The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-12
HAIL STORM
COVERED VAST
FARMING AREA
STRIP OF COUNTRY FORTY MILES
LONG AND FROM TWO TO TEN
MILES WIDE. HAVOC WROUGHT
TO GROWING CROPS.

I
| structiye hail storm that ever visited
| this section .of the state accompanied
/ the storm last Friday night. Tele
I phone communication was re-estab
! lished with the smaller towns and the
reports began 10 arrive here yester-
! day. AS far as our reports extend
the hail storm began in Grady county
and went toward the southeast. The
hail wrought destruction until near
Wilson, and then a skip occurred to
Burneyville and from Burneyville
clear across Cooke county, a strip of
land was laid waste. The path of the
storm was from two miles to six
miles wide in some places almost a
total destruction of crops resulted,
while in other places the losses were
not so heavy. There is no way by
which the damage can be estimated
in dollars and cents. but it is certain
that it is very heavy. Some farmers
began this morning to replant cotton
in fields where some of the cotton
stems were left standing. There is a
scarcity of cotton seed in the coun-
try. Other farmers whose cotton was
totally destroyed, say it is too late
to plant cotton and they will plant in
feed crops and for the reason that
there is a market for June corn, and
no market for milo maize and kaffr
much of the cotton lands will be plant
ed to June corn.
At some points the wind was ter
rifle, and houses were blown from
their foundations and barns were
blown away or unroofed So far as
reports have been received here, there
was no loss of life.
Chas w. Clay went over some of
the stricken country yesterday. He
states that the hail reached within
two miles of Lone Grove on the west.
A strip from five to seven miles wide
was badly damaged. In some fields
corn, cotton and oats and gardens are
total loss, while in others it is be
lieved the corn will come out and
make a crop.
Twelve window lights were broken
out of the Prairie Grove school house.
Mr.. Clay tells of seeing one cotton
crop where 81 acres of cotton were
totally destroyed and nine acres left
landing The e. A. Walker farm
near Keller was in the path of the
hail storm, and its growing crops are
ruined.
Other Reports Received
Milo-The hail storm here was not
so severe and it is believed that no
replanting will have to be done The
hail extended some distance to the
north of this place and to the south
east toward Poolevile crops will have
to be replanted.
From Graham.
Graham-The hail almost ruined
both corn and cotton and badly dam
aged cats. There is a shortage of
seed cotton. Farmers say they will
plant bottom lands in June corn. The
storm extended northwest from here
into Grady county. The country i'm
mcdiately surrounding POoleville was
not so badly hurt, and the cloud
seemed to have divided at that point !
Jonah Davis three miles southwest of
Graham lost his house and another |
house was blown down two miles !
northwest of Keller w p. Terrell |
lost his barn near Keller. The storm !
Travelled toward the southeast at an
angle of about thirty degrees. In some
places it was ten miles wide and in
other places two miles.
From Fox.
FoX-The storm is known to have !
extended five miles northwest of here |
and three miles to the southeast. Cot
ton is stripped, some farmers are re-
planting and others are waiting to see
If the stripped stalks will come out.
The stand is badly ruined Farmers
are waiting on corn to see if it will
come out Peaches, berries and grapes
were knocked to the ground. 1t is
probable that much of the bottom
lands will be planted to June corn.
From Pooleville.
Pooleville.-The storm here was not
so severe, it was more severe west
and south of town. The strip of coun-
try touched here was about two miles
wide. Between here and Fox the dam
age was very severe. J. c. Pierce's
smoke house was blown down and the
roof was blown from his barn. In
this immediate vicinity there will be
no replanting. but near here there
will be.
From Wilson
Wilson-The hail storm reached
within from two to three miles north
of here. Cotton is beaten into the