Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-09

hub deep and an hour and a half was
spent in extricating the wagon from
the ditch.
Lightning also struck the home OF
|J. F. Moore near Caldwell park and
tore weatherboarding from both sides
of the house. The damage done was
slight, but the effects Of the bolt were
felt by the family who were In the
house at the time and a slight shock
was experienced by them.
A huge tree that has been familiar
sight on West Second street near the
corner Of Marion street, suffered
destruction from the wind that &C.
companied the storm. The tree was
blown over and fell upon the small
brick house that has stood for years
on this property. Little damage was
done the house, however, through the
falling of the tree.
Burns Barn on Farm.
Lightning was also responsible for
the destruction of a barn and eighteen
tons of baled hay on the farm of E.
Reed some three miles southeast Of
Ottumwa in the vicinity Of Village
creek. The barn and hay were both
entirely consumed by the flames that
followed the bolt, and the fire was
visible in Ottumwa and attracted
much attention.
The storm came just at sunset and
the sun shining through the darkened
clouds made the landscape appear as
If It were viewed through a colored
glass.
Rain Did Good.
The old saw, cts an Ill wind that
blows no good" was verified this
morning in the appearance Of the lawns
about the city, for the rain that came
last evening did more than all the
lawn sprinkling of the entire summer
to revive the green Of the grass about
Ottumwa. The storm was the first of
any moment to visit Ottumwa In ex-
actly one month There have been
many threats during the summer, and
on Labor day, after much apparent
fuss, Ottumwans awoke to the fact
that a slight rain had fallen, but 1t
was so slight that the festivities OF
the day were but slightly interfered
with as dust was the chief annoyance i
from the storm Monday. A month ago. /
however, real wind storm much like
last evening blew up the night of
August 6 and wreaked most Of it's
pent-up fury on the show tents of
Buffalo Bills circus. Despite the dam
age done, the people generally feel
grateful for the immersion given this
section last evening and are crying
for more
Damage Over the State.
. The hail storm which was portion
Of the Introduction to the rain. did
damage in Des Moines estimated at
$4,000. Ice balls of historic hens egg
size crashed through the glass, tops of
;hree Des Moines greenhouses, and the
oss to these three concerns will ,
amount to about $4,000. Not whole :
pane of glass was left in Lozier, the :
tourists. big glass house Managers
# the concern yesterday afternoon
estimated the damage at $4,000.
Des Moines and southern Iowa alone ,
we're favored by the deluge. Burling-
on reported heavy rain and thunder
by high wind. Up at
Mason City .6S of an inch Of water
fell At Waterloo thunder storms.
with but one inch of rain were re-
corded. At Council Bluffs and Daven-
port only scattered showers fell. Sioux
City got nearly an inch.
Crop sharps state that yesterdays
'aln was worth many dollars to the
iowa farmer. Pastures, they say, we're
IN need of rain, and that which fell
yesterday will put them in good shape.
It is too late, they hold, materially to
lid any crops which mature in the fall
out winter wheat, and other grains
which terminate in the fall, were
given lease on life
Damage by Hail.
Maplehurst gardens greenhouse,
located at Eighteenth and Walnut
streets, was hit for $500 by the storm.
Six thousand feet Of glass was broken.
About third of the glass in the city's
housee at Union park was broken.
The Iowa Seed company and Will
sons greenhouses escaped without IN
jury.
The hail did considerable damage
to school property.
At the Brooks school building In
East Des Moines sixty window lights
were broken. Hubbell school build
ing on the extreme west part Of the
city had twenty-six window lights
broken, and Phillips school on Easton
boulevard had sixteen window lights
broken. ...
Many Windows Broken.
All the windows on the north and
east sides of the Logan school house