The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-06-09
DRoPs-cAUGHT AS THEY FELL.

DROPS CAUGHT AS THEY FELL
Saturday afternoon last . violent
hail and and rain-storm csme up from
the southwest. The hs1l-stones were
very large-some of chem seemingly
having joined togethsf, making the lar.
gest fully equal in Gze to q good-sized
hickory NUT fortunately but little hail
fell. The wind and rain were heavy.
Along about fife o'clock, another heavy
rain came gp from the northwest, which
was Jprobsbly the hardest rain of the
season. The wind for short time was
very stfong. The sun. however, went
dowD/clear. Sunday afternoon another
cloud came up from the south and south.
west, raining quietly and steadily until
about shutdown, when the wind rose and
blew the clouds away, the sun setting
clear.
Tuesday morning . good sized shower
came up about daylight and lasted q half
hour or 80. 1t cleared early however,
and during the day was pleasant.
About o'clock Wednesday morning
shower came up from the southwest,
which literally poured down for about
an hour. Two or three hours later q
hail and rain storm fully equal to the
former one came up from the northwest.
More water fell during these two rains
in the same length of time than at any
previous time within the memory of the
coolest inhabitant."
In the evening another hard shower
came up lasting a couple hours.
Thursday, during the day, We had sew
eral fine showers! At night, however,
the real fun commenced, and the steady
pouring down rain soon raised the creeks
out of banks. The overflow will damage
the farmers along the river and creeks.
Friday up to the hour of going to press
no rain had fallen. but the prospect for
a few more showers was good.
"Wednesday forenoon report went
around town that the school house had
been struck by lightning and q couple
of the scholars Knocked down. From
what we believe to be reliable informa-
ton it is doubtful whether the building
was struck at all. One of the rods at
tached to the building has been broken
for some time, and the lightning prob
ably exploded near by, thus producing
conclusion enough to scare the little
ones somewhat. The teachers thought
it prudent on account of the defective
rod, to march the children over to the
Methodist church.
The broken rod should be attended
to at once.
During the storm Wednesday, Chas.
D. Briggs house on his farm-the old
Van Ripper place-south of town, was
struck by lightning, and the west side
badly torn up. There was no rod attached
to the building. A family was living in
it at the time. Damaged about fifty
dollars.
During the rain storm Saturday the
lightning killed valuable horse for one
of the farmers out in Marmaton town.
ship. We did not learn who owned it.
During the rain storm last Sunday,
horse belonging to DR.. Tozer was killed
by lightning short distance north of
town.
Part of the sidewalk leading to the
Mineral Well was washed out by the
rain last Wednesday.
The wind storm last Saturday tum-
bled over section of the fence around
the school-house.
Dan. Thorpe removed from his sub
urban residence on account Of high
water yesterday.
The Neosho river and its tributaries
have been on protracted "high" for some
time.