Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
IN and ROUND THE CITY
The Whole State Appears to Have
Experienced a Hail OF q
Blowing Up.
Fishermen Return From SpiritwOod,
But too Worn Out to Talk
of Their Trip.
A Handsome Token of Estem Received
By Mrs. Andrew Blewett-
Other Items.
A Terrific Storm.

A Terrific Storm.
At about 8 o'clock Saturday evening
one of the nearest approaches to a
cyclone aver experienced in this section
struck the city. The intense heat of the
day eliminated in a storm of exceptional
force and violence, and while it is prob
able the main storm center wa outside
the city, that portion of it which passed
just through this locality was severe
enough for comfort. The wind was of
the circular kind, and whirled every
hing of light weight into the air as
might a cyclone have done. The dust
was binding, SO thickly was it carried
by the storm and whirled into the air.
The clouds appeared to form just over
the city, and their peculiar shape and
appearance could be plainly noticed.
The storm did not last more than a few
moments, passing off as rapidly as it
originated.
In the eastern part of the state the
storm was accompanied by hail, which
worked much damage. In LaMoure
and Sargent counties the, storm path
was ten miles in width and thousands of
acres of grain we're destroyed. In Barnes
county the storm was terrific, the hail
stones doing vast damage to even houses
and machinery. An old lady, Mrs.
Anderson, was killed by the hail and her
husband was badly injured. The loss
will be large, but much Of it is covered
by insurance.
From Dickinson, also, a heavy wind is
reported, which unroofed part of the
opera house and one or two other build
ings, blew over a number of stock cars
which stood on a sidetrack and did some
other damage.
In the city no great damage was done.
At the capitol one of the large windows
in Judge Wallin's room on the north
side was blown in and broken, and a
curtain blown to pieces. There was a
pretty brisk breeze at the %penitentiary,
which blew down part of the fence. A
number of trees suffered also from the
blasts and we're bent over, and some of
them broken. At Sterling no storm
occurred, and at Mandan there was only
a light breeze.
Fishermen Return.
The fisherman came back Monday morn
ing. As many of them as went away
came back, but they were not nearly so
handsome as before the trip. The sun
and wind Of the lake played havoc with
their compilations, and in one or two
cases, good sized segments of complexion
were missing altogether. The fishermen
are relieved to know, however, that it
will grow again.
It was intended to publish the aggre-
gate of the catch, but the number of fish
caught was so great that it was impossi-
BILE to keep account of them all. So infat-
uated we're the fish with the sport, that
large numbers of them climbed up the
sides of the launch, and pleaded to be
put into the net and carried home. But
not all of them could be accommodated,
and only the larger ones were taken.
The little ones we're firmly refused, and
thrown carefully into the sea.
Bob Wallace, who was appointed Of
fetal historian of the excursion, did not
return today, but stayed over to fix up
the records. There were so many thrill
ing incidents and large fish that it was
thought wisest to have 'em all docketed,
while the facts we're fresh in memory
Time might shrink some of the larger
fish, and memory was not safe to rely
upon, to preserve accurate records of the
trip.
Stevens caught the largest number,
DePuy the largest fish. Many of the
ones caught by the latter would measure
10 feet in length. But it is only fair to
state it would take a great many. This
statement is made lest some one should
think the story an exaggeration. 1t is
said also that a large number of them
would weigh upwards of fifty pounds.
But in this case, as in the other. it would
take quite a large number.
Altogether, the excursion was q pro-
nounced success. No one can view the
participants and declare otherwise.
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Concerning the Irvine Supply.
According to those %conversant with the
situation, there is no need to fear a
shortage in the binding Irvine market.
There is now enough in sight to supply
all demands, and no probability of a
corner between the large manufacturers.
It is quite true that wholesalers have no
great amount of stock on hand, but all
orders are being filed in good season
and they say there should be no fear on
the part of retailers that they will not
receive shipments in time to furnish
Irvine to farmers. The winter wheat
crop this year has been light, and the
fact has left the large houses an extra