The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-04
bers between Wahpeton and Fort Ab-
ercrombie, and $235 stolen from him.
Another View orthe storm Track.

! section OF country between tho road from
Tracey 10 Huron, and from Tracey to Redfield
! Being some distance from the raj road aud tel
, graph stations full details have not
! been obtained bnt onougb il known
to make ceriain that The principal amount
I laniage was to crops, no lives being lost ex-,
cep, near Hitchcock, Oak and but few SUBJ
staptal buildirts bcn; blown down at any
/ pon' The towns seems 20 have escaped rs
! a ruto, the storm eolng through rurl d'r'rtcis
/ While crops have suffered yeiy severely in the
( track Of tie storm, IN many PLACES being on
/ 'ireiy wiped out oi eSl-ttuce la.e reports are
/ II more favorable character, and rumors
prevalent at first we're undoubtedly exagger-
ated Tho lorsss viii assume large proper
! tuns in the aggregate, 20 he sute. but
~ iS 4 GREAT MISTAKE
! 20 supuuse that the crops over all the section
/ embraced IN the course of The Storm have been
! DESTROYED Many acre. that ct first seemed
ruincI have gun to rise up 10 some extent
I and ip a good many instances farmers will be
able to realize 50 jsderAhly from the crops they
/ supposed would be WORTH ~; but oven in it's
most favorable aspects, the storm may be set
I down a. very severe lh9 damage, however,
was not "a great a. irst suppo 'ed North
! OF Eedfeld ard west Of Huron lhcre are no re-
ports Of any storm; no'hing farther than a toll
erab'y bgh wind ani soma IA n is b card OF.
/ AZ Frapbfort, OAK ten miles east of Redfield,
| there VAS 10 drIbaga md not mucd OF blow.
! Three miles sonth, however, crops
suffered quite largely, and farmer
! named Myers was injured. though
( Tot seriously He was ont iu u field aud was
| blown against II wagon with considerable force.
| his is tho only person who was injured at all
in that section. At Poland. eleven miles
! farther east. no traces of the storm are seen.
! The storm pa sod about eight or ten miles 10
the soutb, damaging only crops but them quite
severe. At Raymond the storm struck
| south of the town, aud Il Gumber of crops
were almost ruined About eighteen miles
! southwest OF Clark station the worst work was
done by The storm.
IN CLARK COUNTY,
/ at klofton rosjufice, the residence Of Post
master harrington was blown down, but none
| Of The family were at home Quite number
| of farmers were in town to-day from that sec.
ton. There the path Of the storm contracted,
| not being more tan mile III width Crops
suffered sevc. ely that were IN this stretch OF
country, South of Henry. Codlngton county,
the storm was very woIeni, and crops sus.
tainei large amount OF injury in places
Several buildings were blown down and
number Of PEOPLE injured; none fatally. Re-
pof a. Ia tls hilllug OF ono person are pre-
yalent, but uot cfelitcl Al Natettown there
are reports nt disAs ers. The Storm reached
rome twenty mi os or moro from this place 10
ihe south Crop, as usual, suffered to some
extent, hnt 40 bui,dinge we're blown down
or people iujpgcd ry, D9nel county,
just on The Dakota line, was nj
east tbrty miles from the storm track, and
no reports Of ssron, results have reached
there. Crops within radius Of twenty five
miles or more are in magnificent condition.
Candy, yellow Modicine county, the drst sta
ton IN Minnesota apor crossing the Dakota
bne makes the same report as Gary The
storm went some twenty miles south. There
r no trace of the storm at Marshall and no re-
ports of violent winds borth or south: In fact,
the storm
SEEMS TO HAVE SPENT rrs FORCE
in that section east OF the Dakota line, end
efforts t. locate where i, crossed The railroad
track. ooh ilaron and Reddsli lines coming
together at Tracy, are not successful. The
storm must have lifted about at tho Dakota
line. dong little ii any damlge until it struck
again at Lamberton and Sleepy Eye, junping
Redwood Falls on 'i tils horn s sad vllSv -
kota on the south; The northern aud southern
boundaries suffering but little damage how
age Then il contracted again ard passed on
east through Wa-eca aud Owaionna dying out
in a violent spasm at Elgin ald Mantorvills.
The storm wherever IL ragged throughout this
entire section from Tracey a. far west and north
a. Rodteld, presented about the same charac-
tcrstie4 ~ II did 10 tic east There was consid-
ersNle hail and rain. AMI just prior TO the time
IL began at dusk almost approaching darkness
prevailed. The storm clouds were very near
the earth all the time. Crops in the belt Of
| counties between Rsdtiell aud Tracy, through
where the roads runs are very promising The
| fear now il that hot weather MAY do "a much
| damage 10 the crops as did the storm, Tie
| weather is very warm should this continue
heads of grain will be baily il not irreparably
| damaged
| The Big stone Herald retracts all the
| unpleasant things ii said about Judge
Kidder during the recent county seat
| war.
| A large number ofgraders are at work
| on the Milwaukee road on each side OF
| Wolsey, which is twelve miles west OF
| Huron.
| A PRESBYTERIAN university is to be To-
Gated at Pierre. The college will begin
| with buildings valued at $4,000 and
| will have an ample endowment fund.
| henry Bennett was arrested and con-
| victed at Lisbon. ofstealing lumber from
| the claim of DIR. Taylor OF Fort Ransom.
A cedar stump was found in Jerrauld
county, forty feet below the surface.
\ hank has beer started at Mount
Vernon by Tolman II Washer.
purin. a storm the house Of a Mr..
| paar GanruatnWn was = r,fSr, nv
lightning and burned. IL was the finest
residence in that vicinity.
| one OF the thieves who captured four
tine horses and terrorized the people OF
Sanborn, has been arrested ut Lirimore,
and taken to Valley Citv-
| l.. C.. Miller of Deadwood has pug-
chased the Grizzly bear mine, in PeAp
nington county, paying $4,000 in cash.
The five DAYS exposition at Sioux Falls
begins Sep, 10. The speed trials are to
begin on the second and close on the
forth day. For these $1,000 in purses
are hung up. 3s.
Ii is proposed by the leading men OF
North Dakota to hold convention about
the lst Of September, which will give ex-
preston 20 the North Dakota feeling in
favor of Territorial division.
The Chicago. Milwaukee x 81. Paul IL
apidly closing mp the gap between
Redfeld and Oak.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic
temple at Sioux Falls will be laid Aug.
rs.
The valuation OF Grand Forks county
is placed at S5,l50,000.
There have been nearly l 500 contest
> cases filed in the Huron land Office since
its opening, beside rehaarings ordered
by the commissioner of the general lar 4
office at Washington, and protests to 4
! nal proofs.