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

ADA, Mimi, Aug 1O.-(Special.)-Nor-
mar 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
Hendrum, small village on the Red
river, says that 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
extraordinary.
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 twine. and
the hafl-stricken farmers who had AL
ready supplied themselves with twine are
dlsposing of their surplus stock TO their
more fortunate neighbors. Farmers who
had sent to the city for men to helm
gather and thresh the grain have also
teiegraphed instructions for the men not
to come.
DAMAGE IN DAKOTA
FARGO n. D, Aug. 10.-(Special l)-Im-
Hiehse damage was done to ripe wheat nv
hea7y hail, wind and rain storm which
swept over section of this stare this
morning the heaviest loss yet reported
counties he
storm originated near Casselton ana
sweeping in a northeastern directioY,
crossed the country in the vicinity of
Aunter 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
The heavy wind seemed to do more
manage to crops than hail. Around Gran
din the loss to crops runs from 80 to X
per cent. On the big Grandin farm of
lZ,CoO acres the crop is said to be totally
destroyed, and in the country near Gard
Eer, Hunter and Galesburg all fields are
badly damaged, the storm then extending
as FAR north rs KelsO Considerable dam
age was done to property in HaIstead
and Minnby by the wind and the clops
in the vicinity We're destroyed.
reports are yet meagrc and an accurate
statement of the loss is impossible. but
based upon the information already re-
celVed 1t is probable that nearly 100, 900
acres to CasS and Trail counties were in
cluded in the path of destruction and
that ut least 5000 additional acres in
Minnesota suffered. The damage ranges
all the way from 25 TO 100 per cent A
telegram from Halstad, Mimi, states the
storm was eight miles wide there and the
crop 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-
stroyed. Probably the loss in Cass and
Trail will be over 1,OOO,00d bushels, with
the heaviest damage in Cass
HEAVY STORM
OSAKIS, Mimi, Aug. 10.-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 rwo-thirds
of the grain is still uncut.
I.ANGDON, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-A severe
electrical storm visited this locality, the
worst this season. 1t was accompanied
by a heavy dOwnpour of rain Shock
threshing is seriously interrupted for
some time here. Very little stacking OF
threshing has been done here. Conse-
quently, a great deal of grain is standing
in shock yet and it will take some time
for it to dry out.