Show old timer has lively memory of blizzard memories of the great blizzard a of 1888 in south dakota are still vivid in the mind of james 11 II lazear ot of neb who was a national batik bank examiner nt that time mile according to the kansas city star lie ile had stopped nt at pukwana Puk wana S D on oil ills his re turn from examining a bunk batik in a neighboring town mid and was warned by a hotel proprietor that a blizzard was wag on the wily way for eight days daya and nights with tho mercury from 15 to 15 45 below zero I 1 acted as fireman in ili my room related lazear alio the snow was packed solid to the second story toward tho the last all I 1 had to eat was dried apples people in fit the town were enabled to make visits to otto one another by tunneling under the snow next neit to the sidewalk snow was packed 40 feet deep und and so solid in sonio somo of tho the cuts that trains were run by tunneling under the alie snow for 30 days trains were run like this after the storm I 1 drove from to mitchell Ml over the top of the snow the crust held tho the two horses the sleigh and its load lend with ease I 1 made the trip of nearly miles safely |