The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-11
St. Paul Reports Disastrous
Sleet Storm, Hampering
Rail Traffic Today
MANY FLAT JEWELLERS
FORCED OUT OF HOMES
Danger of Floods Increased in
Wisconsin By Continued
Rain; Cities Menaced
(BY United PreSSl

(By United Press)
St. Paul, April 1.-THE third dis
astrous sleet storm in two months
held this section in it's grip today.
Sleet starting late last night cut off
communications and hampered rail
traffic. The storm turned to snow,
and early today from two to eight
inches covered the ground. Rivers
throughout the upper Mississippi
basin were already full and overflow
ing.
Many families on the flats of the
Mississippi here were forced to leave
their homes last night, Hundreds of
other fiat jewellers are preparing to
move as the water rises, because OF
high water in lakes and streams in
the northern part of the state. The
dam in the Sank river went out yes
terday. The temperature early to-
day stood just at freezing, and
strong wind was blowing, causing
heavy damage to wire lines.
Telegraph and telephone COM
panies have not yet recovered from
the storms Of February and March.
Damage from the storm now raging
is not expected to be as heavy as
from the March sleet and wind storm,
which lasted two days. Last night
sleet broke down temporary lines
which had been erected after the
March storm.
(By United Press)
Milwaukee, Wis, April 11.-Rain,
which has been falling for the past
few days, continued today increasing
the danger Of floods throughout the
state of Wisconsin. Cities along the
Wisconsin, Flambeau, Chippewa, Big
Wausaukee, Fox and Wolf rivers
were being menaced by food waters.
Telephone and telegraph poles were
carried away by the rush Of water
over the highways.
Detroit, Mich, April 11.,-One life
is known to have been lost and thou
sands of dollars Of damage done to
property following the floods through
out Northern Michigan. Guy Stan
ton, 81, lost his life while attempting
to save the Lost river dam.
Springfield, Ohio, April 11.-One
man is dead and four persons are in
a hospital, and property loss rum
ming near 100000 today is the re-
suit Of cyclone which swept Clarke
and Champaign counties last night.
Indianapolis, April II. - Rain
storms sweeping Central Indiana to-
day had swollen rivers and streams
to the flood stage. Winds accom-
panied by rain fall in some localities
destroyed buildings and did other
property damage.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 1.-Two
dead, seven injured and 100000
damage was the toll estimated today
from the floods, dust storms, tornado
and snow storms that swept parts of
the west in the last "a hours. Rivers
in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and
Texas were flooding farm lands.
Snow fell in Western Kansas. Tor
nadoes injured seven near Joplin,
Mo- Mrs. Joe Herring was killed in
a wind storm near Frederick, Okla
homa.
Beardstown, Illinois, April H.
The levee protection at BeardstOWn
from the Illinois river broke shortly
before noon today, releasing wall
Of water on the city. Twenty-six
square blocks were flooded within a
few minutes. Residents of the city
had worked for five days trying to
strengthen the levee 50 it would hold
back the flood. Inhabitants of the
threatened territory had ample warn
ing.