The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-24
aud Clnrkson could succeed him. Whatever
is done it is generally agreed that Clarkson
will be promoted.
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Of the refreshing aud revivlfyiug rains that
an extensive rcviow is uncalled for The
rains seem to have visited, with the excep-
Ton OF fcw limt cd areas, every section Of
Minnesota and Dakota Places where the
drouth WIS beginning to toll severe v on the
scnfce eprouted grain have been changed
into garden Epota as ii BY magic; Wfie
mnch OF the damage caused by the high
WINES that prevailed ten davs or fortnight
ago IN crrt I'm localities has been to o large
extent rapaired Many of the wind blown
holds were ,eseeded in time to receivs the
the full benefit of the rains; while
some OF the other fields that had
not been reseeded are giving promise
OF fatr yield In broad Wow OF the situ-
alton. taking In the ontiro immense wheat
area into consideration, the wind damage ia
TO DO considered q mere trifle. Reports from
upwards of two hundred places, rcpresent-
leg every section Of the entire Northwest,
are with very few exceptions of q very
cheerful tenor weeks time has wrought
wonderful ohanges All apprehension as 70
moisture which the earth has received.
amounting to several inches of rainfall 10
large fections OF both Minnesota and Da-
kota, including the southern as well as the
grain In fiourishing condition for ut least
I u month to cuine. There are exceptions to
the general rule, but they are few. About
Inc only adverse circumstance reported this
week is the appearance of chinch bugs at
North Branch and in Houston county. Some
damage by froet is reported from Ordway, s,
ID. These, however, are merely local feat
urea
Corn planting is now practically COM
pletet. and IN the southern counties Is above
ground and looking well.
lhe Manitoba railroad weather reports re-
ccivcd Yesterday show that there was ad-
nitiona rain Thursday night at Grand Forks,
fafso, Brtcklnridge and CroOkston, nnd over
tile Park River div SION. At CroOkston, where
moisture was very much needed, there was
steaay .alnfall lasting sixteen hours Over
the Nurthcra Pacic line from St. Paul to
Fargo it was fosgv yesterday morning. but
there IVES no rain reported In Minnesota or
Dakota The Omaha reports showed that
there was ram Thursday night over the Ne
braska Givision aud over the Eastern diyis-
:on cast of Augusta. On the other lines it
was cool ana q Ouly
Ire cold weather has generally been fa-
v"r.b e TO tho crops In several localities
In Dakota there have ben frosts during the
week. but except ut two or three points they
we've not sufficiently heavy to cause any
damage whatever
Railrord Suffer.
KANSAS CRY, May. .l7.-To-nights reports
regarding to- days storm ,niicule that II was
more serious than at FIRST thought. The
rallroads are the chief sufferers. Two apans
of the Rush creek bridge on the Chicago,
Milwaukee st. Paul road near Liberty,
Mo-. were washed away and trains be-
tween kansas City and Chll ico,he have
been abandoned. r'he blitige is 200 feet
long and eighty feet high. and It will take
cay or two to repair it. The Kansas City, st
Joseph q Council Bluffs tracks arc submerged
twelve inches for n long distance near Park
vile. The Hannibal tracks are also under
water near Liocity. All east-bound Rock
ISDnN trims ,,i,,
81. Joseph to Cameron Tho Union
Pacific is badly damaged near
Manhattan, Kan, where the Kaw river
is thirteen feet abuvc low water mark. It is
feared that when the rise reaches Kansas
City it will food the west bottoms The
Missouri Pacific is badly demoralized in all
directions, and It's trains are from two to
four hours late Several lad wasi-outa ore
reported between here and Little Blue nnd
some small tresties nre in danger. The
evening trains were sent out almost on time
by all tho roads, but they all expect to have
hard time getting through to their
destinations. In this city between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, for u distance of TWO
blocks In the eastern part Of the CITY, the en-
tire kurfacG is under water. The floors Of
nearly alt the dwellings In that territory arc
| submerged, causing great Inconvenience.
In Kansas City it is estimated
that $2j.OOO worth of damage has
been done. In Armomrdale q number Of
creek there is area of ten acres that is now a
lake from five to twenty feet deep. The
house OF N. Hisler was flooded to the ceiling
and the family was rescued with difficulty.
force of one hundred men is at work to-
night clearing the Alton track, and trains
will probably be running Tomorrow. The
| government report shows that 3 lS inces of
rain fell from q y. IN. Thursdny to 6p. M.
Friday. 1t hns been raining nil night
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
ROCKFORD. ILL.,, May l7.-Hockfurd expert
enced q most terrific thunder storm to-day.
Several houses were struck, but TO great
damage was done 80 fur as learned. A AyOung
man nainel keeler, Who was fishing on the
dam. wns knocked off by bolt of lightning,
and ether killed by The shock or drowned.
WORST EVER KNOWN.
ABILENE, kan., MAY 1.-THE scverest
Storm III the history Of til. city RACED here
las night The lower pnrt OF the city was
completely flooded. and business houses
have their cellars full of water. Thousands
of dollars damage has been done. Consider
ube hail fell.