The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-11

ties Many trains entering Kansas
City were marked up late, in some
instances being several hours oVercue.
In Kansas snow from eight to twelve
inches deep fell. The snow will be of
untold benefit to the winter wfeat
crop. SaIina and Minneapolis, Kan,
were the coolest spots in the south
west today, the minimum temperature
at both places being q degrees below
zero1 Wichita, Kan, reported IL be-
low and st. Joe, l 6 below. In Kansas
City it was 10 below. with some suf-
fering caused by lack of fuel.
Clay Center, Kan, reported 10 de-
grees below zero. Stock was suffering
considerably in that locality, it was
said. In northwest Missouri the ex-
treme cold was accompanied by only a
light snowfall.
Train Is in Big Drift.
Wichita, Kan, Jan. 11.-Missouri
Pacific passenger train No. 704, due in
Wichita at $50 o'clock Thursday
night, was stuck in a snow filled cut
eight miles east of Anthony, Kan, to-
day, and word from the conductor was
that it would require the work of
fifty men and two engines all day to
get the train out. There are eighteen
passengers, three of them women.
They have enough water and fuel, and
hot food is being brought to them
from a nearby farm house. The snow
is drifted badly, and the temperature
in the vicinity is l below, the coolest
since January s, 1912.
ri Below at Salina.
Salina Kan, Jan. 11.-In the face
of a steady and bitter northwest wind,
the temperature sank to 81 degrees
below zero over night. Timely arrival
of a quantity of coal Thursday prob
ably prevented acute suffering. For
the third time in as many years
peaches have been killed. Union Pa
cific branch trains are snowbound
west of Salina and main line trains
are struggling along from eight to
twelve hours late.
Big Snow at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, Kan, Jan. 11.-With
5 to 6 inches of snow, the heaviest in
several years, the thermometer reg
istered from to 10 below in northern
morning.
In Arkansas City local transporta-
ton is at a standstill and all Santa Fe
trains are several hours late.
16 Below at st. Joe.
ST Joe, Mo, Jan. 1.-THE coolest
weather of the winter prevails thruout
northwest Missouri, the temperature
having reached 16 below zero at s
o'clock this morning. The ground is
covered with a thin blanket of snow
and considerable suffering is reported.
Fix Milk Price Each Month.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-The federal milk
commission will determine Chicago's
milk price only from month to month.
Lucius letter and other members OF
| the commission said today. In view of
the abnormal conditions, they did not
believe it practical to set a six months
price, as had been intended.
Is TexaS'S Worst Blizzard.
Dallas, Jan. 1.-THE worst blizzard
of the state ragged last night, accord
ing to reports reaching the weather
bureau here today. Far down on the
| Rio Grande,> at Laredo, where snow
has not fallen in twenty-five years
| four inches covered the ground, and
as 16 degrees, the coolest in many
years. In north Texas from six to
eight inches covered the ground with
| the temperature lowering around the
| zero mark.
Scores of Mexicans Die
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 1.-THE biz
| Zard sweeping the southwest extends
| far into northern Mexico, and c@6n
bined with. scarcity of food and fue
| is causing the death of scores of Mex
leans in Chihuahua and other border
states. according to reports reaching
| here today.
| Twenty-Five Below at Funston.
Fort Riley, Kan, Jan. IA tenn
perature of % degrees below ger,
was recorded at Fort Riley this morn
| ing. A stiff north wind is sweeping
the flats at Camp Funston, nationa
/ army cantonment, and the tempera
| ture there approximates that recorded
| here.