New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22
STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE
Lightning Strikes in Different
Places Tuesday.
Heavy Rain Adds to Bad Condition
of Much Grain.
Oscar GuStafson and Fred Gieseke
are Heavy Losers.

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misfortunes of the farmers of this Sec
ton of the state it seems that the ele-
ments conspired to wreck all that was
saved from the continued rain of the
first of the month, when it struck this
locality last Tuesday night. Not only
did the rain do great deal of dam
age but the flashes of lightning that for
time illuminated the sky until it was
almost as bright as day struck in
many places and destroyed a large
amount of property.
The worst loss is reported from the
vicinity of Lafayette and Klossner.
Fred Gieseke had a barn struck and
completely destroyed, though he was
able to save all of the stock that was
housed in the barn. 1t was one of the
largest barns in the county and was
filed with hay for the winter. Neigh
bors living at some distance from the
place say that the flames from the
burning building lighted the country
for miles. There was no insurance on
the building or its contents and so is
a complete loss and one that will be
severe at this time OF the year.
About the same time the barn be-
longing to Oscar Gustafson of Berna-
dotte was struck by the lightning and
burnt to the ground. One horse, one
calf, some feed, two pair bo5-sleighs,
about Is tons of hay and some other
articles that were in the barn, we're al
50 consumed by the flames. By hard
work Mr.. Gustafson was able to save
the grainery, which stood close to the
barn. The barn which was a large
one, was only insured for $500 and this
is consequently great loss to Mr..
Gustafson. On Thursday morning, j.
K. Petersen who is agent for the New
Sweden Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., in which the barn was in
sured, was out and adjusted the loss
to the entire satisfaction of. Mr.. GUS
tadson, During the, same storm the
windmill the hallstrom farm was
also. struck and slightly damaged.
This damage was also satisfactorily
adjusted by Mr. Peterson.
/ Considerable damage was done in
the vicinity of Hanska' by the. light
ming but the damage from the rain was
worse. Much of the grain that was
drying out nicely was soaked and the
little that had not been cut was driven
closer to the ground. Taken from the
time of seeding up to the present, the
farmers of this part of the country
have had very hard time and many
of them have lost much of the work oil
the year.
What promised to be one of the best
crops of wheat will prove to be below
the average and unless the price O.
wheat RECEIVERS the loss in price anG
the loss in quality and quantity will
give the farmers the worst of it thi.
year.
There is hope for those who ar
fortunate enough to have large fields
OF corn, for there has seldom been {
year when the outlook for a good yielt
OF this grain was as good as it is thi
year. Many fields show stocks will
two large ears of corn and the health.
appearance of the fields is evidere
that the grain will fill we'll, unless al
early frost should interfere, which il
hardly to be expected.
Hicks seems to have given wonder
| fully correct insight into the condition
OF the month of July and August
1 though there has not been the cyclone
he predicted the damage from the vas
amount of water that has fallen ha
been nearly as bad.
i The storm also played sad havo
4 on the farm of Mrs. Ulvestads, o
Madelia, located six miles east of S:
! ames. The barn and altons OF ha,
Twas completely destroyed, the FIR
originating from lightning. Seyel
lhead Of cattle were also killed. TIL
lMadelia Mutual Insurance compan,
Icarries 8 policy on the stock and barn