The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-10
Considerable Damage is Done BY Storm
in Two Sections Of County; Region
Southeast Of TuliIe Suffers
Severely
CROPS HIT HARD I'M
HALE NEICHBORHOOD
Rumor Of Minco Being Blown Away is
Unsounded; South Canadian River
is Behaving but North Canadian
Acting Badly

a wind, rain and hail storm swept
over solss sections Of Grady county az
. o'clock last night, doing consldera.
bio damage IN some localities.
A phone message received at the
sheriff's office this morning from Tut
tic stated that storm had swept
across the country miles east and 9
miles south Of Tuttle and about
miles north Of Blanchard A barn be.
longing to Deputy Sheriff Castleman
was blown away and part Of the house
on the CastIeman farm was destroyed.
A barn belonging to- ] G. johnson,
in the same neighbornood was blown
down and the report stated the John.
son home was blown from the founda.
tions and the house considerably
shaken up According TO the report.
telephoned In BY Mr.. Neuswonger.
none were injured and no further prop
erty damage was reported. During
and after the wind storm deluge OF
rain fell. No hail was reported in this
section.
In the Jack Hale neighborhood, Az
mites northeast Of Naples, the country
was swept BY one OF the severest hail
storms ever known in that section.
This storm struck between ard 3
o'clock and continued with great In
tensity for several minutes The hail
stones were said to have been Of alb
normally large size and beat the corn
crop badly, tearing the blades and sew
ering them from the corn stalks. 0na
report says the hail stones penetrated
shingle roofs, going through like grape
shot.
AT an early hour this morning -e-
port gained currency on the streets
that severe wind storm carving
with Il great destruction, had swept
over Minco and Pocasset destroying a
number Of houses This report how
ever has not been verified. Officials
q the Rock Island depot say that the
agents Of that company at the two
towns reported no serious storm,
Broom Wall liveryman Of BTinco,
also stated that there was nothing se-
rious happened al Mlnco. He drove in
from that place this morning
Rock Island officials say that they
are not anticipating any abnormal
stage OF water IN the South Canadian.
The North Canadian, however. is said
to be bank fun and still rising. The
Rock Island operating department.
stated also, that the company was us-
ing every means to safeguard their
bridges across the North Canadian and
that no big head Of water had been re-
ported on the south stream
Heavy rains were reported at rail-
way headquarters from the section
south and southeast Of Alex and south
of Lindsay These rains are said to
have badly damaged the young cotton
crop. many acres Of which, it is alleg.
cd viii have 10 be replanted.
The Frisco railway reports no trou.
bIes from high water on its lines
this section
The Pioneer Telephone company. re.
ported several lines east OF Chirkasha
cut OF commission early this morning.
between Chickasha
and Blanchard and the Lindsay ane
Purcell lines we're not working for
short time. but all communication has
been re-established with no serious
damage reported
The A. T. G 5. F. Ry. 60. reports no
high water between chickasha end
Purcell and All trains running on time.
Lefty Lyle; center field. ceiss and Cos.