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wrenched SO that the plastering has
innumerable cracks in it, and the win
dows on the south side were all brok-
en-. Fragments from the Gort building
were found inside. Mr.. f. Poortinga
was at work the next day to restore
the glass in the broken windows lie
gave the writer vivid-description of
the storm, which he had witnessed
thruout it's duration. He saw the fun
mel shaped cloud revolving at ter
rifle speed, but moving forward at a
he might have outstripped it with an
auto. Over twenty minutes elapsed
from the time he first noticed the fun
mel shaped cloud until it was dissolv-
ed. He thought at first that his place
was going to be struck, and hurried to
get his folks out in the clear The
Gort buildings seemed to have been
Touched Herscher Place.
From the schoolhouse, the path OF
the storm passed over fields more than
two miles before it approached any
farm place. A setting of grain on Hen
ry Meyers place was blown down.
Another setting on the Herscher place,
rented by two brothers, D and M.
Cooper was badly tossed about. The
storm just missed the main buildings
on this place. A corn crib was wreck
at loss of about $500. The Coopers
saw the storm coming and made for
the cellar. From the window, they
saw the big cottonwood trees along the
road bending almost even with the
ground and were surprised to find that
they were not all broken down. They
deserted the roar of the storm as
ing over bridge.
Struck Hoitz Places.
Diagonally across Section 10, the
narrow path of the awful Vhirlwind
can be traced. 1t struck the barns and
outbuildings on both the Holtz places,
one on each side of the road which
here divides Holland and Roseland
townships. The houses escaped, altho
the one on the Gust Holtz place was
badly battered and lost many windows
Both Messrs. Fred and August Holtz
were at Samuel Gabbert's place, 2l
miles north, threshing. When they
saw the storm coming, Mrs. Tena
Holtz, wife of Fred Holtz, took their
little son across the road and joined
Mrs. Louisa Holtz, wife of August
Holtz, and their little daughter. The
latter ran out and shut the barn door,
and then they ran into the cellar.
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1RlPOLIS.

Thorpe:-A number from here at
tended the ice cream social at Bloom
gren's Friday evening.
c. E. Melbye was a Bird Island WIS.,
itor on Tuesday.
A number from here spent Sunday
at Kandiyohi Lake.
Mrs. Rasmussen called at Jerry
Johnson's on Thursday. >
A large crowd attended the show at
Thorpe, Saturday evening.
. Emil Olson threshed grain at Peter
Anderstrom's Thursday and Friday.
Amy and Hilda Anderstrom called at
the Shileen home, Thursday evening.
A large crowd attended the ice
cream social at Jesse Summerlett's
Friday evening.
Quite a large crowd attended the
ice cream social at Anton Jacobson's,
Saturday evening.
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MAJESTIC THEATRE
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Madame Bo-Peep," starring Seena
Owen, will be shown at Majestic Fri
day, August 31st. AS the dainty hero
inc of the film play, Miss Owen proves
that she is feminine Bill Hart. She
appears first as genuine heart break
ing coqaette and later as the proprie-
tress of sheep ranch in the wild and
woolly west
Mary Pickford in "The Little Ameri-
can will be shown on Monday and
Tuesday, September 3rd and 4th. The
story deals with the present great war
and offers various surprises which
when seen on the screen will disclose
remarkable effects. AS the little Am
erican girl marooned in French cha
teau while battle surges around her,
Little Mary" is given an opportunity
to display the wonderful dramatic abil.
ity With which she is gifted. Altho
the story deals with the war, it is not
of the same type as the ordinary war
drama, as it deals more with the init
mate than with the general.
THE Little American on
eAo uottoA uhoCAOSou tuo AdCt tudt III
one part of the studio yard, a squad
of German soldiers under the direc-
ton of Teuton officer, were drilling
for q scene in. the new picture, while
In another corner Of the yard a wound.
cd French officer drilled small army
OF Tri-color sympathizers. Don't fail
to see this picture next Monday and
Tuesday.
Probably the most timely screen play
OF the moment is THE Food Gam
blers, produced under the supervision
Of Allan Dwan at the Triangle studios,
which will be shown at the Majestic on
Wedn0sday, September 9Th. Nlda Nil
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DREAMLAND THEATRE

- - - ~ - - -
Poppy" a Selznick. Pictures photo.
drama version Of the popular novel by
the same name, with Norma Talmadge
as the star, will be the attraction at
the Drsamland Theatre tomorrow,
Thursday, Aug. 80. This is the third
Of Miss Talmadges productions since
she abandoned the programs for the
broader field of the open booking sys-
tenn, at the head of her own company.
She never has had vehicle in which
there was more scope for her versatil-
ity than in Poppy" and it promises to
be the sensation of the career OF this
young favorite.
Though barely twenty years old,
Miss Talmadge is noted for the great
range of her characterizations. In
Poppy" she begins by enacting the
role of a girl of fourteen, and by grad
ual progression finally reaches that Of
a cultured woman Of thirty. In a sing
er this would be register OF three
octaves. This is somsthing more than
a mere display of cloveruesg; it. gives
the story a variety Of incidsnts that
makes it unique and fascinating.
The story is that OF Poppy Destin, a
waif, who is SO cruelty treated by an
aunt that she runs away. When near
death in the South African desert she
is befriended by Luce Abinger, who
later marries her, prsteuding that the
ceremony, is one Of adoption to make
Poppy his ward, and a. it 10 perform
ed in French by a wandering priest,
she remains in ignorance. Later, when
the girl has reached Romanhood, she
rebels at the confinement, 20 AbinKer
does not permit her to leave the
grounds Of his home 4 pqrrlbsn. One
night. however, 8 man ast11yS into the
aslarls 3 MI q = a1 lils .
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LOCAL AND PER oNAL

Or. n. r. Porter, Dentistry, Carlson
elock.-Adv.
John Feig visited with his son at
Raymond Saturday.
j. R. Hill spent Thursday and Fri.
day on business in St: Cloud.
Or: c. e. oerrstson, Dentist, Loney
Block. Telephone 1oo.-AdL
Or. Albert w. odstl, Dentist, aaetro.
pollean Bldg. Phone, A-Adv
Mrs. j. K. Montague and son Lyle
visited friends in Spicer Sunday.
Miss Aleda Dahleen spent the
week end at Maynard visiting friends.
William Barber Of New London
was visitor here between trains Fri
day.
&C. B. Nelson returned Tuesday
evening from weeks visit at Oar.
win.
Mrs. Jane Mcdonald, private n q -
ADV.
Editor A. T. Archer of Kerkhoven
autoed to this city on business last
Friday.
..E.sez
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Nelson, Monday evening Of
last week. -
Miss Edith Peterson left Friday
for> q visit with Miss Ida Nelson at
New London.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anderson. south of svea, We'd
nesday evening. 'ssg.s.sz.s
Paul Peterson OF near Atvater
was q business caller here between
trains Thursday.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred soilbertson
spent sunday,with Mr.. and Mr.. Bricka
ct New London. .=8.z.ss.
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William Knott Of Raymond was .
visitor here Friday while en- route from
a visit at Pennock.
Miss Hazel Dahleen spent the
week end at Judge T. O. Gilbert's cot.
tage at Eagle Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Taylor spent
Sunday at the P. H. Frye homo. two
miles East Of town.
Emil Erickson of Sacred Heart
visited Thursday with his brother, Gil
bert Erickson, of this city.
Miss Laura Peterson left Sunday
for Minneapolis after a weeks visit
at the NJ. Dahleen home.
Capt: s. A. Campbell OF .Minneapo-
lis made q call at the local recruiting
Office between trains Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Zilch re-
turned Saturday from a three weeks
visit with relatives ut Candy.
Mrs. NelsS Anderson and son Her
bert returned Thursday from q visit
at st. Cloud and Paynesvllle.
John Lepse returnedslfonday from
Pennock, where, he<had visited 1t the
Wangsness home since Thursday. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred opheim from
Jackson left Monday for Mortified,
where they viii make Z short Witt.
-Lisutenaht and llfs. Henry Young
OF Fort Smelling visited st the c. g.
Hoslund home in this city last Friday.
I Mrs. Louis Noreen, who has been
VISITING IN this city and Handkerchief LETT
Tuesday for her home ct Ryofate
Montana.
lend euveyln0 and 90 tlo1ai-onb
dtvlding. IA. 1loss1L County ossvev..
q, Ial!man Dlds- bhoNs 10. WIN.
mar; aolnn. s 8 -
Some folks wonld rive anvf n +
thy eou0 get I'd
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They saw the buildings on the Fred
Holtz place demolished as the storm
swept towards them. There was
crash as the flying boards and spin
tiers struck the house, demolishing
practically all the window panes, rip
ping off shingles and some penetrating
the walls. Then all was quiet and the
folks ran out to find that all the other
buildings on the place had been swept
away clean and the storm with the fly
ing debris was passing over the mea-
dow and into the cornfield, where the
dashed cornstalks in the path of the
storm still bear witness of the fury of
this awe-inspiring phenomena of ma
ture
Henry Bruggers was the first of the
neighbors to arrive after the storm.
The Holtz' brothers saw that their
farm places had been wrecked from
the Gabbert place, and hurried home
accompanied by the threshing crew.
1t was dtscouraging sight that they
beheld. Reassured, however, by the
safety OF their loved ones, they began
the work Of clearing up the premises.
Damage at Fred HoItz Place.
Four buildings were demolished on
the Fred Holtz place (Sec. 13, Hol-
land). The barn was structure 30x50
and IS feet to the peak. The machine
shed was 28x30; the corn crib 12x24
and the hog house 10x25. A new hog
house was being built, 24x40, and only
one side and both ends we're complete.
These buildings were all splintered
into kindling wood. A fifty foot steel
windmill was twisted out of shape and
lay towards the south. His new big
Mitchell roadster, recently purchased
from Handy.Lewis Motor Co. of this
city, which was standing In the ma
chine shed, escaped with the top be-
ing ripped off and few minor in
jurtes. Eighteen hogs and a two-year-
old calf were killed. In the oat field,
the storm picked up and carried away
all the shocks in its path. A turkey
was found on the place after the storm
and it is known that there were no
turkeys kept within three miles of the
place. The lightning rods from the
August Holtz place were found on the
Fred Holtz place, although this was
the opposite direction that the storm
travelled. Mr. Fred Holtz estimates
his damage at about $4,000.
Wrecka9e at August Holtz'.
On the August Holtz place all the
buildings except the house were de-
molished and the fragments strewn
over the meadow and cornfield for a
half mile or more. The barn was a
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structure 36X48 feet, built in 1911. Mr..
Holtz had 500 storm insurance on the
barn. The granary was 24x3S feet in
size. The hog house, 24x2s, was built
in March. The coal and wood shed
was wrecked. The foundations of all
these buildings stood absolutely bare
after the storm. Every implement on
the farm was carried away and wreck
ed except the mower, which had the
seat broken. The Chevrolet touring
car, purchased last year, was twisted
into an unrecognizable mass of junk
The engine had been wrenched from
the body. Thirteen hogs were killed
or SO badly injured that they we're
butchered. A two-year-old steer was
killed, and q horse was hurt, having
been buried under the mass of hay
There were So loads of hay in the
barn, and less than Is loads were
gathered up after the storm. Between
200 ana ESQ chickens were gone. The
loss on this place will not be much less
than $4,000. At least it will cost all
Of that to replace the destroyed prop
erty.
From the Holtz places the storm
tore its way across the farms of Harm
Brouwer, Jacob P. Voss and Grietje
Dykema of Roseland, apparently in
creasing in fury as it neared it's cli-
max. It cleared the shocks from a
belt over two hundred feet wide thru
the large field so that not bundle was
left on the ground. 1t tore thru the
fence a few rods south of the Mrs.
Simon Dykema place.
Demolished One Of spicer Places.
At the old Joe Strafelda place, now
owned by the Spicer Land Company,
the storm made clean sweep, Destroy
ing four buildings. The tenants, Rim
der Roster and, his wife Eta Roster,
and their little daughter, Bernice, born
last December, had miraculous es-
cape from death. They were all at
home when the storm came. Mr.. Kos
ter was preparing to take load of
barley to town, having recently thresh.
ed out $50 bushels Of this grain.
Seek Refuge In Cellar.
The wife took TIE baby and went
down into tho cellar, under the house,
Mr.. Roster followed and had no sooner
got thru the cellar door than the house
was gone. He was badly shook up
by the shock, but managed to make
his way over to the Dykema place for
help. Finding no one at home he stag
gered back and tainted away near the
cellar hole where his-Xife lay serious
ly injured by the rocks which had fall
en- over her. She managed to protect
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HEAVY LOSS IN CEDAR MILLS.

John Johnson Of this city and his
tenant on the farm in Cedar Mills
suffered q heavy loss by fire Monday
afternoon, when the barn. Ilo, chick
On house and II stacks of grain were
destroyed. The barn was full Of hay.
The blaze began in one of the stacks
and spread to the buildings. Its orr
gin, however, is mystery.
Mr.. johnson carried some insur-
ance.-Litchfield Review.
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RAN TWENTY-FIVE MILES.

Fred Beckman made a record as
marathon runner on Monday of this
week when he ran the distance from
Buffalo Lake to Litchfleld, distance
of twenty-five miles or more in -four
hours. His wager was to run the en-
tire distance or forfeit the sum of
$50. He followed car and made it,
winning the bet. His average speed
was six and three-fourths milss an
hour. Oscar Lund drove the car.
M. Beckman is q member Of Carl
Chriatenson's tiling crss i
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the baby with her own body so that
the little one is .uninjured. The first
neighbor to arrive was Aka Builthufs,
who lives half mile distant Others
soon came and the injured were finally
taken to Willmar where their injuries
were dressed at the Willmar Hospital.
Mrs. Roster Seriously Injured.
Mrs. Roster. was found to have q
dislocated hip and severe bruises. Nh.
Roster had three ribs broken on the
left side and a bruised arm. He was
able to go back to the place next day
and help direct the work of salvage
and make necessary domestic arrange
ments.
The Rosters came from Renville
county last October, and-rented the
farm from the Spicer Land Co. for a
period of five years. They are % and
20 years of age Mrs. Roster is a
daughter of George Latham, who lives
near Raymond Two sisters, Miss Ida
Lattman, and Mrs. Ben Doesken, the
latter residing near Clara City, were
on the scene of the disaster on Thurs
day trying to find something that might
be saved from the wrecked home. Very
little was found. The household goods
were all demolished and the pieces car
ried far away and strewn about. Some
clothing was found for girl that had
been brought by the storm, as there
had been nothing like it on the place.
The Roster family will be taken care
of at the Lattman place until the de-
stroyed house can be rebuilt.
Toll Of Destruction.
The buildings that were demolished
on this place were the house, 26x26
feet, an old barn, a granary, and a
corn crib. Two calves were killed and
one hurt. Out of 20 hogs, only IL are
accounted for. Nearly all of the 100
chickens on the place are gone. Some
ducks and geese, were killed. A new
Deering binder, which had only been
used for cutting rs acres of grain, was
carried away and smashed. :.
The next day the neighbors took a
hand in cleaning up the place. The
dead animals were skinned and bur
led, The splintered boards were gath
, cred and piled up. A temporary shed
was built and as much as possible ot
the spilled barley from the demolished
granary was gathered up.
The End Of the Storm.
From the Roster place in Section 8
the storm crossed the road into Sec
ton 5. The writer walked thru the
cornfield where the path of the storm
was about $50 feet wide. The twisted
cornstalks lay as left by the storm and
: are good indication of the manner il
: which the current of the storms force
worked. Usually the stalks point to
wards the center from both sides
showing that there was terrific sue
ton towards the center of the whirl
wind.
From the cornfield, the path lay ovel
plowed ground into a stubble field
After passing over a low hill, thu
storms path narrowed down. From (
|, spot about Is feet in diameter, where
the stubble was beaten down the storm
veered to the right through 4 meadow
and doubled on its former direction
back into the stubble field. 1t came
to an end with a flourish plainly mark
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AUTO TOUR.

Mr.. and Mrs. p. O. Stephens, who
have been visiting at the A. Adams
home for the past week, left Monday
for Billings. Montana. They arrived
week ago in their car from Stone
Lake, Wis, and are making a trip to
Mt. Vernon, Wash. They expect to
arrive in Billings next Friday and
will camp out on the way. :
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that ed but not over foot vide at ito


ed but not over q foot wide at its
place. ~
splinters Of wood, Shingles; rags,
parts Of ttnware, etcs,were scattered
here and there about tie field. Enpr-
nous amounts Of straw picked up by
the storm we're sdtsfrdbated over the
country for niles away. At svea,
four miles aKay.zRgI Of straw WAS
observed after the storm.
The Hagstrom funeral was being
held at the Svea church. Boys ont
side of the building saw the funnel
shaped cloud to the southwest, but
as it disappeared no alarm was given.
1t will be seen from the map that Svea
lay right in the path of the storm had
it continued farther on it's way of de-
struction. 49,
Tomatoes Of Rare Occurrences.
Fortunately tornadoes have q very
narrow path. and are soon. spsnt. 10
that the destruction of crops is negli-
gible in quantity. They are also very
rare in occurrence. There have been
none observed in this Dutch settement
before, and it. dates back thirty years.
Two years ago, twister passed thru
Kandiyohi Township. wrecking several
buildings. Twenty-three years ago. 4
tornado did damage among the hills
near Ringo Lake. C. c. Selyig. tells
of one that passed thru Lake Wagon
ga years ago and picked up the. water
so that the bottom was visible in the
walks of the storm. This storm lifted
stock from one pasture into another.
1t is when the tornado strikes farm
places or city or village when tho
loss of property and life becomes SER
ious. This happened on April is,
1886, when st. Cloud and Sank Rapids
were hit and seventy people were kill
ed and many more injured.
Tornado 10 Correct Term.
The term cyclone is enormously ap-
/ piled to storms of the character of
the one of last Wednesday. All thun-
aerstorms and tropical storms are cy-
clonic in character, but the diameter
of the storm is generally so large rs
to prevent the dangerous explosive"
nature of the tornado. In the cyclon-
ic storm the center of the storm cir
Gle is usually calm. In the concen-
Itrated circle of the tornado, a suction
is created which forms real Vacuum.
When this passes over = closed build
ing, the latter literally explodes from
the force of the air inside. Tornadoes
such. as these are known practically
nowhere in the world except in the
Mississippi Valley and north. Scion:
fists say that the fact that no noun.
tain range runs from east to west to
cut of the air currents between arctic
and trepic regions make the peculiar
conditions which make tornadoes pos
sible. There are NO tornadoes in Flu.
rope, at least not natural ones.
Joseph Feifarek was ono of those
who brought the news OF tho storm TO
the city Thursday morning. He plain.
ly saw the whirling cloud from his
} place and described it as long rope.
He saw the Holtz barns. lined: and
wrecked and he was prepared with
his team to make q run With His tam
lily out Of the storn'sz 18th aesiteeen.
ed to be coming his may. Mvoerod
to the north, however. and struck the
Roster home.
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RELIEVED OF $500,

Anton Jacobson, living near Bird
island. was robbed of 5000 by thugs
In Minneapolis one night last week,
according to report published in the
Minneapolis Journal. Mr.. Jacobson is
go years old and gave his home as
Bird Island.-Olivia Times.
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SWEDISH MISSION 15ip,Es AID

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Swedish Mission Church will meet in
the church basement Friday afternoon
of s-week. Refreshments will be-,
served by Mesdames John Nicholson,
Paul Peterson, and Erick Efkter. All
are Cordially invited. *
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.-Aiss Emma Tharolson Of Mime.
apoMs was visitor here Friday while
Ening home, from visit ct Min
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PROMOTED TO SERGEANT.
Harry II. Pickett, nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. George Winney, was recently
promoted from Medical Ambulance
driver tosSergeant. He Ii stationed ct
Jefferson Barracks.
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newspaper woman, who exposes ring
Of prominent men engaged in food
gambling Wilfred Lucas has the
role of Henry Ravens, Food Commits
siOner.
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MIS-. 6. T. Moline and daushter
Olga Of New {4ondon Visited ttl
kianAs Are
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The sch0olhouse in Dist. No. 103, a
short distance from the Gort~place, was
near the path Of the storm. 1t was
moved slightly from its foundation.
The belfry was blown Oft, and the bell
wheel was broken. The building was