St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-02
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cyclone passed over the northern section of
this county last evening between Z and
O'Clock. In the village of Douglass the
school house and outbuildings were all de-
molished, but no one hurt. The sky pre-
sented very threatening appearance and
much rain, hail and sleet accompanied the
storm. The thermometer Immediately fell
below freezing, and indications are good for
few more days of winter.
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SAUK CENTER, Minn., April 1. - The
storm of yesterday is still raging here. with
direct north wind which makes the wealth
er colder. Telegraph and railway communi-
cation is badly srippled. The weather is
causing much suffering to stock. Snow is
drifted in banks six and seven feet high,
which makes travel by team or on foot al
most impossible. There is no sign of abate-
ment of the storm.
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LUVERNE Minn., April 1.-The effects of
the storm last night are visible everywhere.
Chimneys were blown from houses. storm
windows torn off and smashed into splinters
and cattle are lost. Communication with the
surrounding country is cut off, and the ex-
act damages are not yet known. No lives
have been reported lost so far
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SALTWATER, Mimi, April 1.-The heavy
snow storm OF Tuesday continued throughout
the night and yesterday morning there was
fully ten inches Of snow on the ground the
fierce wind having drifted it badly in many
places. Sleighs and cutters were in demand
again yesterday and sleighing was better than
at any time during the winter. Reports from
all parts OF the logging districts are that it
showed heavily there, which is pleasing news
to Saltwater lumbermen.
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MANKATO Minn. April 1.-The storm of
today has been severe There has been no
worse this winter.
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NEW PAYNESVILLE, Mimi, April IA
fearful blizzard struck this portion of the
country yesterday. Eight inches of snow
has fallen. This is the worst storm we have
had since the memorable one in the spring
of '93. The schools had to be dismissed.
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RUSH CITY, Mimi, April 1T began
showing. here Tuesday night and continued
throughout the day, accompanied by a high
wind, bordering on a regular old-time bliz-
zard. Snow is piled UP in great drifts, com
pletely blocking roads and walks. It is
the worst storm Of the winter and more snow
has fallen than the entire fall of the winter
1t is all needed for the crops and to swell
the streams for the lumber.man.
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LITTLE FALLS, Minn., April 1.-The dis
trict court which is in session here has been
at standstill for the last two days, as jury
men and witnesses are unable to reach here
Traffic is also at q standstill. All trains
from the East are late. The Oldest settlers
of this vicinity have never seen a snow
storm like this for years. The snow in the
streets is between three and four feet deep
and in some places as high as six feet.
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REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, April 1.-The
hardest snow storm on record for this time
Of year has just abated, after having been
raging steadily for forty eight hours. In the
country snow is over foot deep on the level,
and drifts eight feet high are common. The
blockade on the M. st. L. railway was raised
late tonight. The Northwestern road Is open.
The temperature is falling rapidly,