The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11
MERCURY RISES IN
The MIDDLE WEST
Relief From Intense Cold of Last
Week Felt in Many Places
Over the Country.

Chicago, Jan. e.-Predictions Of
warmer weather for today brought
Joy to the railroads west and north
of Chicago. But it was short
lived. Heretofore throughout the
cold spell they have been harnpered
by frozen pipes and other equip
ment that is damaged by extreme
Geld. Now the snow is filing the
roadbeds and otherwise slowing up
triffic. Practically all trains in the
states where snow prevails are
running behind time.
At 10 O'clock this morning the
temperature here was 8 degrees
above zero. Until last night,
Chicago had experienced almost /.
four days of "beIow zero" weather..
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 9.-Relief
from the intense cold came to the
Missouri valley and the southwest to-
day in the shape of a rise Of from 10
to 20 degrees in temperature. From
one to three inches of snow fell over
parts OF Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Tenn
peratures ranging from IA below in
Huron, S. D., to SO above in Fort
Worth, Tex.
Trains from the west still were de-
layed today and more now and pros
poets Of continued cold left the pros
poets for permanent relief little bright
er for sufferers in Isolated communities
&c Western Kansas. a 36-Thiie an hour
wind swept Oklahoma today but the
mercury there had climbed from the
below zero neighborhood to 6 above.
Nebraska temperatures ranged from
2 below at Omaha to 10 below at North
Platte. Des Moines showed 4 below.
zero in Kansas City mo in Wichita,
Kan, was the lowest figure for west
ern Missouri and Kansas.
Cold Week In Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. ct been
the hardest seven days in the history
of northwestern r~ailroading, ever as it
had been n record breaking period for
continuous low temperature. The
operating departments of the various
roads report conditions unprecedented.
Loss of locomotive power has been
fully so per cent. The inability to
keep steam up to a high working pres
sure and The freezing of lubricants on
bearings combined to reduce efficiency,
Nearly all the passenger trains are
running behind schedule from 80 min
utes to several hours. Orders prohi-
biting making up time" have been is
sued by several roads.
Great Damage in Portland.
Portland, Ore, Jan. 9.-There are nc
indications of an immediate relief from
the silver thaw" which set in Saturday
Afternoon, covering Portland and vicin-
ity with a coating of ice several inches
thick and resulting in a financial loss
which may reach $300,0 600.
All trains from the east are from l.
to "a hours late. Zero weather gener-
ally prevails. In this city whole dis
tricts were without light or telephone
connections last night. Thousands OF
trees were destroyed.
Thermometer Rises.
La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 9.-After yes,
terday recording the lowest tempera'
ture since 1888, SO degrees below zero
the cold wavc was broken today ani
the thermometer has risen to the zero
mark.
Death From Cold.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 9.-One death a!
a direct result of the old was reported
to the police today. A negro was founC
frozen in a barn. The temperature a
8 O'clock was IA degrees above zero, q
degrees higher than the lowest TEN
perature recorded yesterday when {
1ive-year record was broken.