The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-11
WINTER IN
The MIDDLE WEST
Whole Mississippi Valley Ex-
periences Another Fall in
the Temperature.

Kansas City, Jan. 8.-Adding TO
the general suffering from gas
shortage Of food for live stock, the
mercury. in the southwest today
fell to tho lowest point registered
In seven years. Tho readings
ranged from 10 degrees below zero
at Amarillo, Tex, to IA below at
Dodge City, .kan,. and 10 below in
TN: .ins. f %a.S-u. S,s'ff scg, when sl' ' e ss:
srees below was registered here
and in man parts Of Kansas. A
fall Of from two to six inches OF
snow accompanied the drop In
temperature.
Chicago, Jan. S.-Another decided
drop in temperature marked the sixth
day Of the cold wave through the mid
die west today. From many cities
came reports Of broken records, Su-
perior, Wis. having the unusual mark of
3S degrees below zero, the low point
touched In the United States. Duluth,
however. was pressing Superior hard,
being just half a point behind with a
temperature Of S7k.
A general snow fall throughout n
linols, Iowa, Michigan and Missouri
added to the misery. The official fore
cast at the government bureau here
was that snow would continue to fal,
tonight and Sunday and the tempera-
ture would drop several degrees. No
prediction as to when the mercury Will
again start on it's upward journey
would be made by local forecasrers.
Cold In Chicago.
The general temperature range in the
Canadian northwest today is from IA to
SO below. The range In the northwest
ern part Of the United States is from Is
to 32.
Zero weather continued today to hold
Chicago in its grasp. And no relief
for the present Is promised. The word
given out from the government wealth
er office vas that the mercury, which
stood at s degrees below zero at 6 a.
M, might drop to Is below before night
fall.
Snow In Missouri Valley.
Kansas City, Mo-, JAM. 6.-From two
TO six inches Of snow fell over the
greater part Of the Missouri valley last
night and early today where below
zero temperatures in some districts the
lowest In 10 years, have prevailed since
yesterday morning. In Kansas City
where thousands depend upon gas for
heat there was intense suffering, the
gas pressure being so low that prac-
tically no heat could be obtained from
It. Eight hundred homeless persons
were housed at the Helping Hand in
stitute in this city last night. The
mercury reached IL degrees below zero.
the lowest record here since 1905 when
Fl degrees below was registered.
Representatives of the Provident as
ISOLATION patrolled the streets all last
night and early today with instructions
to bring all sufferers to shelter.
In the face Of low gas pressure diff
ficulty was experienced In obtaining
coal. Dealers flooded with orders
charged exorbitant prices. Hundreds of
fiocked to charitable institutions today
appealing for clothing and fuel. Six
inches Of snow fell here today.
Missouri Feels II.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Temperatures
along the northern border of eastern
Missouri ranged as low as 10 degrees
below zero today. In southern Illinois,
at Cairo, the thermometer reading was
IL degrees above. The heavy snow
which fell over Missouri extended into
! Arkansas.
In St. Louis the lowest reading OF
the government thermometer was 2
degrees below and street car service
vas demoralized by the snow, which
drifted heavily. Women and children
were cared for at police stations and
900 homeless men sought refuge at the
| pOllCc SHcllcE III tHo pubiIlCSS ul6lIlCt.
OF the 800, but 30 appeared later in the
railroad yards, where work Of shovel
ing Is going on.
Trains Are Stalled.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8.-Practically
every train running through this state
Is reported from half an hour to al
hour and a half late as the result of
the severe cold weather. The tempera-
lures throughout the state to-
day ranged as low a 20 degrees below
zero.
At Lincoln the thermometer regis
tered II below at s o'clock this morn
ing. Reports from h cattle country
are. hat the stock are standing the
cold weather well.
Suffering in New York.
New York, Jan. 6.-Zero temperature
accompanied by high northwest winds
caused intense suffering during the
night and early today. The mercury
in some localities went below zero.
The city lohging houses were taxed
to their capacity and in the emergency
the morgue chapel was thrown open
for the wanderers, 100 Of whom took
refuge. In the host Of unfortunate
who applied for admission to the mu-
nicipal lodging hous were % women
and four children.