Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
OVER SCORE OF DEAD
IN TRAIL or STORM
Iornadoes in Nebraska and Kansas
Kill Many and Ruin
Crops.
OTHERS ARE HURT FATALLY.
Enormous Property Losses from
Storms and Floods in tie
Western States.

me tornado which passed over south.
ern NHura$ka and purti0ns Of northern
i>&lSiS Friday evening was the most
destructive and covered the most terri
t-1E OF any similar Storm which has
VlSlteH me state III luAny years. At
least tWrnty-thrcc are known to be
dead. five fatally injured and a score
OF Others hurt, some of them danger
ously. Several persons were killed in
the towns of Byron. Ncb., and Court
land, Kan.
The storm was general throughout at
least four counties, Fillmore, Webster,
Franklin and Thayer, on the southern
border of the State and reached over
into Kansas ron where reports come
Of great destruction. The towns of
Carleton, Fairfield, DCshIer, Shickley,
Geneva, Franklin, Ong and Riverton az
among those visited by the storm, an, J
In no one of them did the elementsy
spare life or property.
At Carleton five residences and two
churches were destroyed, while a new
chool building and thirty houses were
badly wrecked. The home of Lester
Carter was demolished and his wifs
and baby killed, while Carter himself
and another child received possibly fa-j
tai injuries. At Geneva the storm
wrought great destruction and in the
adjacent country claimed five victims,
two of whom were killed outright and
three fatally injured. The scene at
Fairfield is ind~eScribable, more than
forty buildings were more or less
wrecked and some Of them, including
three churches. were entirely demolish.
ed. The loss there will exceed 100000. =,
In the vicinity of Shiclley farm houses
received the brunt of the storm.
A telephone MESA &c from Chester,
Kan, reported twelve deaths in the Vi
cinity of Byron, Neb. The storm was
evidently most severe in the vicinity OF
Byron, and nothing could withstand its
fury. Following the tornado q hard
rain which lasted well into the night
soaked h storm-stricken sufferers,
making their lot doubly hard. Many Of
them were absolutely without shelter.
and the storm occurred so late in the
evening that it was impossible for them
to seek either shelter or relief during
the night. A telephone message from
Hardy, Neb., said the town of Court
land, Kan, just across the Nebraska
line, was struck by the storm and sew
eral casualties occurred.
Cyclone Sweeps Iowa Town.
Two narSonc raro d-i1laJ tbroa ara
missing, and 200 homes and barns were
destroyed by a cyclone which passed
over Charles City, Iowa, Sunday. Much
damage was done in the surrounding
country. The path of the storm was
ten miles long and about twelve rods
wide. 1t started three miles southwest
of Charles City, tearing down farm
houses, barns and killing man. head Of
stock. 1t struck the city in the south
west part, blowing a path to a point in
the northeast part OF town, where it
crossed the river. The path Of the cy.
clone included no business buildings,
but the residence part of town was
made a wreck and household goods
were scattered in all directions all over
town.
Near Mauston, Wis, a tornado killed
John Dalton, a farmer, and his 12-year'
old son. The other occupants Of the
house received only slight injuries. No
other damage was one by the tornado
Five Die in Montana Flood.
Never before in the history of Mon
tana has there been such a flood as re-
Gently swept down the valley OF the
Missouri river and its tributaries. Five
lives already have been lost in the wat
ers in the vicinity of Great Falls, and
the damage to farms, railroads and in.
dustrial and commercial institutions
will run into the millions. Saturday
night the river was at the highest point
ever known since the first settlement OF
Montana. Some of the smaller outside
towns have been in even worse condl-
ton thar is Great Falls. Choteau was
completely surrounded by water, and
all bridges were gone. \ large part OF
Belt was partially under water, and the
people took to the high ground. Sand
coulee reported severe loss and the coal
mines partially flooded. In some in
stances the river has cut entirely new
channels through the bottom, complete
" running farms.