Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-21
BAD STORMS N m +
TRAFFIC IS ENTIRELY s,o,,.
North Dakota. Minn..
tan" All Get a Touch
AEain-StOck win "ht7
MANY Homeless
Michigan Also Get. If.

st. Paul. Mimi, March :,
Lake nakot aan and the Canadian uor,so
nave experienced the worst s no,sa's
in many years and railroad 54oSsta
racine and Great Northern bsss
moved a wheel for nearly ss'e
in the blizzard stricken dist n 10y
nave abandoned all efforts r. !.
FOR the present. The high ~, 70
piled the snow in mountaino. 'uq
and packed in solid masses s
deep cuts being entirely fl1ss l
temperature has been fallins
ally and is now at or below ,s,a S''a
a transcontinental train ba.
in st. Paul since Friday and ~. INV
expected for several DAYS w
Northern Pacific reports IT,
bound coast train, which left s. N
Yesterday morning, tied up at ~.
"nu 'here being blockN
II VIII start a coastbound train
morrow and hopes to be ab]a II -.
through. The eastbound coast =. -
due here Saturday morning is hes
Mandan, N. D., and an effort Win !.
made to move it tomorrow ~.
effort is being made to keep the ,,o,
bound passengers fed and warm i.
for the purpose trains are beinv ~
at stations where there are ace0,
modations rather than attempt fl :, |
through with a possibility Of h.s
tied up between stations.
The situation on the Great Northu,
is equally bad. The line is tied 4
entirely between Grand Forks =.
Williston, N. d., a distance Of AIN
35 miles, and all wires have been NJ /
beyond Fargo. For 80 miles the ,as |
is gone between Fargo and CarroIa
N. D.. and communication with VT |
ern Dakota and Montana points Il
been lost. So fierce has been &I
storm that it has been deemed ind |
visable to attempt to reopen the mi
until it abates.
Helena, Mont, March l7.-Am|
tana had but Comparatively snytt|
visitation from the storm which H%|
walls in North Dakota. In Helena ui|
the western and northwestern sectn|
OF the state the temperature saturdf
and today dropped to zero from :
above. There was a slight wind M
some snow fell. but traffic was NJ
impeded.
Al Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., March 1.-THE ston|
prevailing in the western part Of MI
state since Friday struck Fargo =
full force and still continues Ml
temperature is 10 degrees below ln|
Little apprehension is felt for IN
safety of people throughout the staa
Those who will feel it the worst M
the recent immigrants. Many Vnl
arrived this week went onto nH
claims with nothing but tents or Ooea
shanties and their fuel supply IS LID
tied. Adyices from the northweslen
part of the state are that old setlRn
are driving over the country &'
rounding up the tenderfeet to see w.
no one is frozen.
La Crosse, Wis. March lL-ls|
thermometer Sunday registered la'|
end is still falling. A high WIN 1
blowing and small buildings and u'
have been wrecked.
In Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, March l7.-Ionlta
the temperature here dropped " =
grees, with high wind and nurfN' :
snow general throughout the s'a.' |.
the extreme southwestern part o. y
state a veritable blizzard pre'a's,
Butte, Mont, March IA sFs-
from Glendive reports a hea'! ~
storm, a fall of about two iee.
sulting since Thursday night. ~.
wind has drifted the snow inoo ~
banks on the railroad TRACKS
travel between Glendive and MAN. !.
is conducted with considerapn
ficulty and only with the use VI -
plows.
The loss of a band of 3Ooo sn'' =.
reported as a result of the storn ~
snow has crnsted on the ranges,