Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-07-12

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rendered unconscious who were in al
automobile along the first base line.
While the storm subsidized, the acci-
dent stopped the progress OF the game
which had progressed only to the sec.
ond inning.
RAIN FELL.
Rain fell at Aneta, Larimore, May.
vile, Hatton, Reynolds, Thompson, Ne.
kinoch, Oslo, Ardoch and Mimic, al.
though not as heavy as in Devils Lake
Saturday evening.
BENSON COUNTY.
Serious hail damage near Lalie, be.
tween Minnewaukan and Oberon in
Benson county; heavy rains through.
out that region and the disruption Of
telephone service in Northern North
Dakota, resulted from storm conditions
which prevailed late yesterday after.
noon and during the evening.
LA1LIE STORM.
Details Of the stor mat Lallie show
that strip about q mile and half
wide was cleaned by hail, large as the
proverbial her egg. but the tao. that
the storm was not accompanied by
wind, reduced the damage considerable
The distance covered by the storm,
which was moving in a northwsterly
direction, could not be ascertained dur.
ing the night, as there was no tele.
phone servic available to the district,
everything being cut of.
AT FERRY. .+
At Oberon, Minnewaukan, sheyenne,
Churchs Ferry and points throughout
that district, rain fell. At Oberon the
fall for about half hour yesterday
afternoon, commencing at 5 O'Clock,
was unusually heavy, being almost q
cloudburst.
Fit BY HAIL STONE.
At Lallie, Al Woods, a labcrer was
struck by hail stone during the pro.
gress Of the storm Saturday afternoon,
and seriously injured. He was taken
to Oberon for medical treatment.
HEAVY RAIN IN PEMBINA.
The crew Of Great Northern work
train, reaching the city early Sunday
morning, reported that s very heavy
fall Of rain was experienced at Bath.
gate and as far south as Hamilton
Saturday night. They declare that
the rain was one Of the heaviest they
had seen.
NO MORE NEEDED.
The rain supply, as result of yes
terday's storm is such that the grair
will need no further moisture this sea.
son, or at least for the next twenty
or twenty-five days.
HIT TELEPHONES.
Threatening conditions prevailed
yesterday during the evening. The tel.
ephone service was completely disrupted
and it was impossible to reach points
west of Churchs Ferry, or secure in.
formation from other points to the
north and west. Electrical disturb.
ances were responsible for this condi.
tion.
FORKS SUFFERED MOST.
While Devils Lake was visited by q
severe storm Saturday evening, which
flooded easements, and caused little
uneasiness among the people at Chan
tauqua, who found it impossible to get
home, Grand Forks seemed to get more
than its share in the electrical storm
which struck there Sunday afternoon
about 3 O'Clock, and besides the Ian.
der accident, causing the loss Of life,
there were several who may be serious
~ injurd as a result Of the storm.
TWO WOMEN HURT.
Mrs. James Edwards and Mrs. 10.
seph Bliven who reside on Sheyenne
avenue in Grand Forks, were sitting
on their porch when the lightning
bolt struck them, knocking them into
the garden. Both women were render.
ed unconscious and are seriously suf.
fering from the effects, but will recov.
er.
BLAZE STARTED.
A. blaze was started at the Great
Northern round house in Grand Forks
when struck by lightning and J. Q.
Myers suffered considerable injury, be-
ing unconscious 4or some time. George
Anderson, an engineer in the yards
was also struck by the bolt. Cleary
Malloy, employed at the Great North
ern yards had his right arm paralyzed
by the bolt.
STORM CENTER.
Grand Forks county was practically
the storm center. Hail fell at North
wood and one Of the stones measured
by E. K. sponeheim was fifteen inches
in circumference. Warren, Minnesota
had cloud burst which did some dam.
age. Emerald and Larimore was Wis
tied by hail but accompanied by nc
wind, it did little damage.