The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24

heavg ~, iaI OF ram loiiowed Dy snow. when
enormous weight of sleet. limbs are brok-
en- OF. All communication Is stopped as
Well as electric power. The country roads
Two Fatalities at st. Paul.
tUnited Press Dispatch.I
st. Paul. Mimi. February 23.-Two
fatalities occurred here this morning as
direct result OF the storm that has
Eripped the northwest for two days.
Frederick Howard: aged seventy. a
was found dead in a snow drift in front
OF the building by a passerby at seven
engaged in clearing the walks of snow at
James Howard was found dead at 1880
at a spot where he fell dead. Death was
caused from heart trouble said to have
bodies were taken to the county morgue.
Tains At StandstiiI.
Train service in and out OF the twin
cities is at a standstilII with little pros
street railway service in the twin cities
Is practically demorziized and there is
no effort being made toward maintaining
schedules SC Six snoy ploughs are con,
apprecable success. Heavy winds through
out the northwest are piling the snow
into great drifts and the drifting snow
In the twin cities makes the task of
street cleaning temporary at best. Loop
streets OF the cities are blocked by many
drifts.
ali parts Of the state. relephone and
telegraph lines in the cities are in bad
shape and the service negligible.
Relief Is In Sight.
from Fargo tend to show that the storm
has passed over and that no more snow
IL falling in the vicinity Of that city. No
reports Of that kind were received from
oil 1nU md n
these cities the storm ragged with unabat-
ed fury. Snow drifts eight feet in height.
were reported from Littl Falls. Similar
conditions were reported from other
Great Northern Train sno~,sound.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
=, Alexandria. MINI. February 2s.-Great
drift near here and train No. z is snow
bound west OF here in the vicinity of
osakis: All communication is virtually
Rise In Temperature North Dakota.
Fargo. N. D.. February 23.-Re-estab.
listment Of raiiroad schedules and wire
communicating . disabled by Yesterdays
North Dakota today. This work was ae
CELEBRATED by a change in the weather
overnight which brought out the sun
and sn6-zSro temperature to replace yes
The heaviest snow fall was reported at
Bismarck. Eight and one half inches OF
snow fell at the state capital during yes
terday and last night. The average snow
fall for the state was estimated at six
inches by weather bureau officials. Minot
reported the lowest temperature Of thir-
teen degrees below zero.
Superior Wis. February 23.-The first
real EFFORT to dig Superior out OF the snow
drifts which held the city in its grip
since Tuesday night got under way this
A crew of shovelers was sent out by
the street railway in an attempt to open
ffs the PoT ne, tc the as Is so1ea
be opened before Sunday, though no
EFFORT will be spared to get the cars run
ming.
Snow drifts as high as twenty-five feet
are reported on Tower avenue. south OF
Twenty-first Street and drifts almost ~
h aou ssst lo In ether gs s Of the ssy
point. are completely showed under ac-
cording to people from that section Of the
city who MANAGED to get up town;
nre department apparatus, Fire Chief
Norman this morning issued a most urg-
emit warning to business firms and resi-
dent ent,a OCCUPANTS pants; 10 take al possible pre-
hundred shovelers has been modified to
accompany the fire apparatus to open the
way in case an alarm is received.
of education announced this morning that
no attempt win be made to reopen the
house schools until next Monday.
since Tuesday night. according. to the
weather bureau. Last night the wind
attained a velocity of forty miles an hour.
The 500 railroad has sent crews of men
number Of its passenger trains marooned
in drifts within the city limits.
Northern Wisconsin Snow sIoeksd.
Green Bay, Wis, February 23-Strug>
cling InAsNF than n fnOt nf
drifted to tremendous heights by a
northwest gale, northeastern Wisconsin is
attempting to free itself from the worst
Weather reports predicts snow win COM
mence falling this afternoon. Continued
zero weather tonight Is predicted.
Of sieet and snowfails, which ragged un-
precedentediy past 40 hours. Last Chi
cago Northwestern train to leave Green
Bay left "Wednesday afternoon. but de-
Winn was injured: Unofficial reports say
engine tipped. Several engines in ST.
Paul yards are of, tracks. causing st.
Bay to o stop outside in yards. Buses e
brought passengers to city.
Northwestern dispatcher reported tele-
phone and telegraph wires down. Special
Shore division "Wednesday. but nothing
is al standstill.
IFaUlS fIctu W dL rdF1o
Fargo, N. D., February 3.-Two
Northern Pacific trains, one Of them
transcontinental are being held in
Fargo today until lines east of he Ne
are cleared up. Officials OF the com
pany here anticipated that the trains
would be sent out about six p. m.
Several towns along the Pingree
branch OF the Northern Pacific were
reported today as being low on fuel
and other provisions, the result OF a
six day tie-up on the occasion OF q
recent storm, and the present tie up.
Cattlemen of the western diSric.S
are making frantic appeals for feed
necessitated by the blanketing OF the
ranges with snow.
Winona, MINI, February 23.-Wi-
mona was recovering today from the
effects of severe sleet storm last
night which developed this morning
into a heavy fall of snow. Trains on
the Northwestern, Burlington, and
Milwaukee roads running behind
nedule, while NO trains we're being
operated either in or out Of the city
on the Green Bay and Western rail
road as q result Of storm conditions
in western Wisconsin.
Communications by wire we're Sc
verely crippled, while many towns in
Minnesota were left
without power and light as q result
of the breaking of cables.
Neighboyins towns and the. resi-
dental district OF Wihona were in