The Ordway new era., 1910-07-15
HAIL DAMAGES CROPS
Sunday Mghfs Storm Ruins xany
FIsids Of cantoiogpss and Oats
End KNOCKS OF Some Fruit

Fur two weeks past the elements
have been on the job aud every even
Ing clouds have gathered In the north
west threatening big storms. Until
Sunday night nothing happened and
the farmers were not alarmed when
the usual programme began on the
Sabbath evening. by seven O'Clock
they realized their mistake In prog
n0stIcating and witnessed one OF the
hardest storms this country has ex-
perieuced In many years.
The territory covered was not large
and extended from Whitney's ranch
eight miles west Of town to the sec
Lion line In front OF the Bass section.
We are unable to give complete
list OF all who suffered loss but
learned OF the following:
A total of 228 acres Of cantalOupes
we're beaten down by the hail and
included Charles Schroeder's 10 acres,
]. d. Bald, 35, Clayt Thompson, II,
J. G. Wiener. I, Conrad Pelster, Is,
J. Hefrner, %. D. B. Hersperger, 10, ID.
L. Brown, 6. Jas. Chairman, s, Henry
Myers, s, Fred Bass. 20. L. Walter,
Al, J. A. Sprengle, IL, and E. NJ. Sy.
pher, s acres. Many OF these also lost
heavily on hay and oats.
Many orchards suffered heavily
though the loss was not SO much In
the apples knocked of as In the num-
Der bruised which will have to be
sold as seconds. j. HefYner on the
Downey & Ward place. and Mrs. John
Helms were among the heaviest los
ers.
While the cantal0upes will consti.
tute large part OF the loss. they will
still make fair crop, though two
weeks later In maturing.
E. M. Sypher and J. Il. Thomas had
good fields OF oats that we're almost
totally destroyed. Both fields were
ready for the binder and after the
storm they were ready for the mower
instead, the ground being covered
completely with the shclled grain.
Mr.. Sypher estimated the amount 10
his field at 1000 bushels and his total
loss at $1,000.
A fine patch Of wheat ready for the
binder on the Bass section was un-
harmed and it Is only a few rods from
the oat fields so completely riddled.
The storm seemed to divide ut the
Sypher place, one part going south
across the west side Of the Bass farm
and the other travelling over to Ben
Thompscn's, where 1t made whole
sale slaughter Of cantaloupcs, bects,
etc. Mr.. Thompson is one of the
heaviest losers In proportion to his
acreage.
At the Whitney ranch the damage
was principally to young alfalfa while
at Westcamp's II pigs we're killed
and the hail seemed heavier than at
any point In the storms course.
Very little rain fell at the Clailin
place, which adjoins Edd Whitney's,
where the rain was very heavy, but
the alfalfa was beaten down by the
hail.
Several reported number Of young
chickens killed and many lost a share
of their cherry crop.
J. F. Drescher had In twenty acres
OF oats that were unable to get out OF
the path Of the storm and suffered in
consequence.
E. I. Oliver, Dave Waugh and
others lost heavily on alfalfa.
John Lupton has one Of the finest
patches of oats In the Arkansas Val
ley and Is thanking his stars that the
hail missed it by very narrow mar
gin. His patch Is opposite Ben
Thompson's and the storm seemed to
swerve In the middle Of the road be-
tween the two fields.
Mrs. Helms reports the hail at her
place as being piled up IA inches deep
on the north side Of the house.
The storm was very heavy In the
neighborhood Of Bowman's, Pclster's
and Walters, and the damage was
heavy.
1t was by far one of the worst
storms Ordway and vicinity has wit
messed in many years and 1t Is to be
hoped the damage to growing crops
will be offset by good prices for the
commodities suffering.
So many and urgent have been the
requests coming to DR.. Whittle, ask
ing him to preach Sunday night on