The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-13

The IndeDendent Is extremely sorry
to chronicle the fact that there mas
been terrible suffering in many OF
the eastern states owing to the Sc
yerest winter that has been known
since 1SS1-1SS2. TO say which state
is the worst affected would be a
hard matter indeed. There has been
an excessive fall Of snow. and in al
dition, the thermometer has been
very low, in many cases forty below,
which is no doubt really much colder
than we ever see the weather in
North Dakota, owing to the dampness
of the air.
From scanning the papers, we note
that several people have frozen to
death. Trains have been blockaded
for several days at a time.
At Sterling, ILL.,, Miss Marie Farrell
in riding few miles in sleigh, was
nearly overcome by the cold and IL
AEay necessary to carry her to- a
covered heated sleigh in order to save
her from freezing to death. She was
heavily clad, too, but nevertheless
Aecame drowsy and became numb.
She is recovering slowly.
While all of this has been going
ON in the east. in North Dakota We
have been enjoying the finest KIND
of a winter, quite an ordinary thing
with US. We have heard of no suffer-
Ing here, the roads are all in the
very best of condition, there is plenty
of fuel, and if the fuel supply becomes
low, all one has to do is to drive to
the mines, which now is not at all
necessary We have not, had blizzard
nor a windy day during the entire
winter, and many who have wintered
in California state that they mucn
prefer our bracing winter atmosphere
tn that of the South. Our stock
wakes fat on our nutritious prairie
hay and conditions m general are
sublime. We do not say this In order
ID gloat over the misfortune of the
east, for the condition is actually
serious there, and North Dakota may
be called upon to assist the suffer
inR. If the conditions continue to
grow worse and aid is actually need
ed. you may depend upon it that the
people from the most hospitable state
in the Union will gladly come to the
front with whatever is needed
You eastern readers who chance tc
read this article, will you believe
what we have just told you, or will
you too, like so many of the othel
eastern sufferers, look wise and won
der who is paying the editor to lie
You will never realize the difference
between winter in the east anc
one in North Dakota until you have
spent one here.
The following taken from Chica
20 paper, will tell the exact condi
lions in Illinois better than we can
A{girl walking along one Of the bus,
streets, collapsed, nearly frozen t.
death:
The zero weather that has helt
Chicago in it's grip for day was cheat
ed OF victim yesterday by Police
man Nicholas Quirk, stationed nea
the temporary city hall.
Rebecca Schilling, 16 years of age
pretty, almost unconscious from tn
cold, staggered on the icy pavement
IN Randolph street, in front of tn
city's building She collapsed in {
heap of snow near the curb and has
resigned herself to the delicious
warmth that precedes death by freez
Ing when Patrolman Quirk rescuet
her.
She was caught up in the stronl
arms of the laws minion and carriet
into the warm squad room of detec
tive headquarters. There she wa
ministered to. When strength return
ed she was taken to her home, 1853
West Division street.
While she was in detective head
quarters policemen rubbed her fac
and hands with snow and bathet
them in ice water. When she began tt
revive she explained that she hat
started for the city hall to get :
License for her father, an expressman
Benumbed by the cold she had Los
her way. She had been misdirectet
BY the conductor of Division stree
car and had wandered all over thu
1oop district She had been wander