Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
ZERO IN SIX STATES
Cola Weather and Heavy Shows Prevail
Throughout Northwest
SUFFERING AMONG PEOPLE AND STOCK
Hundred and Forty Miles of Great
Northern Railroad Abandoned
in MOntana-Forty Below
Zero in Wisconsin,.

RAPID CITY. S. D., Feb. 4.-Severe
storms prevail throughout the Dakotas and
the suffering is great. Reports from the
Cheyenne river country say a homesteader
named Myers and an unidentified sheep
herder froze to death.
Serious losses among stock are reported
almost daily. The snowfall Is greater than
for twenty years. For more than a week
the mercury has ranged from % to 2s be-
low zero
SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 1.-The Great
Northern railway today reports the worst
blizzard in twenty years in Montana, the
road being tied up for 140 miles from Cut
bank to Havre. Fuel is still scarce in east
ern Washington. but conditions are not
so urgent as earlier in the winter and lit
tie suffering is expected.
TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 4-The coolest
weather this section of Kansas has ex.
perienced since 1905 prevailed today, when
the temperature reached degrees below
zero. A heavy snow is falling and Is being
drifted by a strong wind. The Santa Fs
and the Rock Island report trains badly
delayed on the Missouri divisions.
SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. A--Thermometers
for the first time this winter registered
forty below zero this morning.
Nebraska Gets It's share.
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. 4.--The severest
storm of the winter is raging over all
northern Nebraska, southern South Da-
kota and the Black Hills Four inches OF
snow have fallen in Nebraska, and the
Rosebud reservation of South Dakota, and
from four to six inches in the Black Hills
The temperature ranges from to II be-
low zero. There is no wind and the snow
is falling evenly. No suffering to stock oil
humans has been reported from the range
country. Trains are moving without snow
plowa
EUSTIS, Neb.. Feb 4.-(Special. )-This
section was visited by a severe snowstorm
accompanied by cold north wind. Over
two inches of snow fell duBing the past
thirty-six hours. The mercury ranged
between degrees below and degrees
above zero. Stockmen report practically
no losses of live stock. the majority OF stock
raisers being well prepared with shelter
and can safely weather any storm. The
covering of snow viii be great protection
to winter grain.
PAPILL.ION. Neb., Feb. 4.--(Special.)-
Fully four inches of snow fell here last
night with the Thermometer below zero.
FULLERTON. Neb... Feb 4-(Special.)-
One of the most marked changes in tenn
perature this part of the state has expe-
renced since the blizzard of 1888 occurred
last Friday night. During Friday the
mercury ranged from "a to 20 degrees above
zero. At o'clock Saturday morning the
Thermometer registered below zero.
Saturday night quite a wind set in from
the northwest and snow commenced fall
ing, which continued throughout the night
At 8 o'clock this morning the mercury
stood at below, with the wind blowing
strong from the east and showing hard.
HARVARD. Neb., Feb. 4.-(Special)-
Director Flemings of the weather service
reports the mercury going to 10 degrees be-
low zero Saturday night and no higher
than 21s below during yesterday and down
| to .1O5k again last night Fully five Inches
of light snow has fallen, but as there was
no wind during most of the storm 1t has re-
mained as it fell, without drifting. Pneu-
monia and colds among small children are
quite prevalent, several having died dur
| ing the past week. ..
REPUBLICAN CITY, Feb 4.-(Special)-
February was the coolest day this Win
| ter, below zero. with little snow. The
ice men are improving the time by filling
their houses.