The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-17
MORE HAIL
AUG. nth.

hit. MOST r FarmerS f1aQ In
surance. Adjusters in
Field Again.
Stark county was visited by another
disastrous hail storm Sunday night
which started near Frybure and passed
in southeasterly course or miles
south of BelReld. The path Of the storm
seemed to be a little less than two
miles wide in this territory. It centered
ON Mrs. Gus Anderson g farm where 200
acres of heavy grain was completely de-
stroyed. Her buildings were also dam
aged and she had no grain insurance.
Owen Schmidt, just west, had large
damage. The north edge of the storm
passed about three miles south Of South
Heart and at Dickinson it seemed to be
about miles out and in places the
damage extended over strip mile
and a half wide. The storm passed
some miles south of Gladstone, Taylor
and Richardton, but seemed to be more
rain than hail in places. But little
damage is reported south ,rof Antelope.
Small losses are reported north of Glen
Ullin and on to the Missouri river in
places. There were also losses reported
from the vicinity of Burkey in Billings
county. The storm was not any where
nearly as great in its extent in this coun-
ty as the July nth storm, but it was
just as severe on the individual owners,
except that a greater proportion of the
crops were partially covered by insur-
ance. -
Louis Dundss estimated that his COM
pany, the Northwestern Fire & Marine,
in the Hartung ageE ~. had 2, 500 acres
in the damaged belt. The Currie &
Alcott farm had nearly q so per cent
loss On a portion of the place, covered
by insurance. Andrew Sotenson was
fertumate in having $40 per acre on his
crops. The S. Sedere loss was on half
section of rented land and is estimated
at a half damage.
The Central National, which had just
paid out $l4. 600 to farmers in this To-
ealfty. has SIS. 900 of reported losses in
the Sunday night storm. Petricka &
Blanchard are local agents. A number
of losses given elsewhere belong to this
company and the following should be in
the list: VIM. Turly. Carl Roller SO
per cent loss, Julius Prous. John Jana-
check so per cent loss. Philip Voae1
miles south, large loss, Peter Metz south
east ST, 900 loss. Joe Schutly total loss.
Nelson M. Nelson and Philip Wae-
ner were in Monday 10 report hail loss
es on grain at their farms miles south
west of South Heart. Mr.. Nelson had
it6 acres of very fine wheat. It stoed 5
feet high and would have yielded Is to
80 bushels. His barley looked good
enough for 40 bushels to the acre. He
had 5 pigs killed by the hail. which
fell to a depth of 4 inches, followed by
rain. It was about midnight when the
storm came. Mr.. Nelson had insurance
but not half enough to cover his loss.
Mr.. Wagner's loss was still greater. He
had 400 acres of grain and but 113 in
sured. He estimated his wheat at 80
bushels 10 the acre and oats 10 BUSH
els. As soon as his adjustment is
made he plans to turn the stubble un-
der.
Andy Sornsen had total loss Sunday
night southwest Of South Heart.
Anthony 'Oukrop from miles south
west of Dickinson, was hit with the
hail It was about O'Clock when the
storm struck. He had about total loss
on 17o acres with SO an acre insurance
on III acres. His wheat was heavy
and his oets he estimated at so bushels
to the acre. Mi. 0ukrop's horses were
frightened by the peltins hail and were
cut up some ia the wire fences. He has
10 cows and is aot sure but it would he:
best for him to get more cows.
Some ofsthe farmers hit by hail south
and west of the city Sunday night were
Frank Zastoupil about half loss on
200 acres ;his father also had a loss !;
Anton Hodl had total loss on5200sacres
with partial insurance; Frank Dvorki
had partial loss and his father had a
total loss on rs acres: Mr.. Stolz had
total loss and brought his twine back to
the city on Monday morning John
Privracki had a bad loss: Frank 6pe-
chal had at least half loss and mare
and colt killed by lightning. John Kos
telecky had a loss. The hail strip Seems
ed to be to miles wide in this local
ity. =: :.
L. A. Parker from 8 miles south and
mile west of South Heart was one Of
the early ones Monday to report dam
,age from hail. He farms with his son
Clarence and their 23O acres Of grain
was wiped out between II and 4
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