Blizzard Ahead Of Time

BLIZZARD AHEAD OF TIME.

Raging All Over the West and Northwest East of Denver.

Chicago, Oct. 18. -- The bad weather that struck Chicago yesterday is the forerunner of a blizzard that is reported in the west and northwest.  Snow fell all yesterday with a heavy wind in South Dakota.  At Kansas City, Mo., the earliest winter storm in years was raging.  All over Kansas wires were down and towns were shut off from communication with the outside world

In Nebraska snow fell, melting as fast as it came down, however.  Snow fell at Des Moines, Ia.