Jerauld County, SD News.....107-66 January 20, 1888
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Wessington Springs Herald January 20, 1888
107-66

    The blizzard that came down upon us about Eleven o'clock A. M. on the 12th
inst. Is an epoch in the history of Dak. And words cannot express its effects.
In the evening, the South Harmony School ventured to go to the home of H. H.
Hinners (a distance of about 20 rods) which they felt sure they could reach with
Fred Weeks at the head. By having his attention drawn to the rest he became
confused in the course and missed the house by less than 4 rods keeping to far
north west and ran into the flax stack some 6 or 7 rods west of the house where
they remained until 4:30 in the morning when the storm broke and they could see
the house. The worst suffers are in order as follows: Adda Knieriem with feet
badly frozen and back chilled, Fred Weeks feet badly frozen and fingers frosted,
Miss May Hunt (the teacher) with feet badly frozen and one cheek effected. These
are the worst but it is hoped not serious more than being laid up for some time.
The remaining Charley Weeks, Frank Knieriem Earnest, Mary, and Mabel Huntly were
slightly frost bitten but not serious. They spent the night singing songs,
reciting declamations and cracking jokes. They all possessed heroic spirits, but
that of Fred Weeks deserves special mention; he busted himself making the others
comfortable, or as much so as possible by digging a hole in the stack and
banking and covering it and inciting them to be cheerful. That was a concert
long to be remembered. Miss Addie Allen (sister of Mrs. G. W. Trollope) of
Boone, Iowa, enroute for home on the Waterbury and Kimball stage and the heroic
driver Charley Kingery were snow bound within 4 1/2 miles of Kimball for 21
hours. The storm having abated so that Charley could see a house he crawled half
a mile on his elbows and knees to reach it and being unable to speak had hard
work to make them understand that a passenger was still in the stage. Charley's
arms are frozen to the elbows, and Miss Allen is so badly frozen that up to the
last news that came from up there (Sunday evening) they doubted her recovery,
Dr. Miller was sent to treat the sufferers. A. J. Miller and his scholars held
the fort in the school house during the night of the blizzard.
                                  Lepsidus


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