The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-19
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE in SOME
PLAcEs-PREciPITATloN REC
oRDs SMASHED.
HAPP ENINGS OVER THES1ATE
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

MllleT.- f1edNy rams nave 1allel
acre and crops are being forced ahead
rapidly.
Canova.-The continued rains have
put crops in good growing condition
and everything looks fine in this vi
Unity.
Brookings.-The rainfall for the first
eight days in June, according to the
college rain gauge, was 3.12 inches.
There were seven rains in succession.
Broadland.-Old timers here say
hat the rainfall of the past few days
S as heavy as this section ever had.
Small cyclones have been seen west
IF here.
Iluikton.-The crop outlook was
never brighter in the history of Faalk
county than it is ct the present time.
The rainfall for the season is a round
10 inches.
Forest City.-At a recent storm here
iail fell as large as walnuts, breaking
nany window glass, and doing much
lamage also to the Indian agency
aere. Vegetation suffered but little.
Dell Rapids.-A heavy wind, which
cached tornado proportions. did 3
good deal Of damage in this section.
The silo Oh the farm of Pat Atkins
md a large barn on the O. II. Smith
arm were blown down. Trees We're up
Footed and a good deal of smaller dam
ago done.
Geddes.-A very heavy rain storm
struck this town. About two inches
If rain and light hail fell, stopping a
baseball game between Geddes and
Platte, and also interfering with thu
last meeting Of the County Sunday
school convention which has been in
session here.
Spencer.-This section has been Wis
tied with about six inches Of rain the
past week which has aided in putting
The crops in a NEST flourishing condi-
ton. The small grain has never look
ed better and the corn is hone behind.
Indications now roint to the biggest
crop ever raised here.
Platte.-A heavy wind storm, accom-
panied by q %doWnpour Of rain, passed
from the southwest to the northeast
Just south of here. demolishing out
buildings, barns and in several in
stances u%arooting dwelling houses.
Considerable damage also was done to
trees and other improvements.
PreshO.-It still rains about twice
a week at Presho. Over II inches
have fallen in two months. All crops
are in fine condi ion. Land is selling
around $40 per acre. j. II. Conley sold
about 1.500 acres of land rear Presho
the past few weeks. 1000 acres OF
which went to a Mr.. Walker OF Omaha,
Neb.
Trent.-A cyclone struck east Of
here. about a half mile away. visitin,
the Geides home on the old Paul farm
southeast Of town, destroying all Ii air
small buildings. twisting the barn N
bad shape, %uprootiSg some large trees.
and iniuring Mrs. Geides, who was
t.kcn oil her feet While trying 10 help
the boys get their excited horses into
the barn.
Sioux Fal,s.-The high waters Of
Split Rock creek, near Brandon. swept
Mrs. Clint Anderson of Brandon and
her two young sons, aged S and 5, III.
to tine swollen current. drowning tho
older boy. Mrs. Anderson and the
Younger boy struggled to shore. 4
wall Of water. the result of heavy
rams. ~ereulfed the bridge as the Won.
and children were crossing in a buggy.
Pierre.-Rains III South Dakota and
other POINTS in the upper Missouri riv.
er valley have caused high water,
which is doing much damage to the
baaks c. the Missouri river, declared
Capt. Robert p. Thomas. government
engineer, Of Kansas City. who is max
ing an inspection of the work beinv
done along the river between Pierre
and Kansas City. The full extent Of
the damage done by the high water
will rot be known for several days.
Mr.. Thomas sad.
Sioux Falls.-In a small tornado
which swept owe the section north OF
Sioux Falls FlanGreau was struck and
at that Place three people were ii.
iured. two houses dashed to pieces.
and the government Indian school and
the Indian Episcopal church were dam
aged. Farm buildings in the vicinity
of the town also were damaged and
trees uprooted. The tower OF the Epis-
copal church was demolished and the
building itself moved from its foun-
dation. Oae Of tie houses DESTROYED
was that Of an Indian named Love;cv.
". A.. Mathews was quite s~eriousiv |
injured, and Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Ia
kin, whose home was destroyed, were
and are in a hospital at Elan
dreau. The damage to the government
Indian school is estimated at $4,000.
Kimhall-The reciritation here
since April / is loci inches. The Tor
nal rainfall here for the month of
June for IS years is sos inches. For
the first week in June tilorecurd Is
3.54 inches.
Clear Lake.-A very DESTRUCTIVE
storm passed over Beriis, the /
first town northwest of here on the
Rock Island. between 6 AMI Z o'clock |
in the evening. Tho dwelling occu. |
pied by j. A. Corbett was entirely |
DESTROYED. Mrs. Corbett being serious
" injured. one Of her legs hojnp hadl-. !