The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-01


llet county had been received in st.
Peter. Grain in some sections had
been laid over. but it can be har-
vested. North Of st. Peter the
storm appeared to be at it's worst.
County Attorney r. w. Schmitt
came in this morning from his cot
tage at Lake Washington. The
storm was not of ferocious char
acter.
On the Great Western road rain
fell as far east as Morristown, but
reports at the company's office in
this city are to the effect that no
damage was done to the grain. The
roads wires were working badly
during the early forenoon, but or
der was restored later.
Watonwan county was hit quite
hard by the discordant elements.
Out, from st. James the grain fields
look as if they had been given
quite a dose of the steam roller.
The corn is badly stripped by hail
In st. James trees were Invested
of branches, but SO far as could be
learned, no damage was done to
buildings.
Heavy damage was done at Farm
. ington by the wind and electrical
storm Telegraph and telephone
wires were torn down and trees
uprooted. Lightning struck several
buildings. <.
Livestock Killed Near Madelia.
Madelia suffered a great deal from
the storm. This morning Main street
was a mass of fallen trees and brush,
and debris was scattered all over
town. A barn on the farm owned by
Ed. Farmer of St.James, two miles
south of the village was demolished,
and four mules and horse were kill
ed outright, and some Of the other
animals suffered more Or less serious
/ injuries. The farm was occupied by
w. E. Hennis. At Lewisville a heavy
rain fell, mixed with hail, and the
small grain and corn were badly beat
en- down. At Fairmont very heavy
rain fell, but no hail, and the crops
were damaged
Mankato felt the effects of the rain
and wind also and the grain in places
for miles around was laid low, but
will revive. = large tree was blown
down across the sidewalk on North
Second street. While the Woodmen
were in session in the Knights of
Columbus hall last evening, the rain
beat in around the windows, and
| soaked the floor 1t also came in
overhead, and a considerable amount
of plaster fell off, much to the alarm
/ of the insurgent Woodmen who were
holding meeting there. Captain
Buyer of the Salvation Army says
THAT the Army hall in the Union
block suffered to the extent of about
1850. The water backed up through
the drains in the basement, spouted
up through the floor like geysers.
The water was two feet deep on the
basement floor by the time the rain
ceased falling. Some of the furnish
ings in the mems dormitory were
also damaged by the water.
Rapidan Was Storm Swept.
/ w. W. "CiiCl VI ItdPludh w do
Mankato today. He reports that hail
fell in Rapidan town last night. The
most unfortunate spot was between
Rapidan and Good Thunder Some
of the corn fields that were hit sew
eral weeks ago received another strip.
ping last night, although they are not
!, considered entirely ruined The
storm seemed to take a course be-
/ tween Mr.. Weller's farm in the
northwestern corner of the township
and the village of Rapidan. 1t cut
across a number of farms and con-
tinued on toward Good Thunder. A
number of grain stacks were torn
apart and several outbuildings top
+, pied over.
Between Mapleton and Wells a
;1strip of country two miles was swat
| ted by hail and the grain and corn
was seriously damaged
/ At Wells the hail came down as
thick as bullets in battle. John
Hines, roadmast9r of the Milwaukee
1 road, stated today that following the
hail storm, the ground looked as white
as if a heavy snow had fallen. A
bushel of hailstones were. gathered
from Mr. Hines front porch. In some
parts of the town hail stones were
used to freeze ice cream.
Senator julie Haycraft came in
from Madelia today. He stated thai
the storm which swooped down upoT
Madelia last night was the worst il
the history of that village. This morn
: ing the streets were streWn will
trees, branches and debris of ever.
! description. One or two small build
ings were damaged by the wind.
i New ulm Escapes Fury.
Rain fell west on the Chicago an,
Northwestern road as far as Soutl
Dakota No hail fell at Marshall an,
there was no wind. Some corn wa
! down in the vicinity of New Ulm
but the damage amounts to little il
that section. Between Mankato an
New Ulm considerable grain wa
blown down.
Telephone communication in almos
every direction from Mankato wa
; crippled today as the result of las
nights blow.
The storm did not do much damag
east of Mankato on the Great Westerl
road. Employees of the Great Westerl
say that a soaking rain fell betweel
Mankato and Randolph, but that tn