Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-07
INTENSE COLD
COVERS SOUTH
and The WEST
LOWEST TEMPERATURE IN DOZEN
YEARS IS RECORDED IN
MISSOURI.
HERDS OF CATTLE STARVING.
owa Governor Appeals to Railway Of
fciaIs to Avert Threatening
Coal Famine
SEVEN DIE IN CANADIAN STORM.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. G.-Eight-
zen degrees below zero was recorded
lnofficially i'll Kansas City today, the
owest temperature in this part of the
southwest in twelve years. The intense
.old covered Missouri and reached into
Oklahoma. Arkansas and Texas. kali
Dad schedules We're demoralized. A
shortage OF natural gas from the Kan
,as field caused much suffering TO thou
sands OF families. On the plains OF
western Kansas thousands of cattle are
starving.
Snow Blockade IN Montana.
PTTTTE. Mont, Jan. 6.-Because of a
snow blockade near Greycllte, east OF
mere, which is the worst in many years,
no Northern Pacific passenger trains
from st. Paul have reached Butte since
Tuesday night.
Ice Gorge in River.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 6.-I,he ice
gorge, which was ten miles below St
Louis Wednesday. was increased during
the night by foes until it reached the
Deal harbor today. For the first time IL
four years the river AT this point IS
frozen from bank to bank. The weather
bureau announces that the MISSISSIPPI
river from Chester, ILL.,, to ST Louis, a
distance of sixty miles, is one continual
zee gorge.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 6.-The sleet
storm is causing havoc here. Streets,
trees and buildings are shrouded In Ice.
Public schools are closed. Dozens of
persons have fallen and several have suf-
fered broken limbs. More than score
Of horses and mules have been killed.
Stores refuse to deliver goods Many
telephone and telegraph wires are down
and trolley wires broken.
Ohio Has Heavy Snow.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 6.-The heav-
lest snoWstorm of the winter is "a ging in
southern Ohio today. All trains are re-
ported delayed
Coal Famine Serious.
DIES MONIES, Ia. Jan. 6.-Follow-
ing Il conference between Gov. Carroll
and Railway Commissioner Ketcham in
regard 10 the coal famine which has be-
come serious in Iowa cities and towns,
telegramS were sent to the officials Of
every railway entering Iowa urging the
necessity of the delivery of coal ship
ments. Unnecessary confscation of coal
was criticised. The railways were hope
lessly tied up Wednesday by the heavy
snow fall of the day before, but freights
were moving slowly today.
Fishing Boats Reach Port
HALIFAX n. S., Jan. 6.-Several of
the missing fishing boats, manned from
Canso Whitehead and Dover, made
port today after a terrible experience
in the blizzard which blew the boats out
to sea Tuesday. 1t is believed that
there viii be little. if any loss of life
among the fishermen.
Mercury Way Down.
OSHKOSH. Wis, Jan. 6.-[Special ]
To-day is the coolest day in tie win
ter in Oshkosh. The temperature at Z 80
o clock this morning was y degrees be-
low zero and III many places the ther-
mometers registered II below
Great difficulty has been experienced
III opening up the interurban lines from
Oshkosh to Neenah and Oshkosh to
Omro. but from this city to Fond du
Lac the line was open throughout the re-
cent storm, although all cars We're be-
hind time
The weather has caused considera bic
suffering among the poor and the poor
department has had heavier demand
for help than usual
Face Badly Frozen.
LADYSMITH. Wis. Jan. 6.-[Spe-
cial. IA man who stole a ride on the
500 limited at Hawkins this morning
frozen. The temperature was % below.
Seven Die in Blizzard.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Jan. 6-The
country along the Minneapolis, St Paul
& Saut Ste. Marie railroad has resulted
in seven deaths.
States Coolest Spot.
MONDONI, Wis, Jan. 6.-[Special |
The thermometer registered 2S below
zero this morning, the lowest point
reached this winter thus far.