Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10

storm. The mercury, which stood at 20 last
has stood at 8 above during the day. A
strong north wind has prevailed and a light
snow. Trains on all railroads are badly de-
layed by the snow.
BLAIR, Neb., Feb. 9.-lSpecial.)-An
electrical storm, accompanied by vivid
lightning and heavy thunder, passed over
this county at a late hour last night. A
heavy downpour Of rain which later
turned into a snow storm followed I'D the
thunder storm.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 9.-(Special Tele-
ram.-A blizzard has been raging here
with the temperature lowering close to the
zero mark, The snow fall is light.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Feb. g.
CSpecial)-The rain fell in this vicinity
Monday afternoon and evening, but the
wind changed and blew from the north
west most OF the night and snow covers
the ground today and mercury registers
2 above zero.
SIOUX CITY, Feb. ESPECIAL Tele-
gram.)-Sioux City is in the grip of the
worst storm in twenty years. Schools and
stores are closed. the street cars have been
abandoned, train service has ceased and
the packing plants have closed down. The
wind is blowingf at the rate OF fifty miles
an hour, and the heavy snow fall Is being
drifted many feet high. The temperature
Is lowering rapidly.
BOONE. Ia, Feb. S-(Special Telegram -
A blizzard worse than the one ten days ago
swept Iowa today. Northwestern trains are
stalled. No freight is moving except stock
and passenger trains are behind time.
Train No. 70, passenger, is reported stalled
In Nebraska in a snowbank. Locally the
damage is heavy to telephone and telegraph
companies.
ALBERTA, Mimi, Feb. "a heavy
northeast snowstorm prevailed all last
night and today. The streets and roads
are nearly impossible. Trains are delayed,
rural carriers are out of business and all
kinds of traffic is nearly abandoned. Drifts
are eight feet high In the streets.
SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. Zone OF the
fiercest snowstorms experienced in this
locality in years is raging here with a
sixty-mile a. hour gale from the north
east. Travel on foot is almost impossible
ALLIANCE, Neb., Feb. S.-(Speciai Teie-
gram.)-All the conditions of a blizzard pre-
vail in this section of the state tonight.
The thermometer registers 10 degrees below
at Oxford; 10 below at Belmont; 10 below at
Alliance and from that to zero az Seneca.
Within this territory there is a strong
northwest wind driving an almost binding
snow and from present indications there
is no question but that great damage will
be done stock tonight.
WEST POINT. Neb., Feb. a~-(Special Tel
eg~ram.)-The worst storm of the winter ia
now raging throughout this section of the
state. Commencing with a light snow and
a sleeting rain on Monday afternoon It de-
veloped by night thne into a genuine bliz-
zard EOR tha last thirty hcnra fha mind
has been blowing a gale of at least fifty
miles per hour. snow falling all the time in
thick flakes and the vino sweeping every
thing before II. All travel and business 10
totally suspended, the local telephone serv-
ice is in bad condition and long distance
connection Is out OF the question.
HURON, 8. D., Feb. Especial Tele-
grant, - Mondays wind and snowstorm
continues with increased fury. Snow -
piled in immense drifts and there is no in
dication Of abatement. Several trains on
the Northwestern line are tied up In snow
drifts. No effort is being made to move
trains on roads centering here, Business
is suspended and schools are closed.
Tramc Impeded I'm West.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. S-Traffic ON
the Rio Grande railroad has been seriously
impeded by the heavy snow fall. A through
passenger tram, eAstoound, Is tied up for
the night at Soldier Summit, and two
Mercury Failing In sOsthwest.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 9-Falling tempera-
lures were reported ALI over the southwest
today. The wind was again coming up and
promised TO challenge the proportions of
last weeks storm. In the six hours up to
1880 o'clock this morning the temperature
at Kansas City fell fifty degrees. standing
at the latter hour at 8 degrees above zero.
Similar falls were generally reported. Con-
cordia. Kan, reported 2 below zero, Okla
homa City IL above. Fort smith. Ark, 2S
and Amarillo, Tex. 10 above zero.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Feb s-Northweat
Missouri is in the grip Of another blizzard.
Rain fell last night, followed this morning
by Intense cold, and there IL great suffer
ing. particularly Of live stock.
MITCHELL. 8 d.. Feb. a-(Special Tele-
gram.Grhs worst snowstorm In twelve
years visited tfis section. starting in yes
ter0ay afternoon, ard ID has not subsidized