The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-03

house was blown over and Nelson was
crushed beneath the tinbers and killed
instantly. Members Of the Ioungberg
family were injured tho not seriously.
Nelson's own home was also blown
over and members Of his family bruis-
ed but none were injured fatally. De-
tails Of the death Of Mrs. Saltcock are
quite meagre but Stahl reports that
the Saltcock home was blown over and
she met instant death. Other members
Of the family suffered severely.
p. HANSON, another farmer, had his
home blown down and he was blown
$50 yards. He suffered broken arm
snd badly sprained back. Knute Berg,
who lives in McGregor, was also Sc
verely injured.
At the Oscar Carlson home near
8fcGregor, thirteen people gathered in
the house to get out Of the storm. The
Carlson house was blown over and
all were injured, tho none seriously.
In McGregor the K. Hanson home
was blown 200 yards by the wind, Mr..
and Mrs. Hanson going with it. Han
son escaped uninjured but his wife
was badly bruised about the back and
shoulders.
Stahl says reports received in Nc
f,regor have it that two girls were
illed at Hamlet but this report is not
verified.
In McGregor doctors from Powers
Lake. WildrOse and Ray are working
a continual shift caring for the in
jured.
Not barn in the McGregor district
remains standing and many of the
houses are badly wrecked. In Nc
Gregor all the buildings were damaged
to some extent and an auto garage and
three large residences were completely
demolished.
Geo. Simonson of Wolf Point regis
tered at the GraSd Hotel. He came
from Wolf Point yesterday and re-
ports no damage there Sunday night
although points in eastern Montana
were touched, he says.
NJ. B. Larson of Zahl reached Minot
from that district late yesterday. He
reports no deaths at Zahl. although
many were badly shaken up. Many
houses and barns were badly wrecked
and some stock killed.
L. A. Anderson, who lives on q farm
ten miles north of Tioga, arrived in
Minot and is attending the celebration
today. He could see the cyclone plain
ly as it passed his home about two
miles away. The storm divided, one
funnel shaped cloud rs black as ink
going one direction and another in the
south. Mr.. Anderson Travelled over the
path Of the storm Monday.
Every building on the Chris Larson
farm south Of McGregor was swept
away. The house, barn, gtanories
threshing machine, ETC., were smashed.
A fence about the hog pasture was
torn out, posts and all.
and escaped. He carried $500 insur-
ance.
At Oscar Peterson's place north Of
Temple, q big barn was demolished.
. The barn, granaries, auto shed and
blacksmith shop on the Ben 1verson
farm north Of Tioga were swept away.
There was some gopher poison in W.
erson's granary. This was scattered
over the ground and the horses got it
the next day, several of them dying.
Chas. Christianson reports $500
damage to his farm buildings.
At White Earth two box cars were
blown from q side track out onto the
main line. No. q, the fast mail, ran
into the box cars and the engine and
two mail cars left the track, good
deal Of damage being done to No. 27
and to the track. About FIVE miles Of
telegraph wire and poles west of Pal
ermo were blown down and the G. N.
could not establish communication
west for day or SO. Engineer Green
halgh on No. 81 was not injured but
Fireman Alger suffered some bruises.
At Williston, windows were blown
in and barns damaged in the surround
At Zahl, the front was torn out of
the First State Bank building.
At Alamo the top was torn off the
Farmers elevator.
! At Wildrose, the garage and office
of the Imperial Lumber Co. were
blown away. Many barns and farm
houses were blown down.
At Corinth, school house was
blown over. More or less damage was
done all thru the western part Of the
state from Parshall north to the Can
adian line. Many barns were wrecked
in the vicinity south Of Crosby.
The storm at Minot looked very
threatening but no damage was done
here. A very heavy rain was reported
from q point six miles north Of Mmot,
to the Canadian line. A big barn and
windmills west Of Donnybrook were
blown down.
Max johnson Fuel Co. Succeeds Wal.
lace Coal Co.
Max johnson, local manager Of the
Rogers Lumber Co.'s yard, has resign
ed his position with the Company to