St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14
RUIN TO The CROPS,
Gain and Hail Do Immense
Damage in Portions Of
Minnesota.
Grain So Beaten TO the Ground
That Reapers Won't
Touch 1t.
Farmers Talk About Burning
Grain OFF the Ground
IN Renvilie.
The Ground So Soft That Ma
chimes Cannot Run
Over 1t.
Specials to the Globe.

Specials to the Globe.
HUTCHINSON, Mimi, Aug. 13.-About
four and half inches Of ram fell last
night. Grain is all fiat OH the ground,
and those who started to harvest TIER
gram yesterday with a prospect of get
ting something by cutting one way, lost
all hope this morning. Harvesters are
stuck III the fields with five horses on.
And even though grain should rise suf-
hclent TO be harvest one way, the
ground is so soft machines cannot be
put in the fields for several days to
come If the best weather prevails.
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Aug. 10
The worst wind storm of the summer
passed over here this morning, accom-
panied by hard rain, which did con-
siderable damage TO grain between here
and Sleepy Eye. \ great deal of grain
IS laid fiat. The wind played havoc
with small buildings and trees, MANY
being struck by lightning. The tin roof
Oh the new court house tower was torn
ofi. Late rains have made the ground
5oggy, and farmers are having trouble
harvesting their grain.
SACRED HEART, Mimi, Aug. 49,
a severe rain and wind storm passed
over this vicinity last night, laying fiat
all kinds of grain. Oats can be partially
saved by cutting with mower. Farm
erS say 1t IS impossible to cut wheat,
and are about TO burn the grain off the
ground. Wheat will not average five
bushels per acre. whereas the prospects
yesterday were good for fifteen.
GLENwOoD, Mimi, Aug. 13.-Durug
thunder storm last night b. }. Saw
yer's young stallion, "Colonist." was
struck by lightning and killed. The
barn was not damaged. Mr.. SAWYER re-
Gently paid $500 for this animal. The
rainfall was very heavy. Harvesting
and having are further delayed.
APPLETON, Mimi, Aug. ia ter
rife thunder storm with lashing rain.
lasting eight hours, struck this section
last night. The cloud burst about mid
night. All ripe wheat is down and will
have to be moved. The damage is
enormous. Half the ripe crop is spoiled.
ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug. 13.-Another
heavy rain and electric storm passed
over here last night, and four inches of
water fell. Many farmers will finish
cutting their wheat today, and no par
ticular damage is reported to the grain
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SLEEPY EYE, Mimi, Aug. ia
heavy rain, accompanied by some hail
and high wind, ragged between and
o'clock this morning, during considera-
bic damage to standing grain.
SAUK CENTER. Mimi, Aug. ia ter
rife storm prevailed last night, with the
heaviest rainfall of the season, All
grain is fiat. Many trees were blown
down and considerable other damage
hone.
SAUK RAPIDS. Mimi, Aug. IA
heavy thunder storm prevailed here
last night. No damage is reported to
crops.
HERMAN, Mimi, Aug. ia hail
storm last night destroyed Thousands of
acres north OF here.
heavy wind and electric storm passed
over this section last night, bong but
little damage in this vicinity. but from
johnson station to Morris grain was
damaged very heavily 10y hail.
trLDA, MIMI, Aug. ia terrific
hal and rain storm passed over here
this morning about 8 o'clock. The wind
ragged, and farmers report all uncut
grain down fat, with but little prospect
Of being able TO cut ii. The storm
seemed to take strip about six miles
wide. But little wheat and oats have
been cut, and it will be very heavy
loss to the farmers. Probably one-third
had their crops insured. Fred Bucholg,
living mile and a half west of here,
befIdes losing his entire crop, had his
barn struck by lightning, burning it to
the ground, loSeing a valuable stallion
and other stock.
OAK POINT, S. d., Aug. 13.-There
was heavy rain last night, amounting
TO three inches. The threatening drouth
is broken. all crops are safe. There
was no hail.
HENRY, S. d., Aug. l3.-Farmers
from the north central part of Coding-
ton county report severe hail and rain
storm last night. The rain was heavy
here, but there was 10 hail.