Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-21
HAIL HITS HARD.
Several Localities in This County
Struck By Hail This
Week.
Storms Are Limited in Area ana
Losses Are Mostly Par
tial
Worst Storm Spent its Force on
Open Prairie South Of James
town.

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A narrow strip OF hail fell IN the
county Sunday afternoon beglnhlns
northeast of Eldridge and running
east about parallel with the ~ I.
track which it crossed about miles
east of town and continued in sou1ll-
easterly direction. The hail was lE
strip about a mile wide in most places
and was not nearly as destructive as
tformer storms, although good many
losses of from 25 to SO per cent are re-
ported and few Others where the loss
is claimed to be total. A good many
Nosers were insured in various compan-
les. There was no hail at the asylum
and little in town to do damage al
though some few windows OF houses
we're broken in parts of the city. Ihere
was very little wind with the nall of
the damage would have been greater.
Most of the fal mers in the line OF the
storm were about ready to cut and sew
eral had grain in shock. Some hall IS
reported near Ypsilanti. There was
none at spiritwood and little at
Bloom.
Tn the places where it was the heav-
lest the ground was covered VIII
stones Of ordinary small size although
al the end of the storm there were a
few LARGE stones. There was no nall
in the northern part of the county.
The rain was heavy. Flax is sald 10
he but little hurt by the hail being
tonpher in stalk. Among those VINO
reported losses were: Oliver Bennett
n. IT. Thom, f. johnson, William
!. Allen (about totaD, William Constahs'
j. McGinnis, MI. Ellis, NJ. D.Williams,
Fl. M. Taber, f. Eddy, Chas. Frey,
Fred Winkin, Harry Wade, Albert
and others. The storm was
lighter in some spots than IN Others
and was confined to a narrow strip
wherever reported. M. D. Williams
had a barley field about whipped clean
and his fine field of wheat, which ne
expected to yield about 80 bushels 10
the acre, grown on corn ground east OF
the house, was damaged fully 90 per
cent, He was insured Tor 5000 IN
the Grand Forks company. William
Constans was insured in Minnesota
mutual company. Several were IN
sared with the Alliance company
some Of the straw is bent making IT
h,ra Ia save in harvesting and some
fields show where the heads nave los6
nart Of the wheat, being clipped OF by
the stones.
There were several losses by light
ming. Judge Glaspell lost one steer
from that cause during the storm ana
the prairie grass near Monroe Wright
was fred and some fence posts burned.
About 300 panes of glass were broken
at the Pearson greenhouse. Ihe
breaking Of window glass was mostly
. in the south part Of the city. Ihere
were two hail storms at this point
during the afternoon the first occurr.
inp 81 about 2 p. m. which did little
damage, although it was very threat
ening and the rumble OF the stones
could be heard.
The storm seemed to increase IN
violence as it went southeast fiom
Ypsilanti where the heaviest losses
are reported. The largest stones IN
some places are reportad as large as a
hen's egg. The roaring sound was
Mainly heard. Among the losers in
the vicinity Of Ypsilanti and Plano
we're Fred Nichols who had 100 acres
almost total, William and Aug. sholtz
and the Broughton farm were oaaly
hit. A good deal Of the wheat had
heen cut. Flax was badly cut up
- some of the places. The storm
went southeast towards Marion anu
into Barnes and LaMonre county. a
number Of TIE farmers were insured
~ tho Mankato company. 1t IS sup
posed that the Shollander, Manns ana
other farms in that part OF Tue
county suffered more or less loss.
There was small hail storm IN the
vicinity Of Windsor Monday but not
! great amount Of damage is reported.
several re1orts have been received
some Of them greatly exagse q tea as
TO the nount and size OF hali that
fell.
A sma.. sized hail storm occuIsea
last night south Of the city peg 5nnlns