Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-03-27

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conscious and sustained broken arm.
In addition to those above mentioned,
the following lost barns: Henry Paul
sen, Mrs. Newell, Gus Hagedorne,
Chris. Christensen. Lenard Jordan, G.
Z. Bobenmoyer, Jake Olsen, Hans Han
sen, Christopher Andersen, Peter Peter
sen, Jens Winters, Phillip Krause, Rob.
Wiley, Chris. Petersen, Jim Petersen,
Geo. Bald, Jack Bald, John Barton,
Ang. Porsch and Mrs. Ed. Newell, be-
side many Others having losses of more
or less consequence.
Gray, Iowa. March Especial to
The Republican. The people in Gray
and surrounding community witnessed
tornado Sunday evening The storm
started with much rain and hail and a
terrific wind took possession which did
much damage to property and killing
much live stock. No lives were lost,
but some were seriously injured.
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buildings were ruined, three horses and
a cow were killed and all of the out
buildings were demolished. The house
was badly damaged but fortunately the
family was out in the hog house when
the storm broke. Large timbers We're
whirled into the house with much
force and went into the cellar. Mr..
Liken's head was badly cut from flying
timbers and he was rendered uncon-
scious.
The Ranch school house was COM
pletely destroyed. On the Liken ranch
where Frank Altman is now living.
the roof was taken off the barn and hay
was scattered all over the place. Other
outbuildings were ruined.
Some damage was done at the O.
Corner home where buildings We're des-
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On the farm which Chas. Deist has
just occupied, the out buildings We're
destroyed and the house partly twisted
around. The family was not at home
at the time of the storm
On the farm that John Deist occupies
the new barn that was built short
time ago, was completely demolished
and farm machinery was scattered all
over the yard. Some stock was killed,
others crippled. Two horses were bad
ly hurt
Considerable damage was done at the
j. NJ. b. Clark farm. Buildings We're
wrecked and one team of horses is still
missing and may be buried beneath the
ruins.
At the o, Mease farm the out build
ings were destroyed and also part of
the barn. All window lights are brok-
en- in the house and otherwise damaged
and it cannot be occupied before repairs
are made.
The Lincoln Center and Bunker Hill
school houses are total wrecks. A barn
and outbuilding on the John Barton
farm were also demolished, which is
also the case at the Frank Kopp farm
Out buildings at the Sam Garmire
farm are a total ruin and some build
ings on Mrs. Clara Newells farm are
also wrecked.
In the town of Gray the damage was
not as large as was first reported. The
Jay Perry residence, part of the house
just east of the main building, once
occupied by DR.. Beers, was torn loose
from the main building and blown
against the drug store with such force
as to knock the bottles from the shelf
ing, window lights We're broken and
other damage done.
John Liken's building occupied as a
residence by Austin Linn, many win
dows were broken upstairs, clothing
and bedding was blown into the street
The upper part of the hotel building
was wrecked and some twenty windows
broken. The little building Just west
of the hotel, occupied by Mrs. Bessie
Bunker and daughter, was badly
wrecked and corner of the west wall
was torn lose.
The elevator was damaged to consid-
cradle extent. The west side of the