The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-13

Although it had been expected
by the weather bureau that the
strong wind would die during
the day, the wind was still blow
ing at a 36-mile-an-hOur gale at
, p. m. and there was no indi-
cation of letup.
At p. m. the therpometer
registered Ia degrees below and
ut 2 p. m. Is below. The snow
fall at p. m. was 1.3 inches.
The storm which greeted Bismarck
people when they rose this morning
| has the entire Northwest in it
grip today.
Snow extended from eastern Wash
ington to Minnesota and the upper
Mississippi valley. The cold wave eA
tended from British Columbia t.
North Dakota and South Dakota.
The storm, which swept out of the
Canadian provinces, is expected t.
reach period of high intensity il
the upper Lakes region tomorrow.
An inch and half of snow which
fell here from midnight and 8 a. N
was whipped by a 36-mile- e-an-ho ou
gale which began about 2 a. m. Thc
mercury dropped steadily. At a. n.
it was z below, but the thermomete =
showed 6degree drop in one hou..
it being 13 below at a. m. 1t ma
be 20 below tonight, but with les
wind and no snow.
Anticipate Storm
The weather bureau had antici-
pated the storm. and late YESTERDAY
warnings were dispatched to James
town, Fargo, Glendive and Other
points from Bismarck Weather bu-
reau, warning shippers not to send
out perishablesgoods a.ad railroads
to guard themselves against the
storm.
warning was sent as far as possi-
bic to cattlemen all over the Slope
country, and it is probable that this
warning of the weather bureau may
result in the saving of hundreds of
head of cattle and sheep, The prai-
rles were a mass of swirling snow
which made travel impossible, szd
great drifts piled up at places.
BUSINESS was almost at stand
still during the storm. The 500 line
trains were cancelled, No. 2 from tn
west on the Northern Pacific wa
reported about five hours late earr
today, and it was probable branch
lines out of Mandan would not o.
crate.
Mail Deliveries Cut
The postoffice department did MT
send out rural route carriers. Loca
carriers were instructed to make IT,
business district delivery at lea
opce, but it was probable that the
would be no residence district deli
cry OF mail during the day. IL
parcel post delivery was suspended
The snow was general over North
Dakota, Montana, eastern Washin4~
tom Alberta, Saskatchewan, South
Dakota and the upper Mississippl
valley. Riding on high gale out Of
the Northwest it descended over A.
berta and Montana yesterday and
struck North Dakota during the
night.
Girl Walks 3 Miles
The grade schools have an attend
ance OF only about thirty percent
this morning as a result of the snow
storm and the impossibility of tax,
service to cover the entire city.
None of the children from the
west end of town attending WIZ
school were able to reach the build
ing this morning The kindergart-
en- had an attendance of but one
child who came from just across thu
street, the first grade six childrei
and the second and third grade
seven.
Nine blocks was about the longost
distance traversed by any child 90
ing to the Wachter school.
st. Mary's school had an atteEd
ance of about sixty-six percent thi,
morning. An unusual feature of their
attendance was the appearance o'
between 20 and 30 little folks in
the first grade. The upper grad
report good attendance while the
has very small pcr-
centage present.
The high school was least affected
by the storm, the attendance about
30 percent. A number of the student
walked long distance. but the rec
ord was probably taken by MS
Gertrude Jennings, senior, whit
walked three miles from the COUNT
to be on hand for her classes tbs
Legislators Held Up
The house of representatives was
scheduled to meet at the capitol at
10 o'clock this morning. The street
EAR did not attempt to run this
morning. Two taxis and big bus.
did. They battled unsuccessfullg
against the big snowdrifts and then
gave up the>fight. Some Of the more
hardy legislators chartered . bobsles,
and started out about 10 o'clock.
Othes remained until word was re
;eived that they had arrived. Ii,
small lunches the members loaded
on sleds and started, and the ses-
sion was to get under way, thouxh
late. Practically no state employs
we're able to get to work. M
(Coatinusd u Rnos TArsGD