The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-02


the ground which has now been frozen
by the cold. Farmers and stockmen III
this county are now well prepared for
cold winter as the recent rains have
replenished the water supply for cattle.
Feed is plentiful and stock is generally
we'll sheltered.
Below Zero at MarysviIIe.
Marysville, Kan, Jan. "A light
snow has been falling and stiff wind
has been blowing from the north. The
thermometer registered one degree be-
low zero the greater part of Sunday
Four Below at Concordia.
Concordia, Kan, Jan. Mercury
below zero Sunday, continuing colder
all day and night with light snow fall
ing.
Wind Drives Snow F1urTies.
Strong City, Kan, Jan. 2.-The tenn
perature was 40 above at about 8
o'clock Sunday morning. Then the
wind shifted to the northwest and the
first real cold weather of the winter
began. The wind continued strong and
steady all day, accompanied by light
flurries of snow. The tenn perature has
fallen Al degrees.
Stalls South Dakota Trains.
Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 2.-The first
Sioux City and South Dakota tonight,
piling the snow in high drifts and de-
laying all railway traffic. Six trains
are reported stalled on the Illinois Cen
trail between here and Fort Dodge.
Several trains to South Dakota points
have been abandoned and those arriv-
ing are from six to eight hours late.
The gale began about 6 o'clock Sum
day morning and by night had reached
40-mile clip, driving the snow in all
directions.
Blizzard in Minnesota.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 2.-The snow
storm that started early Sunday and
is sweeping over Minnesota and the
Dakotas almost developed into bliz-
zard last night. Street car traffic was
delayed here. The Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railroads report that
their most western storm points are
Williston, n. D., Mandan, N. D., and
Aberdeen, s. D., respectively. The
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
are running passenger trains with two
engines between ST Paul and those
points.
Texas Has Wind and Snow.
Dallas, Tex, Jan 2.-North Texas
last night shivered under q cold wave.
Amarillo in the Panhandle, reports
half an inch of snow and high winds,
with temperature of IL above zero
Warm weather prevailed in Dallas ana
vicinity until o'clock Sunday after
noon, whe1. cold wind came from the
north and in four hours there was
drop of about 15 degrees. The freezing
point was reached before morning.
Below Zero in Colorado.
Denver, Colo. Jan. 2.-Tempera-
lures ranging from 2 above to 10 be-
low zero prevail throughout Colorado
and wyoming, following the heavy
snow of last night. Consid erable de-
lay in traffic is reported by railroads
from Cheyenne. In Colorado traffic
has not been seriously impeded. Snow
is falling in the mountains of New
Mexico. according to reports from AL
buquerque, where the thermometer
registers % above. Ell Paso, Tex, re-
ports one of the coldest days of the
season. At o'clock Sunday the ther-
mometer stood at 20 above. Since that
hour there has been a gradual rise, and
at 10 o'clock the temperature was re-
ported at 40 above.
Heavy Snow in Nebraska.
Omaha. Neb., Jan. "A heavy
snow, accompanied by a strong wind,
which piled it in drifts. ushered in the
year in eastern and south eastern Ne
bras.1a and western Iowa. The storm
began shortly before daybreak Sun
day and as the day advanced grew
more severe and continued last night.
Three Below at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Jan. 2.-With the ther-
mometer registering degrees below
zero and the wind blowing % miles an
hour from the northwest this city
and vicinity are experiencing the sever
est cold of the season. The mercury is
below the zero point all over Kansas
and Missouri. Officials at the United
States weather bureau here say it will
remain in the zero neighborhood most
of today. During the night fine sleet
carried before the swift northwest wind
formed the first real blizzard of the
year.
Mercury Drops 2 Degrees an Hour.
Chicago. Jan. with the tempera-
ture dropping at the rate of more than
degrees an hour and the wind APP
preaching a gale, the first blizzard of
the new year began to make itself felt
tionS were hurriedly made by the re-
lief organizations to meet the conSe-
quences which were expected to be Sc
we're before nightfall.
Fourteen Degrees Below in Colorado.
Denver, Col, Jan. 2.-Denver and Col
orado in general are experiencing the
coldeSt weather so far this winter, the
thermometer at the United States
weather bureau station here registering
IA degrees below zero at o'clock this
morning There is practically no snow
in this part of the state but compare
lively heavy falls are reported from the
mountains districts. Railroad traffic is
considerably affected.
Mercury Falls to 2S Below
Colorado Springs, Jan. 2.-The ther-
mometer reached IA below zero at 5
O'Clock this morning. according to the
United States weather bureau at Colo
rado Springs college. which shows that
this is the coldest day of the season
and one of the coldest of the year.
At Lake Moraine, at the head of the
Colorado Springs water system on
Pixies Peak, the mercury reached %
below at o'clock.
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED