Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-16

the winter, and one of his neiahbor,
named Thomas. lost Ave head. job
Meyer, living northeast. lost 10 head.
WIS. Williams, living near Gayvill,
lost 30 head of cattle.
The reports with regard to stock losse
are very meagre and time will be re
quired to finish it.
Il COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
The school teachers who have ebarc,
OF the schools in this county desery
credit for their presence Of mind durin,
the storm. From all quarters com,
stories OF how the teaohers kept shei
scholars at the school houees all nigh
long, refusing to allow q single one Il
leave, and by this means many live,
were probably saved.
In school district number "a the fue
at the school house rem out and th,
teacher left the school house, went tire,
quarters OF a mile to james Walsh!
house, secured a team and sleigh and re,
turning loaded the scholars into th.
sleigh and took them to Mr.. Wslsh'i
house for safe keeping. All this occurred
after dark.
In district number 18 the teacher
left his school and vent home him.
self, telling the Oldest scholars
to keep up q fire and to go home in the
morning. When morning came three
children started for home and were me-
half way by their father. They were oil
three found TO be frozen about the faces
and the feet of n and hands OF anothe,
we're frozen.
MIR. wITHEE wEATHRRs THE BLIZZARD,
Frank Witness experience is ss
remarkable IS any that has come out OF
the blizzard-remarksbIe because he
actually succeeded ia making his wey on
foot from Yankton to his farm home,
four miles west. in the very teeth of the
storm. Before coming to Yankton
Thursday morning the mild molst
weather made him suspicious that q
storm was brewing and he told his child.
who was preparing to go to school to
come home without delay II the wind
shifted to the northwest. Mr.. Withee
was in town when the change came and
its s~uddenness appalled, him when he
thought OF the advice he had left be-
hind him at home. Fearing that his
Instructions might bs literally obeyed
and his child cast adrift upon the seeth.
ing prairie, he started for home with the
first blast of the blizzard. On the tor
OF Mount Marty his horses refused to
proceed end he returned to town and
placed them in a stable. Then he took
the perilous road on foot, facing the
blast and olung to his purpose with the
tenacity OF a man who feels
that his own is in deadly peril
and needs his saving presence
The details of that fearful half night on
the prairie we have not learned, but 1t
10 g Iacs that abouSm!da;Th5 Mr. @:in-e
reached his house. He had eon straight
to it in the double blackness OF the
night and the blizzard, DYE the track
less prairie with nothing to guide hil
steps. One Is compelled to co,ncide
with the father OF "Little Britchea" and
softly whisper. "augels." MIR. Withee
found on reaching home that his child
hsd not arrived and during the balance
OF that wretched night he and his wife
shared the tostures OF agoniz,ng unoer.
In the morning Mr.. Withee
made his way TO the school bouse and
found his little one there safe with all
the rest. All is well that ends we'll.
he REACHED THE SCHOOL HoUsE.
During the storm Of Thursdsy last MIR.
Pieffer, who owns what is known 80 the
hallway house between Yankton and
Bon Homme, accomplished q feat which
will keep his memory green with biz
neighbors. That afternoon during the
storm Mr.. Pieffer left his house for the
district school house about a mile away
to tell the teacher to keep the chill
dren there until the storm
subsidized. His first attempt satisfied
him that he would surely lose his way
and returning to the store he took sew
eral long clothes lines and knotted them
together and fastening one end to hi
house ma 9 another start. The rope
was not long enough and he returned tc
the store fur more. Thrice was he corn-
PEELED to return for more rope and the
third time he succeeded in reaching the
school. He took With him a large bias.
ket of food and the children g kept
comfortable all night and sent safely
home in the morning.
INCIDENTS OF TnE STORM.
Three Russian farmers who left Yaak-
son for home Thursdsy afternoon got O,
far as 8 small cabin near the insane hos.
pital, where they were compelled to halt
and spend the night. They were badl,
frozen and are under treatment Of q
Shesrer's on Broadway.
II is reported that four dead bodies
awsit Identification at TyndslI.
Nj. q. Hoyt was caught in the blizzard
on the Nebraska side while hauling q
load OF wood to Yankton, but found
refuge in q house, where he spent th,
night.
1t is the opinion Of the county super
intendent that the occupants Of all th,
school houses in this county were de
tanned until the storm was over, man,
lives being thereby saved.
A man who does general work abou