The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
THRoUGHoUr THE WEST.
Great Damage to Live Stock In Many
Localities.


Kansas City, Dec. 14.-At o'clock
this morning at the points given in the
southwest registered as follows:
Kansas City, degrees below zero;
Concordia, Kan, 10 below; Dodge City,
below; Wichita, below; Springfield,
Mo, 2 below: Oklahoma City, Okla,
below; Abilene, Tex, 10 above; Lincoln,
Neb., below, no snow; Sioux City, Ia,
Peoria, Ill, below: heavy snow; Mil
waukee. Wis. 10 above; four inches
snow.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Dec. 14.-The storm
raging in the southern part of Wyoming
for the past 4S hours shows no DISPOSE
tion to abate. The thermometer is now
| below zero with a wind blowing that
cuts to the marrow. Several herders
gather in scattered bands of sheep. The
loss of sheep in the Red desert cannot
be estimated as the fiocks are scattered
to the four winds. The habit which
sheep have of taking refuge in railway
cuts has resulted in the death of a large
number under the wheels of railroad
trains. Snow plows have been working
at the most threatened points the
Union Pacific and though the track has
been kept open trains are delayed six
to seven hours. The stage between
Snake river and Rawlins became lost
last night and for several hours the
passengers were compelled to walk.
One man had both feet so badly frozen
! that amputation was necessary.
A snowslide occurred at the mine of
the Battle Lake tunnel site on Cow
creek, near Battle Lake, Wyo. A COM
pany cabin occupied by whole family
of people was carried down the noun
! tain side for distance of 80 feet but
no one was seriously injured The
| buildings of the company are buried
under many tons of snow and are COLI
Siderably damaged.
| Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE biz
Zard prevailing over the Panhandle of
| Texas will very likely prove a disas-
irons one t0 the catfIpr0en- There has
been long dry spell and feed has been
scarce and high, preventing any great
amount of provision for the wiItering
of cattle. The entire section is Covered
| with snow and if it stays on the
ground for any length of time the cat
| tie not in prime condition will die by
hundreds.
Guthrie, 0. T., Dec. 1.-THE heaviest
snow storm in ten years has visited
Oklahoma, and four inches Of snow are
now on the ground. A strong wind is
accompanying it. The storm will cause
great damage to cattle interests. Re-
ports of intense suffering among stock
are coming in from the ranges
Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-THE coldest
weather in Colorado this winter was ex-
perienced today. In the mountain re-
gion thermometers generally registered
ported being 21 below at Gunnison. The
record in Denver was a few degrees
above zero.
rs BELOW AT ST. PAUL
l..
at Z a. m. here today reached 25 de-
grees below zero. Even colder weather
was reporte4 at other points in the
Northwest There was considerable
suffering al various points in the coun-
try
Joseph Zulager, 65 years of age.
farmer living in Benton county, fell in
the snow and froze to death within 40
rods of his home.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CLOSES.
Lacrosse, wis., 14.-At 7:40 o'clock
this morning the Mississippi river at
this point closed. the ice forming in the
channel At o'clock the government
thermometer registered % degrees be-
low zero.
MOUNTAIN RECORDS.
Denver Dec. 14-Fourteen degrees
below zero was the temperature record
ed by the local weather bureau at 4.
m. today. Pueblo. Col, reported tenn
Junction, Col. above. At Cheyenne,
Wyo..it was 20 below zero and atLander
Wyo., "a below.
TWO FROZE TO DEATH.
Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 14.-Wright
Fisher and Dr. Dewitt Jordon, of Vim
cennes were frozen to death near
Rosedale a few miles north of here last
night. They were driving home from
this city and both had fallen from the
buggy.
SNOW IN KENTUCKY.
Louisville, KY. Dec. 14.-The first
general snow of the season in Kentucky
is falling today and a cold wave is be-
ing felt throughout practically the en-
tire state. The mercury fell 40 degrees
during the night.
SEVERELY COLD IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Dec. 14.-Eleven degrees
below zero is the record of the weather
in Milwaukee An unknown man was
found frozen today in the public school
yard a Wautosa, a suburb of Milwau
kee- The body was thinly clad and it
is supposed the man was seeking shelter
when he was overcome from numbness.
Severe cold prevails throughout the
state.
SNOW IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Dec. 14--At 5 a. H. here to-
l dor