The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-03
STUDENTS
AT SPRING SIGNS
University People Get Back
From Cold Homes to
Sunshine.
COME ON WORK TRAIN
Kalispell Delegation Finds
Automobiles Held Up
by Mud.

The arrival in Missoula Of univer-
sity students from their homes in
other parts of the state has brought to
the city detailed reports of the weather
mans treatment of different parts Of
Montana. From the extremes OF the
state the students have brought varied
reports of weather conditions for the
last two weeks. The sum of these re-
ports goes to show that Missoula has
Jared better than other cities in the
state. For the last two days. how
ever, all Montana has had part in the
warmth which has been Missoula's
since the middle Of December.
Cold in Northern Counties.
In the, northern part Of the state
alone does winter reign, according to
reports. In the eastern part of the
state, around Miles City. the mercury
has been below zero until very recently.
Here. too. the snow has been deep, but
when students left this section, two
days ago, the temperature had risen to
above the freezing point and the snow
was melting. The weather there had
not been SO severe as that OF last
winter
There had been no bad storms and
the cold wave was not long. The cat
tie had not suffered.
In Valley and Richland counties the
temperature Is still low, though it is
above the zero point. There has been
much snow there.
Milder Near Billings.
In the central and southern por-
TONS around Billings and Livingston.
the weather has been cold since the
first of December, but is rapidly grow -
ing milder.
All regions on this side Of the di-
vide have had comparatively warm
weather. Dillon. Butte, Anaconda,
Deer Lodge and Kalispell send reports
of spring-like weather and little or no
snow. In Butte the weather has been
moro pleasant than in Missoula,
There has been no snowfall in that
city. and but little rain. In Kalispell
considerable snow has fallen and still
lies on the ground. The weather
there, though has been warm.
kalispeiI Students Mad Race.
kalispells delegation Of students ar
rived with an interesting account OF
travelling experiences. In the trip
luck figured on several occasions;
favorable manner.
The usual weather after the HOLIDAYS
makes it necessary for students from
kalispell to make the long trip around
the Standpoint loop. This year, how
| ever. Flathead lake has not frozen and
boats still ply between Poison and
Somers. The students began their
schoolward journey by way OF Poison
The Great Northern service has been
badly crippled by washouts and slides,
but stub was run down to Somers
from kalispell in time to catch a small
freight steamer for Poison.
No Automobiles Running.
Here they learned of the fact that
because of the mud and washouts In
the roads between Poison and Ravalli,
no stage was making that run. Every
garage in the town was visited, bat
no automobile was to be had. Livery
stables were tried, but no owner would
send a team out on the mission. Then
came welcome news. A work train
which had been in Poison during the
night was to make the trip to Dixon
shortly after noon. 1t was then about
IL o'clock. This gave the hungry
students time for dinner and a short
rest.
While they were still eating, a
whistle sounded, and the work train
left tho town half hour ahead of its
scheduled time. One of the students
hit upon the plan of hiring an auto to
take the party along the road follow
ing the railroad, until the train could
be oyertaken. This was acted upon,
but by the time all was ready the train
had had an hours start The race
was begun, however. The road was
frozen hard and was smooth. Fortu-
nately the work train was limited In
Its power Of speed so that after six
miles had been passed the auto won
the race and transferred its passen-
gers to the train.
Good Luck At Dixon.
Then luck turned. The work train
pulled into Dixon simultaneously with
delayed No. 1. Dixon Is not a regular
stop for this train. but breakdown
had on this occasion made a stop nec-
essary. Quick action placed the party
OF students upon the Missoula- bound
train and the unusual events of the
Journey came tn an end put ~ xpa,
a tired. mud-be -spattered delegation
which made its way to the university
after No. 4 pulled up In Missoula late