Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18
Wind and Hail in Greeley.

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| Wind and Hail in Greeley.
The storm of wind and rain which
passed over this county and many parts
OF the state last Saturday night caused
great disaster and in some places total
destruction of crops In Greeley town
ship. The storm centered there from
the northwest and the northeast, and
though the wind was not heavier thar
elsewhere, accompanied by hail 1t nc
complished terrible results.
Signs of the storm are slightly appar
ent in IIamlin township, but the first
notable damage is on the Col. White
farm, where corn is partially stripped
From this locality the storm became
more damaging. The territory effected
varies from mile and half to two
miles wide and extends east about seven
miles, or half mile into Guthrie coun-
ty. In fields In the center of the track
of the storm the damage is total and
the dismantled fields present an appear
ance rs desolate as can be imagined.
Corn there was In fine condition, Just
tasseling, while now the stubs of the
stalks from six inches to three feet In
height, stripped of every leaf, indicate
the utter hopelessness of gathering any
portion of u crop. OF course In the
edges of the storm the destruction Is
only partial and by cultivation the own
ers hope for partial crops, but to all the
prospect Is discouraging.
The fields of small grain are equal
sufferers. The grain IL beaten to the
ground, covered partially with drift,
the heads already threshed by the storm.
Many of the unfortunate victims who
were just en- the eve of harvest, have
returned their binding Irvine to the
dealer and will do no more, IL anything,
than cut and stock the grain loose.
The hail came In terrific proportions
and came In chunks" rs large as a
mans fist, Hundreds Of window pains
on the north side were shattered, indeed
on the north side of u school house pre-
senting thirty.six panes but four were
left unbroken. On the farm of Rufus
Rowland hail went through the bottom
of a wagon box and a harvester. A
yearling steer belonging to VIM. De
Camp was killed, as II Is believed, by
the pelting hail. A few hogs were kill.
ed, but the loss of stock was not general.
About forty-seyen farmers were In
the track OF the storm, II portion Of
whom we mention: Vert and Frank
Duvall, Oscar Hunt, Frank May, Seth
IIartzell, Rufus Rowland, John Rey.
nolds, VIM. DeCamp Kelsey, Marcum,
Perry Carter, Martin Kness, Mather Ton
stuart place. John Jarman, McClaren,
Arthur Stoner, Chas. Campbell, Kirk
patrick, Ed Rice, Anthony Myers, sam
J Johnson, Lew AncieuY.
Mr.. |. y. Brown, who, however, was
not in the worst Of the storm, was TAX.
Ing u very cheerful view of the situa-
lion Tuesday. sunday his damage
seemed almost total, but his corn was
strengthening up and he hoped for
portion of his crop. lie had large
Held of barley In the shock which he
had estimated at sixty bushels to the
acre, but the storm had robbed him of
half ut least. lie has been engaged In
Iho Improvement Of his farm for nine
years, and as this Is his first discaurag.
ment by the elements he Is thankful II
Is not worse.
Dick Gault arrived Mt his stock farm
north of Mr.. Brown just In time to find
. fine lot of hogs witWtheir noses above
the food for the last breath.
The farmers in the damaged section
are among the most honorable, indus.
trious and deserving of the good citi.
lenship Of Auduhon county, The yoar
opened bright to them and they had
such splendid crops well advanced that
1t was evident they had made the most
of their advantages. But this Interrupt
ton illustrates their plans.
RELIEF MEASURE SUGGESTED.
The farmers Of Melville townshin are
the plan of giving to their
twenty-five bushels of corn
for every fifty acres they of Melville
have planted. That quantity would
hardly 10 lhissed by the contributor, but
to those whose crops are lost 1t would
prove an inestimable help. II has been
that other townships adopt
the same plan, and thus the misfortune
of the Greeley people could be In great
measure relieyed. IF the plan were
Systematically adopted In the county 1t
would be but casting bread upon the
waters to return In the hour of need.