The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-10
THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS IN
KANSAS HAVE BEEN UNUSUAL
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
Wosst Ralsoad Blockades Ever
Known In the State.-Fatal Plague
Kills Many Horses-Much
Livestock Dies From Expos
ure-Democrats Elect
Governor.

Wichita, Kan.-While the people Oh
the Sunflower state have been Daskihs
in the sunlight of one OF the miues'
winters ever known, they are prone W
forget that within the past year they
experienced some of the worst weath'
ar of their lives. 1t Is the OBJECT Vi
this review to freshen their memories
along this line, as well as to reminu
tbem of some of the other more I'M
portant happenings of the year just
closed
Space will not permit of compre-
hensive review, but the following
dates and occurrences will no doubt
prove of wide interest:
JANUARY.
Two santa Fe brakemen marooned
On snowbound train in Ness county
2. Western Kansas cattle ana STOCK SUI ,
ffrinp from cold and snow covered
range. >, wy aaos from
1. Kansas A. y. U. W. seo''"
supr, me lodge. . .oro ovar
q T.mpel ature to IL below zero over
stnte-Much suffering and loss OF
STOCK. ,-. a.
Railroads
moral.zed by snow bockades'
10 15O v. terans at LeavenWorth soiulSrs
home made i'll from ptomaine pols-
on.ng-No fatalities. NJ
Citiz MS of Jetmore seize santa re
train and dig Larned Drahch ope"
to get food and stock feed
~ x r. at Lawrence, and Southwestern
college al Winfield closed account
coal shortage. al
Worst storm OF winter ties UP an
ia jads-Western Kansas +,
Horse and rider freeze to death III
storm in Scott county. .,o
IA. Ash and, cut off from OUTSIDE, ullaOIe
to bury dead because oil shortage Vi
Three killed in Missouri Pacific
wreck at Lyndon. e.,
ts barton county farmers donate teeu
to stool men of Western , anS' DAVIS
r. First train in tWenty-three u"'S D
reaches Ness City.
FEBRUARY.
n Kansas wheat fillds covered with
heavy fall of snow. g..
t6 Iarned cided upon for location lor
state tuberculosis sanltarlum
10 Ice gorges carry out bridges on re
publican. Blue and Delaware rivers
-"srm lands flooded.
a. MiuMnd Valley train stuck In sno"
drifts for three days.
Winter-Railroads blocked ana wires
down--Dril.s 10 to 20 feet deep in
cuts-Halt many rural mail carriers
20 Railways get main lines open
-Four Missouri Pacific engines wreck
ed near Hoisington While buchlhS
drifts.
l. Reported that Kansas gas fields are
playing out-Al Kansas towns eN-
perenee gas shortages due 10 COZ"
weather.
Another snow storm blocks Western
Kansas Observation-Disclosures also
blocked, but great for the wheat.
z. Orient railroad goes into hands OF
iui city 70 days cut off by snow
blockndcs, short of food.
8. Snow again blocks Western kansas
raj roads. 80.
O. Kansas National Guard expecting or
ders to 70 to Mexico.
TO- Wind drifts loose snow into railway
cuts, blocking several lines.
a. Another big snow ties up western
Kansas roads az ain-Branch lines
still blocked from last preceding
snow. 10
partme mt TO be prepared to move or
five hours notice account Mexican
disturbances.
II A 12-year-old boy buried under snow
from Rock Island rotary snow ploW
at Smith Center and smothered to
IA. War department announces plans foi
gigantic military maneuvers In East
EN- Kansas.
20 Melting SHOWS cause floods along tn,
Bue river.
Branch lines in Western Kansas still
blocked with snow.
% Kansas gets snowfall of TO Is
inches.
90 Kansas railroads notify Goverro'
Stubbs thty will haul seed grain
free to Western Kansas farmers.
APRIL.
20. One killed and % injured several
fatally. by tornado which strucl
parts Of Rush, Harper and Kingmal
counties.