The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-03

Rain, Hail, Snow and Thunder
Storms Prevail.
Worst Blizzard Of the Season in
Nebraska.

Kansas City. No Feb. 3.-Rain. hail
and snow prevailed in last u hours over
this part of the southwest, with thun-
der storms in Missouri. south central
Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma In
western Missouri the rain turned to
sleet. damaging wires to greater or less
extent but causing no serious trouble
although trains in and out of Kansas
City We're delayed slightly, and the
street car service in Kansas City was
impeded. The temperature at Kansas
City this morning was 16 above zero
and from 80 to Sc in southern Missouri
Kansas and in Oklahoma
BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA
Omaha. Neb., Feb. 3.--A heavy fall of
snow, accompanied by a stiff northeast
wind formed good sized blizzard which
began at daylight today Street car
traffic was partially interrupted on sew
eral lines and on others it was at a
standstn. The storm is general through
out the state, especially in the northern
portion and the Black Hills country re-
ports one of the worst storms of the
winter. Temperature 10 above
All early morning trains in ana out or
Lincoln are tied up and the street car
service there is stopped entirely. The
transcOntinentaf train across Nebraska
viii be affected if the storm continues
WIRES DOWN IN ST JOE.
St Joseph, Mo. Feb. 3.--A heavy
sIeet storm started here at midnight
and lasted until o'clock this morning.
Many telephone and telegraph wires
are down.
HEAVY SNOW IN IOWA
Des Moines. Ia. Feb 3--With the
mercury at IS above zero, q fierce gale
from the north. aeon Fsanied by heavy
ports from Western and northwestern
Iowa indicate even more severe wealth
er. The indications are for more snow
and further drap in temperature
RAILROADS HAVE TROUBLE.
The reports received at the Rock
Island division offices this morning show
that the bad weather prevails over
with the exception Of the Western El
PaSO division where the weather is
reported clear About the stormieSr
division on the whole road west of the
Missouri river is the Colorado division.
where it is reuOrted to be showing over
the entire division and a strong north
west wind prevails Most of the wind
is reported to be blowing east and #
this is true the ground may be covered
with snow before long.
According to reports the fine snow anG
sleet which began to fail here last nighr
extends over nearly all the Kansas di-
vision.
The bad weather did not effect tho
time of any of the trains today. both
those on the Rock Island and Santa Fe
being on time with the exception OF
one or two that were delayed in the
west for some other reason.
SNOW AND RAIN ON SANTA FE
There is plenty of weather reported
from all along the Santa Fe line in this
part of the Unites States. 1t seems that
the conditions which prevail at Topeka
are quite faShiOna BILE.
On the Chicago division It is cloudy
and cold. but there is not much snow.
Throughout Kansas it is cloudy ana
cold, with snow and rain. Oklahoma, re-
ports snow. but down in the Panhandle
it is warmer, and there have been heavy
rains There is a light rain on the
Texas lines. and it is cloudy and warm
at Cleburne, Beaumont and Galveston.