The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-01-25

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been the most severe recorded in this
town since 1872, the thermometer
ranging from Is to SO below zero> and
at present it is 20 below and graslut
ally falling. Though no severe cases
of suffering have occurred here,
which has been mostly confned to q
section of the country west of hers
fifty miles, where most severe bliz-
zalds and storms have been raging
for week or ten days, inter. upting
railway travel and traffic. All traiEs
are greatly blocked out west. and it
is impossible to cut way through.
No attempt has yet been made and
will not be until the weather moder:
ates some. The effect of the cold
has been felt, and scarcely anything
is doing.
GRAND FORKS, D. r., Jan. o.
The weather is clear but cold, being
50 below zero, with Z light breeze
from the northwat G. nlercury
indicated 43 below at sunrfse. Th ere
is no blizzard and very little COM
plaint is heard of the cold. No suf-
fering is reported in this neighl Or
! hood.
| CHICAGO. JAN. % The intense cold
which has prevailed since Saturday,
continues. At 8 o'clock 4. IN. it was
% degrees below zero. The only per-
s ms on the strt { is are those who are
compelled to be, and among these are
many cases of severe frost-bitss, fro-
zen ears, noses, etc. The wind has
hacked the snow in solid drifts, which
impedes the railroads. Trains on
most Of the roads come in behind
time. Two locomotives are neces-
sary to each train. The cold wave
seems to be moving east, and the
temperature is rising at points where
it has passed.
MlLLwAyKEE: Jan. 1.-The cold
here is intense. At six O'Clock 'hls
morning the thermometer rang 81
below. Business out doors is entirely
suspended, as also is traffic on the,
railroads. Several persons were baC-
~ frosted.
THIRTY AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 22.-The ther-
IL eter fell 50 y in SO hours, and
this morning stood at 800 below zero.
and promising to fall lower. \ fur
Gus gale prevailed last night.
IN CANADA.
TORONTO. Jan. 22.-The thermom-
tter registered to-day at Port Stanley
6 below; Montreal, 33 below; Rock
life, 25 below, London, 10 below.
LA CROSSE. Jan. 22.-The average
temperature Sunday was the coldest
ever known in La Crosse, being 2l.2.
The lowest temperature q. n.y. was
30 at the government signal othee'
and 80 at earth level. The lowest TO-
day was 20, at I'LL cary hour in the
m )rning.
MADISON, Jan. o. The standard
thermometers at the Washbuin Oh"
servatory indicated 20 deg. below re-
70 Yesterday morning and % IA deg
below this morning, tho coldest Wea-
ther ever recorded here.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-DisPatches
from Dallas, Tex. say the blizzard
from the north has spread all over
northern Texas, that the mercury
ha fallen from sixty to seventy de6::
in some places, and that stock, par
ticularly sheep, is suffering greatly
The weather. is colder than has been
known in that region for good many
years. The weather all through this
section, embracing Missouri, Arkan'
sas. Kansas and Illinois, has been
yerv cold the past six hours, the mer
curv in some localities falling as 10"
as Is deg. below zero.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.--Wlnne'
mucca Dispatch: The weather along
the line of the Central Pacific railway
in Nevada is intensely cold. AT
Elko yesterday the thermometer IN
dicated 54 deg. below zero' Ponos
and water holes are frozen solla'
Cattle were dependent on them 10
uuench their thirst.
Fire at Mcorhead.
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