The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
bers between Wahpeton and Fort Alb
ercrombie, and $235 stolen from him.
Another View orthe Storm Track.

Another View Ofthe Storm Track.
TRACEY, SPECIAL Telegram, July 25.-A
careful survey of field along the line Of the
Northwestern road, between Redfeld, OAK,
and this place, made by the special represent
ative Of the PIONEER Press, who has just re-
turned from the trip, does not throw much
new light upon the situation in addition to the
facts already wired Beginning At point be-
tween Redield and Crandon, on the Huron
branch road, the storm went south about
twenty miles. Then, before reaching Huron,
it veered to the east and passed through .
section of country between the road from
Tracey to Huron, and from Tracey to Redheld
Being some distance from the railroad and tel
egraph stations full details have not
been obtained, but enough is known
TO make certain that the principal amount
damage was to crops. no lives being lost OK
stantial buildings being blown down at any
point. The towns eeems to have escaped a.
. rule, the storm going through rural districts.
While crops have suffered very severely in the
track of the storm, in many places being en-
tirely wiped out Of existence, late reports are
OF q more favorable character, and rumors
prevalent at first were undoubtedly exagger-
ated. The losses will assume large proper
tons in the aggregate, 10 be sure, but
IT IS A GREAT MISTAKE
to suppose that the crops over oil the section
embraced in the course Of the storm have been
destroyed Many acres that at arstseemed
ruined have begun to rise up to some extent.
and in a good many instances farmers will be
able to realize considerably from the crops they
supposed would be worthless; but even in its
most favorable aspects, the storm may BIZ set
down as very severe. The damage, however,
was not as great as was first supposed. North
of Redfeld and west of Huron there are no re-
ports of any storm; nothing farther than q toll
erably high wind and some rain is heard of.
At Frankfort, Oak, ten miles east Of Redfeld.
there was no damage and not much of . blow.
Three miles south, however, crops
suffered quite largely, and a farmer
named Myers was injured, though
not seriously. He was out in . field and was
blown against a wagon with considerable force.
This lie the 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 passed about eight or ten miles to
the south, damaging only crops, but them quite
severe. At Raymond the storm struck
south of the town, and a number of crops
were almost ruined. About eighteen miles
southwest of Clark station the worst work was
done by the storm.
IN CLARK COUNTY,
at Kiefton postofice, the residence of Post
master Harrington was blown down, but none
Of the family were at home. Quite a number
Of farmers were in town to-day from that sec.
ton. There the path of the storm contracted,
mt heinz mora flan a p,i1o in ,.r;d%h C.o~s
suffered severely that were in this stretch Of
country. South of Henry, Codington county,
the storm was very violent, and crops sus-
tanned a large amount of injury in places.
Several buildings were blown down and q
number Of people injured; none fatally. Re-
ports Is to the killing Of one person are pre-
valcnt, but not credited. At Watertown there
are reports of disasters. The storm reached
some twenty miles or more from this place ia
the south. Crops. as usual, suffered to some
extent. but no buildinge were blown down
or people injured. Gary, Deuel. county,
just on the Dakota line, was al
least thirty miles from the storm track, and
no reports of serious results have reached
there. Crops within a radius OF twenty-five
miles or more are in a magnificent condition.
Candy, Yellow Medicine county, the first sta
III wv SAOooAu6 law O6nVk8
line, makes the same report as Gary. The
storm went some twenty miles south. There
is no trace of the storm at Marshall and no re-.
ports of violent winds north or south: in faot.
the storm
SEEMS TO HAVE SPENT ITS FORCE
in that section east OF tho Dakota line, snd
efforts to locate where it crossed the railroad
track. both Huron and Redfell lines coming
together at Tracy, are not successful. The
storm must have lifted about at the Dakota
line, doing little if any damage until it struck
again at Lamberton and Sleepy Eye, jumping
completely over Tracy. After skipping Tracy it
GEMS to have broadened out, taking in
Redwood Falls on the north and below Man.
kota on the south; the northern and southern
boundaries suffering but little damage how
age. Then it contracted again ard passed on
east through Waseca aud Owatonns, dying out
in a violent spasm at Elgin aud Mantorville.
The storm, wherever it ragged throughout this
entire section from Tracey as far west andnorth
rs Redtield, presented about the SAM charac-
~teristics as it did to the east. There was consid-
cradle hail and rain, and just prior to tho time
it began at dusk almost approaching darkness
prevailed. The storm cloud were very near
the earth all the time. Crops in the belt Of
counties between Red6eld and Tracy, through
where the roads runs are very promising. The
fear now is that hot weather may do as much
damage to the crops as did the storm. Tho
weather is very warm. Should thl, continue
heads of grain will be bsdlyif not irrepsrably
damaged
The Big Stone Herald retracts all the
unpleasant things it said about Judge
Kidder during the recent county seat
war.
A large number ofgradersare 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.
A bank has beer started at Mount
Vernon by Tolman 4 Washer.
During a storm the house of a Mr..
Gates, near Georgetown, was struck ny
lightning and burned. 1t was the finest
residence in that vicinity.
One of the thieves who captured four
fine horses and terrorized the people of
Sanborn, has been arrested at Larimore,
and taken to Valley City.
L. G. Miller of Deadwood has pun.
chased the Grizzly bear mine, in Pen.
nington county, paying $4,000 in cash.
The five days exposition at Sioux Falls