Mower County transcript., 1903-10-07
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As Destructive Wind Storm Crosses
Mower County Saturday Noon
Doing Much Damage No
.sSs Lives Lost.

Lives Lost. 5|s'
IA violent wind storm with cycloneI
and tornado accomp crossed
Mower County diagonally just before
one o'clock Saturday afternoon, leaving
much damage in its path. It cut tacrossl
the Iowa line from the southwest and 4
travelled northeast. It first struck in
the south east corner Of Nevada, at I
Chas Landherr's, on section IS. The I
ominous roaring Of the approaching I
hurricane was heard by the family who |
were III the house. just finishing dim /,
ner. The family rushed for the cellar
but the storm was already Wreckmg |
the house so that the cellar door could
not be opened. Then all hurried out
doors. q The cyclone picked up Mrs.
Landherrs and,a child and carried themsI
forty feet away, leaving them bruised
but not seriously hurt. The large barn,|
COX ~ was blown aWay,:9o tons Of hay
in it being lefftWith littleharm. Thirty
two stacks Of ggain were blown and
scattered over The prairie. Every build
ing on the place except the house was
demolished. The house itself was so
badly twisted and wrecked that it isl
greatly damaged. &.>< 1' v = i
The tornado proceeded son its way
northeast, sweeping down twelve wind !
mills besides trees and small buildings.
across the center of Adams 'toWnship,,
just missing Fred aserhart's and Others,
passing northwest of the village. North.
of Adams, in the southeast part Of
Marshall, it destroyed the large barn Of
t'J. .C. j ohnson, which was empty, as he:
l,Mas about to move 1t to q new location.
The barn and stacks of Gilbert n,
(iFinkleson were blown away. Crossing
\ into Clayton, O,eT. 9lson's entire set.
/ of, buildings was demolished. >An#thes;
buildings on Ole 'Fimhart's farm were
also totally demolished. The tornado.
4 moved the Tom Cassidy house from it's
/ foundations and set it in the middle Of
4 fhe'road. Next 1t visited the new real
delceyand barn on George Kuhn's place
in Che north part of Clayton where the
fine new. $4,000 residence was entirely,
destroyed, some. portions of it being
blown half mile. The machine shed
was hlown to pieces and the barn un--55
rooted sand badly wrecked. At the:
Herman Berg home, mile and a half
south of Grand Meadow village, the
kitchen was blown away, the barn torn
to pieces and the fine grove broken
4 down and x:scatteredsin all directions.
4 The roof OF the. house was badly dam
\ aged. At George Berg's home across.
! the street, all the buildings :onsthe farm
Except the .hoalse were made a total
4 wreck, and the grove was nearly des-
! troyed. At G. f.. Greening's farm in
frankfort, southeast of Grand Meadow,
|the granary and windmill were blown
down. At John Wagner's old place,
1.-THE house and barns were destroyed
and farm machinery broken up. Many
Il others in the path Of the storm lost
awjndmills and much grain was blown
4 from stacks and scattered over the
i felds.s Fortunately there is no loss of
] lie reported and no loss of horses or
ea6tle.so far as we have learned. p
! The strip swept bv the storm was
comparatively narrow, sweeping in a
| northeasterly direction from the south
least corner Of Nevada northwest clear
ing Adams village to the northwest and
trimming southeast: Of Grand Meadow
| village. The tornado continued into
| Fillmore county near Hamilton and
did havoc on the high ground IN Sum
ner and Hamilton, wiping out the home
Of Charles Byers and breaking Mrs.
Byers' leg, demolishing Henry Schroe-
der's place and injuring .bim, destroy
ing the old stone church at Sumner
ECentre and sweeping on in its path Of
destruction until at St. Charles, west Of
Winona,.it it killed eight people and in
] jured large number of others and de
|stroyed stores. residences and other
I property to the amount Of 100000.
+ Surprise Party. 8 8 ..:.5.
i, Dan Hogan and wife were complete
!. Ily surprised Friday afternoon by their
| friends who came, 50 Dan says, in
Z Hundreds to- visit them at the old home
in Lyle township previous to their
I moving to Austin. Over 200 were
Il present in the afternoon and evening.
y During the afternoon, Roy Wadden Of
Usage in behalf. ..of the company present
ed to# Mr.. and Mrs, TT ogan a beautiful