The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-09

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The storm Friday which brought
many benefits in it's train, caused
also much damage-repOrtsOf which
are continuously coming In. The
heavy wind, which was rather
Of the nature o. tor
nadO than q eylone-(being a
straight blow)-seems to have gone
from near Falun in this county In
q narrow path by SmOlan, Men
tor and then almost direct to Chico.
The stacks aud Wind-mills which
were blown down, were almost
numberless. And the fall Of the
wheat stacks isnOt confined entirely
to this path but scattered ell over
the county. Considerable corn was
blown down 10 the track Of the
storm. The following persons are
reported to us as having been
damaged:
Al Chico, several small buildings
belonging to Arson Miller were
wrecked, and damage to the amount
Of az least $500 was involved in dam
age 20 buildings.
Mr.. Miller's blacksmith shop was
entirely wrecked, portions Of which
we're blown into Mr.. Shapes store
front, causing damage to the goods
from water. He claims as damages
about $500.
d. +. Thomas barn was torn to
pieces, and some small buildings
wrecked. He claims $500 damages.
The new school house was dam
aged to the amount Of 500.
Joseph Skaters grain mill was
Destroyed.
Jonathan Viewers barn, near
Chico was badly rseked.
At Gypsum City q few small
buildings were wrecked. Tinker &
Co. were damaged to the amount Of
81 ,OOO-the tin roof to the store being
torn off, and goods deluged with
water.
Mp Jackson's barn was blown
down.
w. NJ. Clark, the cattle man, re-
ports the loss Of grain, hay, sheds.
Ed. Kilgeriff lost q corn crib.
The large barn on the w. A.
Maxwell place, at present owned by
VIM. Muir, was entirely destroyed.
This with some OuthOuses makes his
losses over 81 500. Insured for 500.
VIM. DOdds lost his barn.
A ine large barn belonging to
Peter SOderberg lost its roof.
At Mentor V. w. Miller's store
building roof was torn off.
&. A. Talbot lost sheds and gran
airy.
The grain Office at Falun, under
construction, was destroyed, and
the flying timbers from this struet-
ure crashed into the hotel building,
doing some damage.
John p. Johnson, SmOlan, reports
damage to barn.
Out Of this track other damage
is reported:
Phil. Weis lost a granary.
The school house in district No.
43 is damaged considerably.
Michael Hoyne, 40 acres Of wheat
destroyed by lightning which set
fire to the straw.
Several people lost stock by
lightning both Friday and satur-
day.
w. II. Buzzard, a calf.
Ed. Brady, a COW.
Leon Very, calf.
Mr.. Krupieka, q COW.
w. w. BARTLETT two horses.
r. I. Blackledge, reported loss OF
horses.
r. $. A. Tarbell had four horses
injured-sOme Of them badly; none
killed.
Messrs. Braniff & Cravens state
that - losses have been reported to
them, and all except two are in
sured in the German.
In .he city OF Salina things were
tossed about quite lively, but no
very serious damage was done.
Lightning struck in several places.
Mr.. Browns residence In the south
eastern part Of the town received a
shock; also q cottonwood tree In
front Of w. b. Flanders house.
Heavy damage is reported from
Dickinson county.
Mr.. A. c. Wait, who was recently
in Walnut and Eureka townships,
reports the following additional
/ losses:
Geo. Bull, windmill and sheds.
Loss $500.
Chas. Shirar, stable and garnary.
Loss 800.
Perry Shirar, s25 to buggy
besides the disappointment to Ida.
Mr.. Burkey, stable and granary.
Cade Suran, barn and stable.
David ShIrar, stable and granary.
Frank Gaumer, stable and gran
airy.
Frank Burwell. stable and two
buggies.
Mrs. Kelley, barn.
Stephen Post, Windmill.
J. w. Diekey, windmill.
S. S. Godfrey, Windmill.
John A. Maltby, windmill.
John Willis, bsrn destroyed.
The Private Secretary.
IL seems to have become the
fashion with many newspapers to
give a mechanical Endorsement Of
plays-nO matter what may be the
grade OF talent, or the character Of
the play. We do not regard THE
Private Secretary" as q play which
calls for the highest order Of "his-
triOnie ability" and therefore il
hardly does justice to some Of the |
natural talent which was upon the
opera house stage in Salina last Fri |
day and Saturday evenings. Mr..
King certainly carries out his part |