The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-30

ment filled up this sewer, SO that a
plumber had to clean it out.
The basement of the Elks club
was flooded again, from the storm
sewer, but not as badly as before
and the damage done was slight
1t is planned to make some change
that will prevent this in the future
Only a slight rain fell yesterday
afternoon at Lakes Madison and
Washington, but more fell at JEFF
ferson. The rain last night at Madi
son lake was not nearly as heavy
as here. The main rain extended
about to Eagle Lake. There was nc
rain at Lake Crystal yesterday aft
ernoon, and only a slight sprinkle
on the Torngren farm in Belgrade
1t did not extend much further west
than Minneopa.
At the White City a fence was
blown down andthe stage shifted sew
eral feet. However, nothing of a
serious nature happened.
Damage at Fair Grounds.
The damage at the fair grounds
will be considerable. A block of
the outside high board fence was
torn down, back of the grand stand.
A bill board back of the grand stand
was also blown down, and number
exhibition hall. A telephone pole
standing thirty or forty feet from
the grand stand was struck by
lightning and shivered and the phone
connections severed.
The people who had assembled to
witness the ball game scattered.
Some ran into the buildings and
others stayed in the grand stand
until the storm drove them out into
the open for safety. These people
got well soaked as well as fright
ened. The game had to be called
Off
The crops in the vicinity of Lake
Jefferson were damaged by the
storm yesterday.
Rain at Luverne.
Luverne, Mimi, June 26.-The
drouth here was broken yesterday
by good rain, covering a
wide area. Some grain is beyond
aid, but much benefit will result
to late oats, wheat and corn. The
prospects for big corn crop were
never brighter. A low barometer
here indicates more rain tonight.
Hail did an Immense amount of
damage to crops on farms in the
vicinity of Good Thunder yesterday
afternoon. A strip of country one
and one-half miles wide and three
miles long gives evidence of the Sc
verify of the storm.
Crops on the following farms were
destroyed: w. j. Bruss, Theodore
and Rob Pautch, Fred Lang, Albert
kroegel, George Mann. Charles Har-
vey, Chris Bloom, Mrs. Charles Graf,
August Weeks, Robert Schrider, Rob-
srt Campbell, August Bosin, Will
3osin, John Graham, Otto Hoenstine,
Charles Phelps, Mike Weir, Frank
Case, Will Sternistze.
Everything in the crop line on
hese farms was wiped out by the
)elting hail stones.
The barn on the farm of w. J.
3russ was struck by lightning, but
ire did not result.
Damage was done to property on
'ther farms by the hail and wind.
The loss will foot up many thou.
sands of dollars.
Lightning struck big barn on
he Seth Dancer farm, two and a
lalf miles west of Eagle Lake on
he Mankato road, yesterday after
loon at 2:30 and within a very
ew minutes the structure was a
mass of flames. The bolt hit the
upola and the fire got good start
n the hay.
Neighbors made haste to assist
ar. Dancer, and they succeeded in
aving the horses, calves, much of
he machinery and other property.
| cutter and harnesses were de-
troyed.
The fighting force prevented the |
lanes from doing any harm to the
ranary and other buildings. Thirty
ears ago fire destroyed a house
n Mr.. Dancers farm, also burning
o death a child.
Mr.. Dancer carried $1,000 insur-
nee on the barn. The building was
alued at between $1,000 and $1,40O.
rom Fridays Daily.
The trial of r. H. Billingsley on
ne charge of non-support, preferred