The Mena weekly star., 1906-04-19
TORNADO SEASON OPENS
Severe Wind Storms Reported from Southwestern Kansas with Some
 Destruction of Property.
BUSHTOA AND STAFFORD SUFFER MOST
Telephone and Telegraph Wires fn-Seven storms in Vicinity of Great Bend-Texas Town Swept and Several Persons lNtIled.

W lCultd, hdu., ApIii lf.--A HcWSpd- per special reports that . tornado oc-
 cured at o'clock Thursday evening at Stafford Several persons were in jured, seven houses were completely destroyed and many other buildings were damaged
 The storm came from the southwest, passed over the business part of town without damage, first striking two blocks east of Main street. Here the home of Fred. Turner and the parson- age of the Congregational church was demolished The Quaker church was blown down, the debris falling upon the home of Mrs Ella Granger which was also destroyed. Mrs. Gram ger was injured but not seriously. Mrs. Ed Gleisburg saw the storm coming and ran into the yard to rescue her child which was playing there. Before she reached him she was picked up and hurled against telephone pole across the street. She was ser iously injured in the back The child was unhurt.
 The storm then lifted but struck again in the northeast part of the town, demolishing several houses and damaging others.
 Four miles west of Stafford another tornado blew down several farm buildings and seriously injured R. F. Silvers who saw the storm coming nd sought shelter in a granary filled with wheat. This storm passed two miles east of Hudson where other small damage is reported. The sun was shining brightly while the clements were wreaking their havoc. Another tornado is reported at Bush- ton, 30 miles north of Stafford. Sev- eral residences and other buildings were blown down. No one was ser iously injured Wires are down and little information can be obtained from Bushton
 Cleburne, Tex, April 14.--A heavy storm broke over this city at 4:30 Thursday afternoon. The grand stand at the local ball park was wrecked At the time it contained several hun dred people, who were panic stricken.
 Heavy timbers fell on William Dal-
 ton, his shoulder and collar bone be- ing broken, and Thursday night the
 patient was suffering from stroke Of
 paralysis number of people were
 hurt, but not seriously The entire crowd was drenched by rain.
 In the city portion of the roof of
 the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe round
 workmen were hurt out in the yards
 Car Repairer Jackson was seriously
 injured. He was working under the
 car when the wind struck 1t, was
 dragged along the track and hurt in
 ternally. A man named Dennison was dangerous. Considerable damage was done to property in the city
 Marysville, Kan. April 14.-A severe electric storm accompanied the heavy
 rain in this part of the state Thurs day morning. It was particularly se- we're at Mahaska, and there was much hail west of here. Lightning struck Coonroods livery barn at Ma haska. which was burned to the ground, Separate strokes of lightning killed Frank Anderson and James Karoushe, two young men who were sitting in the barn, and stunned the proprietor. All three. together with the horses, were taken out before the barn burned
 Topeka, April 13.-At least seven tornados were seen east and Northeast of Great Bend, Barton county Thurs day afternoon The school house in district S2, vacant at the time. was demolished and a threshing machine outfit destroyed No other damage re- ports have come in. Some rain and hail fell. Three years ago a number of tornados occurred in the same neighborhood, doing considerable dam age to property.
 Abilene, Kan, April 14.-Frank Riley, the 22-year-old son of P. Riley. living north of this city in this
 
 county. was killed by lightning Fri day morning during rain storm. and his father was seriously hurt. They had just entered the barn when the bolt of lightning struck them. A horse in the barn was killed. but the barn did not catch on fire.
 Dallas, Tex. April 14.--lt was learned Friday that six persons were killed and several injured in the tor nado which swept over Briggs, Tex, Thursday afternoon. A number of buildings in the district were de- stroyed.
 Sterling. Kan, April 14.-Quite niim har Inf small tOrnadOes have baQn