Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-19

when he was overcome from numb
ness. 1t is thought he was an inmate
of the asylum or one of the other insti-
buttons of that suburb. Severe cold
prevails throughout the state.
Mississippi Frozen Over. =
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 16.-At 7:40
O'Clock Saturday morning the Missis-
sippi river at this point closed, the ice
forming in the channel. At eight
O'Clock in the morning the mercury in
the government thermometer at the
federal building registered % degrees
below zero. This is the coolest day the
city has experienced since 1884, when
the temperature dropped to 26 de-
grees. The thermometer here fell 50
degrees since Friday.
Intensely Cold I'm Minnesota.
St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 16.-The lowest
official temperature for December for
many years was reached at seven
O'Clock Saturday morning in this city,
the mercury reaching IS below zero.
Even colder weather was reported at
other points in the northwest. Fri
days gale had subsidized and the wealth
er was clear, bat the intense cold ex-
tended over the entire northwest.
There was considerable suffering at
various points in the country.
Frozen Near His Own Door.
Benumbed and exhausted with his
long fight against the storm, Joseph
Zulager, IS years of age, a farmer liv-
ing three miles from Rices, in Benton
county, fell in the snow and froze to
death within 40 rods of his own home.
At Colorado and Kansas Points.
Denver, Col, Dec. 16.-Fourteen de-
grees below zero was the temperature
recorded by the local weather bureau
at seven a. m. Saturday. Pueblo, Col,
reported temperature of eight below
zero, and Grand Junction, Col, four
above. At Cheyenne, Wyo., it was 20
below zero, and at Lander, Wyoy "a
below.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 16.-At seven
o'clock in the morning the temper
ature at the points given in the south
west registered as follows: Kansas
City, eight degrees below zero; Con-
cordia, Kan, ten below; Dodge City,
four below; Wichita, six below;
Springfield, Mo-, two below; Oklahoma
City, Okla, two below; Abilene, Tex,
ten above.
Cattle Perish i'm Wyoming.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 16.-The
storm raging in the southern part of
Wyoming for the past As hours shows
no disposition to abate. The Their
mometer is now below zero with a
wind blowing that cuts to the mar
row. Several herders have been
frozen to death in efforts to gather
scattered bands of sheep. The loss
of sheep in Red desert cannot be esti-
mated, as the focks are scattered to
the four winds.
A snowslide occurred at the mine
of the Battle Lake Tunnel Site COM
pany on Cow creek, near Battle Lake,
Wyo. A company cabin occupied by
a whole family of people was carried
down the mountain side for 30 feet,
but no one was seriously injured.
The buildings of the company are
buried under many tons of snow and
are much damaged.
Zero Weather for Memphis.
Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 16.-There
was snowfall of about two inches
here and in all the adjacent country
Friday night. Incoming trains are
delayed to some extent. Zero wealth
er is predicted.
Snow in Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 16.-The first
lucky is falling and cold wave is
being felt throughout practically the
entire state.
Blizzard in Texas.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. 16.-The
blizzard prevailing over the Pan
Handle of Texas will very probably
prove a disastrous one to the cattle
men. There has been . long, dry
spell and feed has been scarce and
high, preventing any great amount
of provision for the wintering of
cattle. The entire section is COW
cred with snow, and if it stays on
the ground for any length of time
the cattle not in prime condition will
die by hundreds.
Extent Of the Cold Wave.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The cold wave
predicted by the weather bureau for
the middle Mississippi and Missouri
valleys and the upper lake region has
spread to the eastward and southeast
ward as far as Chicago and st. Louis;
ct both of which places the tempera-