The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
THE STORMS
RAVAGES
Considerable Damage Done by
Wind and Rain the Past Week
in Mobiles County.
Several Buildings Wrecked and
Orchard and Other Trees Up.
rooted Tuesday Night.

While different sections of the
South and Southwest have suffered
greatly the past Week from floods and
tornados, inc urring the loss of sever
al lives and unknown losses of prop
erty, this county ha@ not escaped en-
tirely. The unusually heavy rain fall
of the past two weeks has done some
damage to crops and has prevented
the planting Of a considerable portion
of the corn acreage. However up to
Tuesday this Immediate neighbor-
hood had escaped any loss from wind
or floods, but during the heavy wind
strom Tuesday night number of
buildings and windmills we're wreck
ed. Peter Haw kinson's barn was
blown into lake Ocheda, and a new
barn belonging to G. 0. Peterson was
r, we'd from the foundation and bad
" wrecked. The barn on the Mah(-
berg farm, south of lake Ocheda, was
moved from it, foundation and par
tally wrecked The same was the
case with the barn belonging to j. W.
Hamilton, northwest of town. Peter
Reniken, who lives on one Of the VOL
ven farms, had his hog house blown
down and ten pigs killed. The barn
on the Gustaf-on farm, in Bige!ow,
township il also reported to have ben
partially wreckei. Over in Grand
Prairie a tarm dwelling and large
barn belnuglug to Peter Lentz VS.
blou.zA daMa Rudolph L,en;z lost a
large rev barn. John Mckenzie in
Dewald iO~t a barn and windmill, and
numerous NinduIlis were wrecked
in va,io!s parts Of the CD .uty.
Near Reading Geo. Gregg's two
barus were dem olished.
TIL hravy rai1s of Tue ,day eau sed
a wasbout on the Omaha llue near
Beaver Creek, and the Sioux Falls
rains did ut get in he e till Wednos-
dav evening. The Rock Island had
a washont mar Kenneth, and thrre
was 40 train from the north on that
line Wednesday.
All oy.r the county shade and fruit
trees were upro ,ted. and small out
buildings were overturned, and con-
side rable dana ge vas inflicted on
the telephone lines.
This community has 50 tar, how
ever, escaped any serious loss or acc'-
dents from storms, but over Ia Mar
Tin and Blu Earth counties mInia
ture cvcloaus touched small streaks,
DESTROYING pumber of dwellings and
seriousIy injuring several people,
Saturday, Decoration day and
legal holiday, patrons on the mall
routes must not l0o& for maI The
banks will also be closed.
HID. NJ. ..ell4r lost two wndmills,
and Jonu Hausbers=r. " m. M elcolm
and Vic Ande sou one each during
the storm Tuesday night.
TIE Birthday Club WIS entertained
on Tuesday AFTERNOON by Mrs. &. A.
Eng nretson in honor Of hes birthday
Games and contests Of various kinds
fnrn;-bed interes ing entertainment
D4intv refseshmen S we're served.
Heron Lake News: That business
NAV be conducted en- more eccm>-
cal sasls the two lumber yards at
Heron Lake will consolidate, and the
business will be continued under the
firm name of The Sontag Lumber
4 Co.. ais now Incorporated. B. 5. Son
tag will remain as general manager.
I: Heron Lake News: Heron Lake
shows great business improvement
II the past year. There are no vacant
bo,,ses here now and every man who
~. 1u.,nts 10 work can have job, and at
Z =@.,d,lI ,,o,d wages. No little credit for this
imnroysd condition is due the Heron
lake Brick and Tile Go, This: com q !
..r pany has brought many newfamiliies to
town, and il spending thousands ','t ares. of |
dollars ID IN provenents at the yard az s.s
4 This il, Il worth something to Heron .s1'7l1l
4 Lake. i4aa