The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-15
LIMITED AREA !.
IN COUNTY IS
CUT BY HAIL All.
Heavy Damage Is Reported in
Baldwin Country and
East of There s.
NONE IN SOUTHEAST
MCffit Reports no Damage,
and Wilton, Regan and
Wing Also Escaped Loss
NONE IN SOUTHEAST

A terrific electrical and rain storm.
bringing with it hail, caused consid-
cradle damage in Burleigh county
last night A canvass of the county
made by The Tribune with the as
sistance of telephone operators; at
various stations revealed the heavi-
est damage from hail in the Bald
win county, north of the city, east
and southwest through Cromwell and
Naughton townships to the vicinity
of Mckenzie.
Hard rains were reported at Regan
and Wing, but no hail. Mofit, south
east, reported hard rains but with
only small amount of hail. The
storm seems to have centered in q
few townships in the north central
part of the county.
A farmer three miles north of Nc
Kenzie reported that the hail was
so large it broke windows and that
one field looked as if a roller HAD
gone over it. Another farmer, II
miles north of Mckenzie, said that
damage was virtually 100 per cent in
that section. A farmer IL miles
northwest of Mckenzie reported
there was some hail, but not enoug.
to do much damage. .-..,
The north half of Naughton town
ship was badly damaged by hail, but
the south half of the township was
not damaged at all, according to a
farmer living in that township. SAILS.
berg's farm in Naughton township
reported a 25 per cent damage"
that vicinity, but said the north
two tiers Of the township, suffered
total loss and that Cromwell town
ship suffered heavier loss than
Naughton. rrtt
Wilton reported there was no ha'.
around Wilton or Regan, although
there was a good rain. There was
hail at Baldwin which caused much
damage. 1t was reported covering
the depot platform this morning.
Mof1it, in the extreme southwest
Of the county, reported there was
some hail but there was little dam
ape. and that the rain would carry
tho crons through to maturity.
Several miles east Of Bismarck
there was some hail but not much
damage. The same report came from
noint several miles southeast OF
| the city. .t -u....
Wing reported that there was some
rain at Wing, but no hail, while Il
miles north of Wing there was no
rain and 12 miles east Of Wing there
was little rain. -,
Additional reports said that sou'n
md east of Baldwin the hail damage
was heavy. A diagonal strip from
point east of Menoken north 10
| Cromwell township was in the PAIN
of the worst of the storm, 1t was III
dicated.
Farmers Report Losses
Hail losses OF farmers living 1ro','
to 12 miles north Of B'smareN
average from IS to 10 per cent ae
cord;np to reports whichswere beg'n-
ninp to come into the Office OF County
Auditor F. J. Johnson early this
afternoon. Gabel Bros" Engcan''
Victor Monier, and Savage sustained
verv heavy losses on their farms
north of town. ,o.sos
C. NJ. Whitmer stated that losses
in the north, eastern part OF Ol''el
county would amount to IS or ~ per
cent. The storm started in the
eastern part >of Oliver county, nc
said, and then swept on over 1he
state Just hitting in certain parts
The losses are reported to be more
!, or less scattering rather than com
nlete in certain counties and dis
! trictS. ./