The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-06-30

are reported to have had a very close
call. Sunday or Monday night they
were compelled to leave their home
and by wading through deep water
Mr.. Heide, wife and children finally
managed to reach the upstairs of
their barn where they remained over
night. Several feet of water flowed
through their house, when the creek
was al its highest.
Child Reported Lost
A baby is reported to have drown
ed at Paxton, but details are lacking.
The report is that a man and his wife
and little baby were crossing Red
water in a wagon and were swept
down stream, the baby drowning.
At Brockway, IA miles above Cir
Gle the big, new bridge that was built
across Redwater last fall was swept
away and carried a distance of about
a mile down stream finally landing
on the Kate Reynolds homestead.
The bridge across Redwater at
Paxton came very near going out,
and the approach on the east side
was washed out about twenty feet.
The rain which fell here during
this storm was by far the most that
has ever fallen in this section at any
one time within the memory of the
old-timers. 1t was the first June
rise this section has had since in 1916
and came as a blessing to make up
for the drought we have had the past
few years. 1t was a thorough soaker
and the prairie is soaked down bet
ter than two and three feet and still
more in the plowed ground. While
of damage done to buildings, roads,
bridges, fences, loss of stock, etc.,
the good that it will do eastern Mon
tana will offset it many times. 1t
will practically assure us of a bum
per crop now, with favorable condi-
tons through July and the range feed
will be the best in years. 1t was
easily a million dollar rain for Nc
Cone county alone.
Is Inches of Rain
The total precipitation for Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday was 14.76
Of this 11.50 inches fell
Sunday evening to two P. M.
Monday. The total precipitation so
far for the month of June is 1911
the highest record at the
Springbrook station.
Over on the Yellowstone the river
1~vertiowed its banks, but have not
heard just what damage has been
lone. At Wibaux, Beaver creek
overfiowed and washed out about ten
niles of the N. P. railroad tracks.
About seven miles of track was also
washed out between Terry and Miles
City and there was no train service
sor several days. The tracks were
temporarily and trains start
I'd operating again Tuesday or We'd
1esday.
Although Sundays rainstorm and
iood caused many narrow escapes
rom death, in this section, there is
me young man whose life was ended
asst Sunday evening, when he was
in the flood and swept down
he roaring stream of water which
down Stillson Coulee.
Information we have been able to
ret is that Walter was staying with
lis brother Gunder Hagen, who lives
1T the mouth of Stillson Coulee near
Sioux Greek. Sunday evening dur
community Stillson Coulee overflow
ID it's banks and became a roaring
liver, reached a height never before
seen by any white man. The creek
'ose rapidly and Gunder and his bro
her Walter were trying to get some
stock out of the barn in order to save
hem, but the water same so fast +:
hat when Walter left the barn and /:
for the house he was caught /:
n the current and it is thought (:
against the barn with such
as to render him unconscious. :
The last seen by his brother Gunder +:
le was swimming and struggling try T:
ng to get to safety and since has :
lot been seen. :
A searching party was organized :
~ the neighbors and they have :
earched up and down Redwater for
niles but so far have been unable to :
ind him dead or alive, and there is :
title doubt but that he has persisted :
n he would have shown up by now. :
Mr.. Hagen was a young man about :
20 years of age, a popular and enter :
young man who had a legion :
f friends who will deeply regret to :
of his departure in this man :
Ter. 1t IS hoped that his body will :
DON be found. :
The sincere sympathy of the en- :