Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-15

is Wigdahl wind mill, Peter Larsen TO-
baeco shed, barn and wind mill, >Knute
Nelson, his house and practically all
buildings, his loss being most extensive;
Thos. I. Fortney lost three tobacco
8 h ds, wind mill, silo and dam
age to residence; Mr.. Kolstad, Ever
Olson, Ole Sander, Ole Solverson, Ma
thias Olson, Albert Simonson, Peter H. :
Peterson, Hans Peterson lost tobacco
sheds and otherwise damaged property;
Easton Munson two sheds and wind mill;
Thomas Holland, 7. 7. Tollefson and
Ole Bolstad wind mills wrecked.
In Brookville neighborhood most of
buildings on Biddison farm were strewn,
Sam Ellefson tobacco house, Fred Lake
was swept of buildings except dwelling,
and many others lost tobacco houses,
wind mills and outbuildings.
Liberty Pole territory was a bad suf-
ferer, fully 25 tobacco houses and barns
going down in the town of Franklin.
Neal Leahy, Ed. Zitzner, Alex Gardner,
Walter Gray, Louis Henderson, Mrs.
John Henderson, James Honaker, Fred
Riley, Ole Yttri, Mrs. o. K. Fortney,
DR.. Brophy, Joe Thompson, Ole Trastad
had tobacco sheds wrecked and damage
to other farm buildings; Frank Zitzner
wind mill blown down and barn injured.
Fargo cheese factory was damaged and
put out of commission for two or three
days.
Ross and Brush Hollow were in the
rough path. Fred Kellicutt had all of
his buildings cleaned up or damaged,
Frank Cox saved his house from the
wreck, C. w. Moore outbuildings un-
rooted and blown long distances, j. e.
Hayes tobacco shed and barn leveled,
Ardo Buchanan all buildings except
house and barn, ID. T. Buchanan tobac-
co house and wind mill, james Beaver
/ tobacco shed, Mrs. Wilson barns and
one tobacco house, Will Storer, Mr..
Gray, Chas. ID. Smith, A. B. Miller,
| Frank Storer, A. N. Simonson, Will
Beaman tobacco houses, Will Groves
hay barn. Hobe Groves two tobacco
sheds and house damaged, VIM. Turner,
tobacco shed and machinery broken,
Marsh Reed, Boyer and Danforth on
Viola road, tobacco sheds, barns and
other buildings riddled,
Sugar Grove was 10 the path of the
storm demon. A. c. Lake lost his barn
and two horses and house damaged,
George Williams lost three horses, new
barn ruined and house injured, Mrs.
Alexander tobacco house, granary and
barn swept. North Clayton was bad
sufferer.
Northwest and north of Viroqua little
storm plague was manifest. Ellis Reeds
| tobacco house was wrecked as was Mrs.
| Sandmark's near Three Chimneys.
Clark Wheeler and sons lost three sheds
in the outskirts of town. Framework
for Frara Robinson's new barn was
demoli med,
From Viola to Rockton it ia reported
thsC nearly every tobacco shed and
rJany good barns were taken.
The CENSOR believes the losses above
stated but meagerly rellesst,t the dam.
lage throughout the county. 70 gather
detailed and accurate facts has been
impossible.
TOBACCO HOUSES SPECIAL TARGET
This brief reveiw given tells US that
tobacco growers we're worst sufferers
by large majority. There is no doubt
but 200 to 500 were completely leveled
or more or less damaged In every
neighborbood there is united effort to
recover as much of the weed as posi-
BILE, all joining In the effort. Improvis-
ed houses are made, barns, granaries
and other buildings being used. Many
warehouses not used are utilized. What
per cent of the crop may be saved is
bard to estimate, but we thing one-half,
though there must naturally be damag-
ed.
MUCR CAUSE COR THANKFULNEss.
Bad as the storm was, involving at
least $500, 900 in Vernon county, there
is much cause for thankfulness, not
life being sacrificed and very few dumb
animals lost.