Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
TERRIFIC WIND AND HAIL STORM.
Kandiyohi County Visited BY Storm
Which Does Much Damage to CROPS
-buildings Demolished.

Kandiyohi County Visited BY Storm
Which Does Much Damage to Crops
Buildings Demolished.
Last Saturday evening this county
was visited by one of the most de-
structive storms that ever passed
through this section. While there
was very little damage done in this
city and immediate vicinity, the ele-
ments combined in causing much
havoc to property in several town.
ships in the county. Growing crops
suffered to great extent by hail and
the wind reached such a velocity that
large buildings were unable to with
stand the force. It is reported that
large trees where the soil was some
what sandy were uprooted and any
number of smaller ones in the track
of the storm were snapped in two.
From Long Lake comes a report of
tree II inches in diameter being torn
up by the roots. Live stock suffered
in some localities and a number of
horses were severely injured, result
ing in the death of some. Farmers
report a large number of losses by
hail. Windmills were blown down in
diff srent parts of the county. The
rain fell in torrents and the result
was perfect deluge. This was
especially noticeable in Willmar.
Reports from the town of Arctander
are to the effect that much damage
was done to the crops. Hail destroyed
the crops on the farms of J. Ramstad,
Nels Helgeson, Finger Helgeson, E.
G. Huseby, o. S. Reigstad, Nels
smidje, Ingvald Hanson, Jacob ia
cobson and Lars Johnson. AS far as
known Huseby is the only one that
carried any insurance on his grain.
10 acres we're insured at Sc per acre.
Losses from wind we're reported from
the town as follows: E. P. Roisum,
barn demolished; Lars Henjum and
S. S. Reigstad, both windmills blown
down; J. P. Edman, BAN and wind
mill demolished, one horse killed and
two Injured; John Edberg, OLAF and
August Christopherson, windmills
blown down; Gust Nordin, barn
| moved off foundation about five feet:
c. G. Nelson, granary off foundation
about eight feet, also partly unroofng
| a barn.
On the Jackson farm, barn and
two windmills were blown down. John
Berglund also suffered the loss of a
windmill.
In Dovre a barn was blown down
on the farm of Peter Johnson and
large trees uprooted.
10 Lake Andrew township, among
farmers who suffered losses was Mar
tin Syverson, whose barn and granary
were both demolished and also two
buggles.
Roseland, Whitefeld and Edwards
townships also suffered largely. The
loss of grain by hail is reported to
be from one-half to two-thirds and the
fierce wind also did it's destructive
work here. Numerous windmills sui
fered. On the farm of P. P. Eddy, in
White6eld, corr, Leaves were badly
stripped and field of barley ready
to cut was damaged. Mr.. Eddy esti-
mates this loss at from one-third to
one-half. Olaf Mattson and Nels
i Bengtson, of Roseland, and Ole Ras-
musson, of White6eld, were heavy
losers of crops.
l.: John rswenson, residing near Long
Lake, lost windmill, and Jalmar
Larson of the same neighborhood re.
ported that corn suffered greatly.
About one-haf of his corn crop was
damaged.
! Across the county line from the town
OF Arctander, the storm was quite
severe. Aug. Lingren and Anton
Stat were among the losers of crops
by hail.
1t is impossible at this early date to
form q fair estimate of the loss in the
county, but it is safe to say that it
will reach thousands of dollars. A
number of those whose property was
destroyed by the storm were in the
city this week purchasing building
material and other supplies.
J. j. Sluka, of Roseland, was in the
city today and reports that practical.
~ the entire township except the ex.
IRENE southwest corner was hail swept.
Corn was badly battered down. Re-
ports are coming in from distant
points of damage caused by the storm,
which indicates that it extended over
a large territory. Old settlers re.
port it as the worst storm ever ex.
perienced.
Married at Yankton.
News has been received here of the
wedding of two well-known young PEG.
PIE, which occurred in the city OF
Yankton, S. D., on June Is. The
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