The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-19
Line Storm!
That's What We CaIkilate Struck
BingviIIe Last Thursday---1hun-
der & Lightning & TURTLE
Havvick In Our Midst---ThriII-
Ing Particklers Below

Last Thursday the elements seemd to
bust right over Bingville and all day
long and all night long for that matter
there ragged in our midst one of the
worst storms in the recolleckshion Of
the Oldest inhabitant. Dad Henderson
who is our Oldest inhabitant says if
there was ever worser storm IN Bing-
vile he cant remember when it was.
Most folks thinks it was the reg1ar line
storm which happens every yr about
this time. Whether it was the line
storm or not it was old snifter and
we can get along very well without a
repitishion of same until about this
time next VI.
Deacon Butterworth and Hoke Peters
both says they never seen the wind
The Deacon and Hoke was walking
down Main st side by side talking to-
gether as friendly as you please being
as they have both been buzzum friends
sinst childhood when all of suddint
the barbershop sign which hangs out
over the sidewalk above Harve Hines
tonsorial parler door was blowd often
its hinges and fell striking the Deacon
turrible wallop right on top of the
head smashing his hat and confusing
his scalp.
The Deacon thort Hoke had hit him
crack on the head jest for a joke
and SO the Deason hauled off and hit
, Hoke slam right on the jaw which
the road. This nacherly surprised Hoke
good cal and as the Deacon turned
to run Hoke TUX after him and give
him a kick that made the Deacon STUN
bic and fall. Then the Deacon got up
and TUX after Hoke who run home as
| fast as he could run and locked hisse1f
| in the house whilst the Deacon stood
outside and shuk his fist at the house
and called Hole some awful hard names
mingled with cuss words. Coming from
the Deacon who is one of the stanchest
pliers of the Bingville church they
didn't sound very we'll.
Mrs. Cy Hosl<ins while out calling
on Mrs. Susan Woodbury. was ketched
| in the rain and her blue silk dress was
ruined being as the color run outen it
until she left trail of blue all the
way home Mrs. Woodbury. says she
| allus has tfort that was cheap silk in
Mrs. Hoslins dress but she wassent
shure of it until this happend.
Anne Hillyer our talented loryer &
legal light (also J. of the p. & Notary
Publicly was standing in front of the
p o. holding up his finger which he
had wet with his tung to ascertain if
blowing when all to onct gust come
along and blowd off his hat and tul. it
heller SHELTER down Main st.
| Anne TUX after the hat as tight as he
could run and chased it nearly quar-
ter of mile. Anne was gaining on the
hat fast and was Jest STOPPING over to
pick it up when his foot slipd and he
fell spraining his anl<el and shaking
hisself up considerable. When Anne got
to his feet Lem Hines who was stand
ing near says he never heerd SIGH flow
of langwidge which come outen Ames
mouth and that he diddent know Anne
could express hisself with stitch force
and feeling.
| Sol Watkins wife happend to have
some extry warshing hanging out on
the line among which was red flannel
undershirt belonging to Sol. Mrs. Wat
fleins thinks it wassent clothes pinned
Ease enuff to the line. At any. rate the
wind snatched it off and bowed il
iaway somewheres goodness knows
kvhere. Mrs.. Watkins has been Ill ove1