The Bismarck tribune., 1929-01-28
north DAKOTA Will
Be GENERALLY FAIR
AS SPELL IS BROKEN
Iowa Town Snowbound; Three
Killed in Chicago; Colorado
Motorists Rescued
PLANE FOUND IN DESERT
Montana Cowboys and Yellow
stone Rangers Battle to
Save Lives Of Sick Persons

stone Rangers Battle to
Save Lives Of Sick Persons
Cold partially relaxed its grip on
Bismarck today as reports Of cold
waves, deaths. coal shortages, snow
bound cities and heroic rescues were
being broadcast from many points
In the nation.
Mercury registered but 8 degrees
below zero here at Z q. m. and had
risen to Z below at noon.
Low temperatures reported in
North Dakota this morning follow:
Grand Forks % below: Minot 13 be-
low; Devils Lake Is below; James,
town 10 below; Fargo II below. and
Williston 20 below. It was showing
at jamestown.
Highways are reported in good con-
dition In the state.
North Dakota will be generally
fair tonight and Tuesday. It will be
/, colder tonight except in the north
west and extreme southeast portions,
the weather man says.
Iowa City Snowbound
Colesburg, Iowa. appealed to the
state for relief. being virtually snow
bound. A bob-sled required all day
to make nine-mile journey through
the drifts to Petersburg and return.
The sled carried only q small guam
tity Of supplies because Of the high
way conditions. Colesburg has been
without mail since last Thursday.
The village creamery yesterday re-
leased its coal supply to families
whose own bins had. been depleted.
With temperature of eight below
zero, the village had about enough
coal to last q week.
Isastssin2 to release it, xs1aeStl m th1
northwest, the cold wave which has
been lingering for several days kept
the mercury down with as low Is 28
below zero and ranging up to below.
Highways were generally reported
open and trains and buses were re-
ported operating on schedule.
Northern Minnesota seemed to bear
the brunt Of the cold wave today,
that section shivering in temperatures
generally under 20 below. At Bemidji
1t was % below, Thief River Falls q
below. and Brainerd 26 below.
Chicago Reports Deaths
The same chilling information that
the middle west has been reading, off
and on, for the past month was Of
kered again by the government
weather bureau at Chicago today
"Cold Wave"
Snow was the harbinger, falling
on the western and northwestern
! boundaries Of the district yesterday
and moving eastward, whirling down
upon Chicago at nightfall. Behind
the snow came cold-around zero for
the Chicago territory. the weather
man said, much colder than that In
the north.
Ice that has covered most Of the
middle west since the Christmas holi-
days remained q serious hazard to
traffic. Three persons were killed
and six seriously injured in Chi
cago yesterday In falls.
In Nebraska the thermometer got
down to Is below zero in the north
west corner, but was on the warm
side Of the cipher in other parts Of
Ahe state. Superior was the coolest
spot IN Wisconsin. with minus 20.
Rescue Stories Told
As another cold wave swept into
the northwest today. heroic rescue
stories enacted during last weeks
blizzards. continue to filter from
snowbound sections where horses,
sleighs. tractors, planes and even
trains were pressed into rescue serv-
ice to bring stricken persons to medt-
cial care.
Equaling In interest the victory
over the elements In taking an IL
year-old Idaho girl over 30-miles OF
SNOW drifted trail to . hospital ct
Cottonwood. Ida. was the story OF
methods taken to get an ailing care
taker in the Yellowstone out for
medical treatment.
Herded horses featured Ia the
Idaho rescue while horses, Z tobog-
gan. ambulance. tractor and 4 spe-
cial train were used Ia the Yellow
stone rescue. Airplanes located 4
stricken plane near Elko, New. and
horses were used to rescue the pilot
and his two passengers. who suffered
greatly from exposure when the
plane made Z forced landing In &C.
cret paas.
Special Train Used
Jack Worth, Old Faithful Inn keep
er. was under physjcian's caro- IA
Livingston. Mont. today after au
epic battle Ii tho deep SHOWS. Ihe
last stage q his trip ~ ffuon
Gardiner to Livingston. and wlaen a
amblance wns unable % bCeak
Though, the Northern Pacific ran &
special train down its branch line "a
pick up tho man. stricken With heart
oiDease.
Worth was attended last week 81
his wife and Q ranger. who treated
him under instructions telephoned
frpm Mammoth. Then the medicine
t4vo out and rescue parties went q
biz relie&. He Was hauled By tobog-
an 10 Norris "A four horse team
a1d : tracfor took him % Golden
0ate where au ambulance replaced
loou1inued q pass uins)