The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-16
FALSE RUM0R
OF NEW.ST0RM
SPREAD HERE
Results From Fact of Snow.
Slide West of Spokane
Weather Bureau Learns
MUCH STOCK SAVED

Rumors of another big storm
sweeping in from the west caused
scores of people to call the weather
bureau here last night.
The origin of the rumors were
traced to reports of snow-slide be-
tween Seattle and Spokane, which
held up trains in that section. O. w
Roberts. weather observer said. There
was not a fake of snow falling be
tween Seattle and Bismarck this
morning, however, he said, and the
forecast was for fair weather.
Reports received from various sec
tionsr Of the Slope indicated that the
expected loss of cattle in the storm
may be mnimized greatly through
warnings sent out in advance by the
weather bureau.
Alex Mcdonald of the Glencoe
country reported the storm warning
was received. and those who heard
it use dthe telephone to spread the
news, SO thQt farmers got their cat
tie to cover. The same report was
received by the weather bureau from
the reservation.
While it is expected much cattle
perished, the loss will not be AZ
severe as anticipated.
Train service on the Northern Pa
cific westbound was fairly near nor
NAL, it was reported by local N. +
officials. There were Ia passenger
trains through Bismarck in "a hours
from yesterday morning. There W.. re
no east-bound coast trains today
however, it was reported, because OF
the snow slide between Seattle and
Spokane. No. was expected in from
Glendive as usual.
Show Train Goes Through.
The special train bearing FREQ
tones company, "Tip. Top" passed
through Bismarck about midnight
going west. While reports had been
received at 2 o'clock in the after,
noon by Manager Vesperman that the
show train would surely arrive in
plenty of time for the show, about
o'clock kilograms were received say.
ing the train could not get through
the traffic jam occasioned by other
trains being ahead of it. Some
trouble was caused in breaking
through a snow bank near Oriska, il
taking longer to clear up this condi.
tion than railroad officials had ex
pected. About $4,000 paid in for the
auditorium show here was being re-
funded to ticket purchasers last
night and today.
Coal Held Here.
The South 500 train came in today
but a train was not sent out A
snow plough was working out o.
Drake yesterday, 20 open up thu
North 500.
Fourteen cars of jcoal in Bismarck
shipped by the Washburn Lignit,
Coal company to South Dakot;
points, We're used here to suppi,
dealers with coal during the storm
period, the calls threatening to ex
haust the available supply. Tn,
Washburn mine was idle because i
was unable to ship out coal. Ship
mehts from other Ignite mines ol
branch lines west OF the river. ais
are held up.
| Anthracite receipts in North Da
! kota for the week ending January q
|. 1928, were 427 tons.
Ignite. shipments for the weel
ending February 8, 1928, .22,255 tons
for the week ending January q, 1928
| 25,228 tons.
| The Federal Fuel Administrato
advises this Commission that it will
be. practically impossible to obtai
further shipments of anthracite an
urges that we encourage the use Q
other fuels, the railroad commission
ANNOUNCES.