Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
HIGH WIND, WHICH HIT oTTuM-
WA WITH ACCOMPANIMENT OF
HAIL, CAUSED CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE IN MARION COUNTY.
BIG SNOW FALLING
IN PENNSYLVANIA
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OF
THE WINTER IN NORTHWEST
ERN PART OF THAT STATE;
SNOW ALSO IN WISCONSIN,.

The most remarkable feature
OF the fierce wind, rain and hail
storm that lasted about four hours
last evening, Is the small amount
OF damage, that resulted in Wapel-
10 county. The clouds began to
bank UP locally early in the even
Ing and about $50 o'clock the
first rain fell. This steadily grew
heavier and at 1920 a cold,
heavy hail storm set in which
lasted for fifteen or twenty min
utes. AT midnight everything was
quiet once more and the stars
were shining in a clear sky.
One or two window panes were
broken in the city and several
panes of glass were broken in
greenhouses in the vicinity, but
this Is about the extent of the
damage except that strawberry
beds here and there are badly
beaten by tn hail storm.
hot and sultry half day of
fair weather was followed at 1880
o'clock this afternoon with a sec
ond edition of last nights bonn
bardment of hail and rain. The
storm wasted it's fury in about
thirty minutes but at the end of
that period the streets were run
ming curb full of water and sew
ers were choked up. The skies are
still overcast.
Knoxville, April 29-(SpeciaD-
Knoxville was visited by young tor
nado last evening about $3.50 o'clocl
which overturned outbuildings nj
over town, damaged several roofs ant
otherwise left Its impression on tn,
town and surrounding country. Thu
plate glass window In the Hanks build
ing on the south side of the squar,
was blown in by the wind. While thu
storm was raging creek just out
side OF town overfowed its banks
noodlng property In the lowlands.
Big Wind at Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa, April 29.-(SpeciaD-
The entire front Of the building occu
pied by the Dudley barber shop wal
blown out during the storm. TIL,
family had apartments in it and wer.
slightly injured. The smoke stack o
the artificial ice plant was leveled
Barns and outbmldings were wrecked
Two inches Of rain and hail fell.
High Wind at Mason City.
Mason City, April 20. Special D
There was heavy storm here las
night with over an inch Of rain ant
high wind and with heavy fall O
hail and severe electrical disturb
ances. The damage to crops Wa
slight. The storm followed two inche
Of snow yesterday.
Big Snow in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, April 90 Snow, raj
and hail fell throughout Wisconsin
last night. The storm was accompar
led by a heavy wind which wrough
considerable damage At Appleton
Oshkosh and other places three inche
Of snow Is reported.
Snow In Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 49, TIL
heaviest snowfall of the winter
northwestern Pennsylvania began las
night and this morning. At Bradfor
the snow Is ten inches deep and sti
falling.
Oklahoma Has Tornado.
lupeio, Ohla., April ~. - "A COTna0
wrecked a number of buildings her
last evening and did serious damag
to crops and fruit.
Between Rosehill and Douglas
many houses were blown down.
Three schoolhouses were comple.
| ly wrecked.
At Rock, south Of Douglass, stor
building was wrecked and one ma
injured.
Storm Kills kansan.
Wichita, Kas., April 20. One pc
son was killed and ten injured by
tornado which wrecked a large pc
tion of Douglass, Kas., last evenin
The storm spread over a wide are
doing much damage to farm propert
Lewis Ayres, 70 years old, was th
one killed. Mrs. J. J. Jones was Sc
iously injured.
At Udall wind storm accompanie
| by hail, did much damage.
During the spring every one wou
be benefited by taking Foley's Kidne
| Remedy. 1t furnishes a needed ton
to the kidneys after the extra stra
of winter. and it purif1es the blood /
| la lit