The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-11
HARMED STEALS A TRAIN
Thirty Men Relieve Towns Famine
When Railroad Fails.


L.arned, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE Jetmcre
passenger train, the first one that has
run between Larned and Jetnore on
that branch fer nearly three weeks,
pulled into Larned under the control and
charge of over 100 citizens of Hodgman
/ county. The citizens took the train
away FRI m the Santa Fe crew Sunday
afternoon and started to work their
way through the snow and ice from
Jetmore to Larned. The people OF
Hodgman county were becoming des-
perate on account of the scarcity OF cos.l
and fooostuffs and after repeated ef-
forts trying to get the Santa Fe otn-
Gals to give them relief, they took the
matter in their own hands and Sunday
afternoon 100 men went to the SANTA
F'e depot at Ietmore and demanded the
train.
Citizens Capture Train.
The conductor refused the request,
and the Infatuated citizens took the
train by force. The fireman was Win
the crowd and took charge OF the en-
zine In a short time the men were
working their way through snow ana
ice towards Larned for supplies Iney
started Sunday afternoon ana kept o.
IT continually until the train finally
pulled into Larned with Encuts anu h~A
rahs of the men.
Mayor Breese and prominent citizens
came in with the men and took an &C
tive part in shoveling snow ana Ice
ming so short that in a few days there
would bs none, while stock Ieeo Is COIL
nletelv exhausted. One farmer with fOU
head of cattle is entirely without Ieeo
and his cattle, hemmed IN by sno" Alla
ice are starving. Another feeder, with
400 head. is without feed. Hundreds OF
cattle are starving and the stock loss
will be heavy. Merchants at Jetmore
are running out of supplies anu peo-
pie are living on as little as posi- pie
The men who took the train So. lnat
they realized the desperate SITUATION
Call for volunteers.
After a conference they called for
volunteers to help shovel the snow ana
ice off the 30 miles OF track between s
Jetn1ore and Burdett. Every man IN
town volunteered. They scattered along
the track and attacked the snow. Inc
conductors attitude in standing OUT
against the volunteers caused him mucn
unpIeasantness and he was forced TO
take q shovel and work with the rest.
The train came through without a SIN
gle rlisnap. Arrangements have been
made for supplies to go to Jetrnore at
once.
Topeka Woman Snowbound.
The family of David Winger, en-
gineer on the branch, have been un-
able to leave with the body OF their
little child, who died January 2. They
want to bury the child IN Newton
and on January drove as far as OIL
ney, expecting to meet a train Drifts
prevented train service until January
9, when the work train from here took
them on to Larned-
County Attorney Walton S. Kenyon
and five city teachers have been wait
ing in Larned ten days for train up
here.
Among the many snowbound Christ
mas visitors here who are waiting to
go back to work are: David G. Blatt-
ner, teacher of physical science, K s.
A. c.; Mrs. Sidney Breese, matron Hol-
brook hall, Topeka; Miss Mabel
ThreSher, student Washburn college.
Scott City Still Tied Up.
Great Bend. Kan, jan 1.-THE Scott
City branch Of the Santa Fe still is tied
up. Another snow plow was sent out on
the line early this morning to clear the
track and it is stuck somewhere between
this place and Ness City. The lowest
temperature this morning was degrees
below zero.
U. p. Gets One Train Through.
Salina. Kan, Jan. 1.-THE Union Pacific
railroad ran train over the entire Lin
coin branch each way This is the first
train that has made the trip from Oakley
since Sunday morning. No. 1876 arrived IN
Salina at 1:45 O'Clock, three and one-half
hours late. Train No. 104, due here at
1890 o'clock this morning, went east at
o'clock, the nearest on time it has been in
several days.