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, touring the loss of sever
al lives and unknown losses of prop
erty, this county haS 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 neighbour
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 Havkinson's barn was
blown into lake Ocheda, and new
barn belonging to G. O. Peterson was
r. wed from the foundation and bad
" wrecked. The barn on the Mahl-
berg farm, south of Jake 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 Gustafsen farm, in Bige!oW
township is also reported to have been
partia lily wrecked. Over in Grand
Prairie farm dwelling and large
barn belonging to Peter Lentz was
.hlouadazsa- Rudolph Lensz lost
large new barn. John Mckenzie in
Dewald lost barn and windmill, and
numerous windm'll5 were wrecked
in various parts of the county.
Near Reading Geo. Gregg's two
barns were dem olished.
The heavy rains of Tuesday caused
a wasbout on the Omaha liue near
Beaver Creek, and the Sioux Falls
raius did not get in here till Wednes-
day evening. The Rock Island had
a. washont mar Kenneth, and there
was no train from the north on that
line Wednesday.
All over the county shade and fruit
trees were uprooted. and small out
buildings were overturned, and con-
side rable DANA ge was inflicted on
the telephone lines.
This community has SO far, how
ever, escaped any serious loss or acct
dents from storms, but over Ia Mar
tin and Bus Earth counties NINA
ture cyclones touched small streaks,
destro wing plumber of dwellings and
seriously ipiuring several people.
Saturday, Decoration day and
legal holiday, patrons on the mail
routes must not LOOK for mail. The
banks will also be closed.
Ell. D. Mueller lost two windmilIs,
and John Hausberg4r, VIM. M tlcolm
and Vic Anderson one each during
the storm Tuesday night.
The Birthday Club Was entertained
on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. 4. A.
Eno hretson in honor of her birthday.
Games aud contests of various kinds
furnished interes ing entertainment
Diuty refreshments were served.
Heron Lake News: That business
NAV be conducted en- more ecom m
#5cal basis the two lumber yards rc !. at
/ Heron Lake will consolidate, and the
8 business will be. continued under the
5fGirm name of The Sontag Lumber III i t.r
II 20. u as now inc orporated. Is. Is. Som Som
tag will remain as general (. manager g e s
II e ,r,.el Lake News Heron Lake a.kEI'
shows great business improy e e 11'E
III the past year. There are no q vacant
ho1ses here now and every ma IW " no al |
u to work can have job, and at
pood wages. little cred II ter tbisl
5iim & cond ition due the Heron
a ,ake Biz L and Tile Co cont b
pany Vas broug many antilles Az to- q,
town, and u spending thousands 10y 81 sof
dollars IL ira prov nent at We yard 4,
\ This IL wort sonnet hing to Heron