The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-11

Yet Meager-DetaiIs of Govern
ment Crop Report.
ADA, Mimi, Aug -(special)-Nor-
man county was today visited by the most
disastrous hail storm in its history, and
thousands of acres of grain are now
lying a total loss, many farmers being
entirely hailed out. The storm was gen
-eral in this vicinity, and, as far as re-
ports can be obtained, traversed the en-
tire length and breadth of the county,
doing considerable damage to a large
area of grain on the Dakota side before
crossing the river into Minnesota.
A telegram received this afternoon from
Herdrum, a small village on the Red
river, says that a strip reaching three
miles in breadth and following the river
was visited by hail and crops are a total
loss there.
In the immediate vicinity of Ada no
hail fell, but the heavy wind and rain
caused the grain to lodge and this will
cause considerable loss.
Farmers have been coming in from all
parts of the county this afternoon, each
Of whom reports heavy losses by hail in
his locality.
The storm lasted about half an hour,
but the heavy downpour of rain which
fell in that limited time was something
XtraOrdainary.
Just how great the damage will be is
hard to say, but it has been estimated
that half of the entire crop in this coun-
ty is a total loss, and about half of this
is insured.
Parties coming in from Twin Valley, a
small village fifteen miles east of here.
say that hail stones the size of hens
eggs fell there breaking window lights
and doing other damage aside from that
to the crops.
Implement dealers here have tele-
graphed the supply houses, countermand-
ing orders for binders and Irvine. and
the hail-stricken farmers who had all
ready supplied themselves with Irvine are
disposing Of their surplus stock to their
more fortunate neighbours Farmers who
had sent to the city for men to helm
gather and thresh the grain have also
telegraphed instructions for the men not
to come.
DAMAGE IN DAKOTA.
FARGO, n. D. Aug. 1O-(Specia1 I'm
mense damage was done to ripe wheat NV
heaYy hail, wind and rain storm which
swept over section Of this stare The
morning, the heaviest loss vet renortad
DeihS IN Iraill and Cass counties The
storm originated near Casselton and
sweeping IN a northeasterly direction.
crossed Inc country in the vicinity of
Auntef, thence to the east to Grandin
passing over into Minnesota. The storm
covered an area so far as is known of
some twelve miles wide
Inc heavy vino seemed to do more
Manage to crops than hail. Around Gran
dln the loss to crops runs from so to rs
per cent. On the big Grandin farm, of
lZoOO acres, the crop is said to be totally
destroyed. and in the country near Gard
Ger Hunter and Galesburg all fields are
badly damaged, the storm then extending
as far north as KelsO. Considerable dam
age was done to property in Halstead
and Mlanby by the wind and the CT OBS
IN the vicinity We're destroyed
Reports are vet meagre and an accurate
statement of the loss is impossible. but
based upon the information already re-
ce}ved it is probable that nearly 100 900
acres to Cass and Trail counties were in
Guided in the path of destruction and
that at least 5000 additional acres in
Minnesota suffered. The damage ranges
all the way from % to 100 per cent. A
telegram from Halstad, Mimi, states the
storm was eight miles wide there and the
crop a total less. The grain in the storm
area was ripe and in small sections had
already been harvested
Around Halstad and Hendrum, in Min
nesota, thousand acres are reported de-
Btroyed. Probably the loss in Cass and
Trail will be over 100000 bushels, with
the heaviest damage in Cass.
HEAVY STORM
OSAINIS, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-A heavy wind
and rain storm visited this section and
did great damage to the standing grain.
nearly all of which is beaten to the
ground, and will require much more time
and labor to gather it. About two-thirds
of the grain is still uncut.
IANGDON, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-A severe
electrical storm visited this locality, the
worst this season. 1t was accompanied
by q heavy downpour of rain Shock
threshing is seriously interrupted for
some time here. Very little stacking OF
threshing has been done here. Conse-
quently, q great deal of grain is standing
in shock yet and it will take some time
for it to dry out.