was yesterday. |