The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-18

Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 15.-The govern
ment thermometer registered 81 de-
grees below zero, the coolest night OF
the winter In this city. Yesterday IL
registered Is degrees below zero az
the warmest hour of the day. Trains
on both roads here are running from
five to 10 hours late. One man was
overcome with the cold and tainted OF
the street. He was found by q police
nan shortly afterward and removed tn
a warn room where he recovered. This
same weather was duplicated six and
IL ear ago at practically the same
time. The mercury has ranged below
zero every night for the last IL days.
Huron, s. D., Jan. 15.-TemperaturG
records were smashed here yesterday
moi ming, when the thermometer at TIT
local office Of the weather bureau reg
istered 43 degrees below zero. For over
two weeks this section has been in the
grip Of the coolest weather OF years,
which has continued without a let w
for even q day. At each of the public
schools a brigade Of impromptu doc
tors were ready as the children ar
rived to thaw out frozen members and
apply frost bite remedies. Many cheeks,
ears M noses were frozen and one OF
two boys had their feet badly frozen
as well. The trains have been running
far behind schedule n much trouble
has been experienced all along the
Northwestern's Dakota division, witt,
drifting snow and extreme cold.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 13.-For thu
first IL days OF 1912, the average maxi
mum temperature in Aberdeen has been
rs degrees below zero; the average
minimum temperature has been 2S.d
degrees below zero, and the average
mean temperature has been a trifiG
over Is degrees below. Only ora
one day has the mercury climbed
above the zero mark. James West.
however, predicts q long warm spell
soon, to offset the cold wave.
Luverne, Mimi, Jan. 13.-All records
for low temperature were broken hers
yesterday morning when the thermom.
eter registered 80 below zero. Stock
owners are beginning to face a diff.
cul problem in providing feed for theft
cattle. The hay crop fell far short OF
the average, IL the supply or hay or
hand will be exhausted long before
spring, the sub-zero weather of the
last two weeks having made heavy
demands on all kinds OF feed.
Brjdgewater. s.. D., Jan. 13.-Follow.
ing two weeks Of below zero weather
the climax was reached yesterday
morning. when thermometers about
town registered from 40 to "A degrees
below zero, the coolest recorded her.
for a number Of years past.
Lyons. Neb., IN. 13.-EXtreme colf
here breaks the record for many years
past. The thermometers here ranged
from 80 to As degrees below zero al
sunrise Friday, much OF the differences
in thermometers doubtless being causeC
by differences in exposures. Many OF
the oldest inhabitants declare that they
have never before seen 1t SO cold here
others say 1t has been many a yeai
since such extreme cold weather Sc
long drawn out has prevailed. Stock
is suffering considerably from the cold
the short days giving them.nNu a few
hours that they take to the SGalk fields
Hay is scarce and hard to get. Snow it
about a foot deep.
Washta, Ia, Jan. 13.-The govern
ment thermometer at Washta regis
tered Al degrees below zero Fridas
morning.