The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-02
MORE HAIL REPORTS.
Additional Damage Done to the
Growing Crops.


CROOKSTON. Mimi. Aug. Hail de-
stroyed crops over an area of fifty square
miles in Polk county late yesterday. The
storm followed Red Lake river from
Mallory to Crookston. thence southeast
ten miles. The most damage was done
north of the river. Nesbit was cleaned
out entirely, and Fisher, Fancy and
CrooksIon a quarter to a half destroyed
ST. CLOUD. Aug. IA heavy rain and
wind storm passed over st. Cloud and
vicinity last night and as the wind blew
very hard it is feared considerable dam
age was done to the crops.
STEPHEN. Mimi, Aug. IA teri bic
hail storm struck this place last evening
at $50 o'clock. 1t was about eight miles
wide and has ruined thousands of acres
of growing wheat. 1t came from the
northwest from Dakota and was accom-
panied by a terrible rain and thunder
storm.
DAWSON, Mimi, Aug IA severe
storm passed over this section last night.
Considerable damage was done grain by
wind and rain. and several farmers are
reported to have lost their crops by hail
in a district south of Dawson
REDWOOD FALLS. Mimi. Aug l.
Reports of damage done by the haiIstorm
of last Friday evening are just com
mencing to come in, and they are to the
effect that the damage was more serious
than at first supposed. The hailstorm
came in the northwest corner of the
county, skipped some farms, spent its
fury on others, before ceasing It's work.
The crop of John Lett, in Sheridan town.
ship, was completely ruined, and, strange
as 1t may seem, not a farm around #
was injured. But mile or two away
the farm of F. w. Muetzel was visited
and the partially ripened crops were
nearly all destroyed Several other farm
ers in the path report heavy losses, and
1t is probable that the wind of an hour
earlier and the hailstorm caused at 10
to Is per cent loss of the crop in Red
wood county.
MADISON, Mimi, Aug IA severe
haflstorm passed over Garfield, Hamlin.
Madison and Riverside townships last
night causing an immense amount of
damage to all crops and breaking a large
number of window lights where the
storm was most severe. In some fields
the loss to grain will be total, but In the
greater part Of the territory a loss of
about one-half was sustained
IPSWICH, S. D., Aug. IA disastrous
hailstorm passed through this section
last evening, doing considerable damage
IN duntly' cleveland, Harmony and
OAOpS were GXC6edino-
ly line in those townships, and whas
that would have harvested twenty 70
twenty-five bushels to the acre. is dr.
aged from Is per cent to a total loss
Many of the farmers affected. however
carried hail insurance Powell townsbin
suffered the greatest loss, from the fact
that 1t was almost solid in wheat.
GARY, S. D., Aug. There was a bio
hailstorm last night and the losses arc
many and heavy. The territory damaged
is four miles wide by twelve long.
DESMET, S. D., Aug. IA tarri,c
hailstorm passed over this section laet
night, totally destroying crops on 2,0Oo
acres and severely damaged crons on
several thousand acres more. very litt1a
grain in the track of the storm had been
cut
FREDERICK, S. D, Aug. 1.-The most
destructive hail and wind storm that ha q
visited this region since 1881 was exneri-
enced Sunday evening. In some of the
fields every particle of vegetation was
obliterated where fine crops were stand
Ing few minutes before The follow
Ing farmers are reported as having lost
all their small grain: Ed Johnson. Gust
Larson, John Peschel. Oscar LarscT,
George Sumption, liver L. Tveit, George
Lufkin, Ole Nelson, John Johnson. Ezra
Dominy, John Straehan, P. C. Ceiling
James Mcdonald, c. s. Edwards, Matt
Erickson. w. ]. Johnson, George P.