Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-04-09

JoLLlEsr HONEYMOON EVER
intersstino Experience ~ Young
Couple In Dateta niixxard.

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Huntington, Pa, March ze.--The fol-
lowing letter received today BY Miss
Hattie Shopper Of Boldt.. from her
friend. Mrs. q. A. Nissner Of Grand
Forks. N. D.. tells very interesting
story Of the terrors Of : blissard in that
cold climate.
Mrs. 1Gissner was formerly Miss Adj
die BLY, OF Boldt and was married last
winter to Mr.. Missner, ana the young
couple went to spend their honeymoon
on the ranch Of the husband. far out
to the south Of Langdon. N. D.. on the
boundless prairie.
The letter reads:
Il" And now to tell you
about our splendid Honeymoon on the
ranch.
1T II I 80 mile drive out to the place
from Langdon. over an almost track
less prairie. but the weather was beau
tiful and the horses made nothing Of
the distance. We had = pleasant drive,
but on arriving at the ranch. were SUR
prised to find that the hired man who
George had left In charge had deserted
his post and gone away. leaving the
stock uncared FOR ana everything In
confusion. George went to work. how
ever. ana quickly had everything about
the place IN good shape. and none too
soon, for the weather changed all at
once witha suddenness that ID common
to this part Of tho country. but which
you know nothing about back east.
George said that he thought there was
q blissard coming up, and was rather
glad Of It. for I had heard 20 much
about those strange storms that
wanted to experience one for myself.
But soon got enough OF It and to
spare. It was terrible.
.The snow fell for quite while. till
the ground was covered several inches
deep, and then terrible wind, filled
with falling snow and flying snow came
roaring over the prairie. and In less
time than It takes me to tell 1t. we were
lost to all the outer world In mass Of
snow 20 dense that we could not see
trees that stood only 20 feet from the
windows. It was not very cold at first,
but rapidly grew colder and the drifts
piled up about the place till they were
something immense. Some that we
measured later were more than 10 feet
deep. George said that the probabili-
ties were that It would continue to
blow In Just the same terrible gale for
two or three days. and being afraid that
the drifts would soon cut him on from
getting to the barn to feed the stock
he concluded to 90 down while he
could and put out a. much feed for
them an he dared. In order that they
might suffer A. little a. possible
Il would not hear OF staying IN the
house alone and begged him till he
let me bundle up and 60 with him,
the distance being only about hum
bred feet. II was then 30 dark that
We took . lantern. and while George
was working with the stock one Of the
horses slipped its halter ana ran
across the barn. knocking down the
lantern that had been hung on hook
In the ceiling. When It fell II struck
in 1 pile Of hay and against milking
stool and broke. and like flash the
flames sprang up the side OF the barn
into the loft. where there were a.
many a. twenty tons Of hay. George
saw IN moment that the barn. was
doomed, and catching hold Of me,
dragged me out through the smoke
into the open air and we ran to the
house a. fast an We could 80. George
shouting that the wind was IN such q
direction that the house would soon
80. too. and we must save something
to keep us alive and warm TIL the
storm was over, We had not much
time to work IN. though, for the barn
burned terribly in the wind. and II
seemed that we had hardly reached
the house before great sheets OF fiame
sprang over the space between and ri
the roof to burning ~ II It had been
paper.
I'VE drasged out Soma blankets and