The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-05
CROPS, RAINS,
STORMS And HAIL
SOME vARIEGATED WEATHER RE
PORTED IN THE NORTHWEST.
Conditions Are Said to Be Good in the
Red River Valley, with Too Much
Moisture on the Lowlands Mime
sofa and Wisconsin Badly Wind
blown by Series Of Thunderstorm
I, Some Damage by Hail.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., June 5.-The
elements seem to have conspired to pro-
duce good growing weather. The con-
ditions just now "a are the finest that
warm, and the brief dry spell has been
broken. Everything that has been
planted is growing, and growing fast:
Ten days ago the state was visited
by high winds which blew steadily for
couple of days. The air was dry as
bone, and the moisture was sucked
out Of the ground, leaving the soil at
the surface quite parched. The dry
earth was blown into the air, and there
were some fears that there was to be a
repetition Of the duststorms Of years
| ago. The furry passed, however. with
out material damage having been done,
but the dry condition in which the
ground was left near the surface re-
tarded the termination of late-sown
grain.
The winds were followed by rains in
some places, but these were not general.
Ton that occasion more rain fell on the
Minnesota side Of the river than far
| ther west, the country from Crookston
north being we'll soaked. The early
part of last week was generally hot,
and this, in the absence Of moisture,
was not favorable condition for the
late crops, as the ground showed ten
dency to bake in the low spots.
Friday night and Saturday morning
| clouds rolled down from the north, and
| there were thunder showers all over the
| state, reaching the valley early Satur-
day morning. The storms were of the
typical electrical variety, being. marked
by strong winds, vivid lightning, and
in some, places by fine hail. In some ON
places the rain was very heavy, while
elsewhere it was comparatively light
1 but there are few localities that did
not get enough to do a great deal OF
good. This was followed by close, sui
try weather, with Indication Of more
rain.
/ At Crookston the rainstorm ap
preached the character OF cloudburst
and the territory there has had all the
rain it needs for some time. In thu
western part of Grand Forks county
the rain was also very heavy, and afteel
the storm the water was standing II
great ponds over the fields. At Arvilla
small hail fell in liberal quantities. bu
4 it was too fine to damage anything
even if there has been anything IN con
dition to be damaged.
l Considerable damage was done b,
] lightning. The large barn of jaime
Finnie, south of Arvilla, was struck an
] three valuable horses were killed. TIL
L barn was not set on fire. The horse
were insured for $50. each: North
Argunvills the barn Of Del Hudson wa
struck and burned, with all it's contents
A rumor which could not be contrme
reached the city that the barn OF Ha
vor Hougen, Of Blooming township
Grand Forks county, had been burned
together with four valuable horses an
other contents.
J An unusually large amount of breal
ing is being done this season. This
due in part to the constant influx
new settlers. and in part to the goo
fseeeling conditions all over2 the stat
) (which have given the farmers plent
: of time to turn over new sod. Refe
ence may be made to what is. bein
! done in Mclean county as an indie {;
ton of what is going on all over tt
| newer portions Of the state. In tn;
| county twenty steam breaking rigs al
at work turning over 500 acres OF ne
/ sod day. The breaking season las
thirty days or more. This means tn:
these steam rigs will turn over 1890
acres in the course Of the season: Son
of this land will be seeded this yea
and all Of it next year.