The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-06-18
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE in SOME
MISREPRESENTATION REC
oRDS SMASHED.
RAPP ENlNGS OVER THESTATE
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South Da.
kcta and Vicinity.

CanOEa.-lne continued rams nave
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 SIP inches.
There were sever rains in succession.
Broadland.-Old timers here say
hat the rainfall of the past few days
IS as heavy as this section ver had.
Small cyclones have been seen west
Of here.
Faulkton.-The crop outlook was
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
hail fell as large as walnuts, breaking
many window glass, and doing much
damage also to the Indian agency
here. Vegetation suffered but little.
Dell Rapids.-A heavy wind, which
:eached tornado proportions, did a
good deal Of damage in this section.
The silo on the farm of Pat Atkins
and a large barn on the 0. II. Smith
farm were blown down. Trees were up
rooted and a good deal Of smaller dam
age 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 the
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 most lourishing condi-
ton. The small grain has never look
ed better and the corn is hone behind.
Indications now point to the biggest
crop ever raised here.
Platte.-A heavy wind storm, accom-.
panied by a d0wnpour Of rain, passed
from the southwest to the northeast
Just south of here, domolishing out
buildings, barns and in several in
stances UnroCfrg dwelling houses.
N'L-SIutl dDlc uCIlISt dlGO Us uOIe "
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 condition. Land is selling
around $40 per acre. ]. II. Conley sold
about 1900 acres Of land rear Presho
the past few weeks. 1000 acres OF
which went to n Mr.. Walker of Omaha,
Nen.
Trent.-A cyclone struck east Of
here, about a half mile away, visiting
the Geides home on the old Paul farm
southeast of town, destroying all thoir
small buildings. twisting the barn in
bad shape. uprootiSg some large trees.
and injuring Mrs. Geides, who was
taken off her feet while trying 20 help
the boys get their excited horses into
the barn.
Sioux Falls.-The high waters Of
Split Rock creek, near Brandon. swept
Mrs. Clint Anderson of Brandon and
her two young sons, aged s and 5, in
to the swollen current, drowning the
older boy. Mrs. Anderson and the
younger boy struggled to shore. A
wall Of water, the result of heavy
engulfed the bridge as the wom-
and children were crossing in a buggy.
Pierre.-Rains in South Dakota and
points in the upper Missouri riv-
err valley have caused high water,
is doing much damage to the
banks &C. the Missouri river, declared
Robert B. Thomas, government
engineer, of Kansas City. who is max
ing an inspection of the work being
done along the river between Pierre
and Kansas City. The full extent of
damage done by the high water /
will rot be known for several days, |
Mr.. Thomas said.
Sioux Falls.-In n small tornado
which swept over the section north of
Sioux Falls F~lanGreau was struck and
at that place three people were in.
two houses dashed TO pieces. |
and the government Indian school and
Indian Episcopal church were dam.
aged. Farm buildings in the vicinity
Of the town also were damaged and
u~prOoted. The tower of the Epis-
copal church was demolished and the
building itself moved from it's foun.
1ation. One of tie houses DESTROYED
was that Of an Indian named Lovejoy.
A. Mathews was quite seriously
injured, and Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Ea-
kin. whose home was destroyed, were
injured and are in a hospital at Elan
lreau. The damage TO the government
indian school is estimated at $4,000.
Kimball.-The recipitation here
since April ! is 1891 inches. The For
nal rainfall here for the month Of
for % years is 3.9S inches. For
he first week in June therecord Is
,.54 inches.
Clear Lake.-A very destructive
Wind storm passed over Benis, the
town northwest OF here on the
Rock Island, between 6 and z o'clock
n the evening. Tho dwelling cccu.
lied by J. A. Corbett was entirely
destroyed, Mrs. Corbett being serious
y injured, n of her legs being badly
up and 1t was necessary q
lnputate IL below the knee. |