Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-14
HAS
BITTEREST COLD
OF The WINTER
Eighteen Degrees Below Zero
in Kansas and Icy Atmos-
phere General.

Kansas City. lar Eighteen de-
grees below zero was recorded unoffi-
cially in Kansas today. the lowest tenn
p%erature in this part of the southwest
In IL years. The intense cold wave
covered Missouri and reached into
Oklahoma, Arkansas n Texas.
Railroads schedules are still emor-
allied. A shortage Of natural gas from
the Kansas fields caused much suffer-
ing to thousands OF families In western
Missouri and in eastern n central
Kansas, who depend almost solely on
gas for fuel and on the plains of west
ern Kansas unprotected cattle were re-
ported dying by the hundreds.
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Canso, N. S., Jan. 6.-Forty-two fish
ermen are missing and many rave per-
lished in the blizzard that has been rag
ing for more than "a hours. Fourteen
men are known almost certainly to
have been lost and the remaining IS
already are being mourneu, their
chance for escape being regarded a.
small
The fleet from Canso and from Petite
de Graf, about mir miles away, were
also caught In the storm, but escaped
by skilled workmanship.
The storm Tuesday caught the fish
erman all Lured by a m
morning that promised good fishing.
the men ventured to the outer edge or
the paddock fishing ground. AT moor
the storm came up with great rapidity
and In a period measured by minutes
the Neutrality-suspicious. wind was trans
formed into a gale, the temperature fell
many degrees and thick snow ohscured
the view, SO that many OF the little
craft were unable to make the harbor.
Silyerton, Colo, Jan. photographic
communication was resumed with the
0Yltafda World 1afa waafnrdnN Pat ttxf6s
deaths are known to have resulted from
snowslides following the recent storm.
Arthur Rice was killed at Animas
Forks Friday and Car, Brun was
caught by a slide at Tire Iowa Tiger
mine Sunday. Train service Is still
blocked between Silverton and Durango
and the coal supply Is short.
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Louisville, KY, Jan, 6.-Snow today
covers the greater portion of Kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas, with traces
as far south as northern mississippi
aid Alabama. In Louisville 1t is
ly a foot deep, the heaviest snow In
many years. A precipitation of six
inches is reported In Memphis, Tenn.
st. Louis, Jan. 6.-The ice gorge.
which was 10 miles below st. Louis yes
terday, was increased during the night
by foes until 1t reached the local har-
ooi hoa0Js ~ htC thcL I'LL lI itat
years the river at this point Is frozen
from bank to bank. The temperature
early today was 3 degrees above zero.
The weather bureau announced the
Mississippi river from Chester. ILL.,, to
ST. Louis, 80 miles, was one continual
Ice gorge.
Cincinnati, o., Jan. 1.-THE heaviest
snowstorm of the winter prevailed int
southern Ohio today. From 8 To 8 inch
es of snow has fallen. seriously delay
ing all kinds Of traffic.
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Memphis, Tenn, Jar. Slight inchesl
of snow fell here early today, makingj
transportation throughout the city diff
flcult.
Richmond, Va, Jan. GA sleet storm]
here forced the closing of the public1
schools today. Many persons have suf-|
fered broken limbs by falling and manyl
horses and mules have been killed.