The Oakes times., 1917-08-02
WIND AND HAIL
DO MUCH DAMAGE
CUT ACROSS RANSOM AND
BROWN COUNTIES
Storm Strikes on Both Sides Of Dickey
County, But No Damage Only
Gust Of Wind

The excessive heat of Saturday and
Sunday eliminated in wind and hail
storm of some severity to the north
and south Of Oakes. A cloud of. dust
and light sprinkle of rain, barely
enough to lay the dust, was all that
occurred over Oakes.
The Times man had the privilege of
going over part of the district north
on Monday evening, going by car with
Fred Roney. Going by way of Crete
the swept district was not reached
until just south of the tracks at Engle-
vale. Not much damage was done at
Englevale, only few light buildings
and loose stuff being thrown around
but north of there from two to three
miles farm buildings, especially the
lighter built buildings such as barns
and sheds, were daddy damaged or
demolished entirely.
r. T. Walker, who formerly lived at
Straubville, lives northwest of Engle-
vale. He built fine two-story
residence, barn and chicken house
after he moved there last fall. When
the family saw the storm coming they
took refuge in the cellar and when
they emerged short time afterwards
found all intact but the barn, which
was torn to splinters and carried
southeast. Not scantling or board
appears of any use in rebuilding. Two
horses We're in the path of the barn as
it swept ffrom the yard. One had it's
head cut off slick and clean and the
other was lying not far away with a
piece of broken 2x6 driven into it's
abdomen. Mr.. Walker could not esti-
mate his loss then. He had $3.50
insurance on the barn. He has fine
place here of 800 acres, and also re-
tains his land at Straubville.
At Elliott the two eastern elevators
were torn asunder and wrecked. Lum-
Der from the yards were scattered
hither and yon.
On the way to Lisbon there was
wreckage at nearly every farm home.
The barns and lighter buildings would
be down or the roofs torn off, One
roof was lifted and thrown 500 feet
away leaving the building up to the
square intact. Another barn had it's
roof off, and the farmer had not found
it on Monday evening. West of
Lisbon about four miles even the resi-
dence was torn from it's foundations
and the barn squashed as though it
had fallen 100 feet.
Things were strewn about in Lisbon
in great shape. Roofs were lifted,
trees blown across streets and there
was wreckage everywhere. The roof
of the fine new lumber yards of the
Thompson Company was lifted from
the main shed and the other one
damaged. The Monarch elevator fell
to the north, while the adjoining build.
ings went to the east and southeast.
One person We interviewed said the
loss in Lisbon alone would be over
$4,000. The same one said that $50
head of cattle, horses and hogs had so
far been accounted for.
Many of our people had been to Idle
wild Park and Fort Ransom for the
day and all have great stories of the
little twister. The auto load that got
into it worst was that of the Sol. Hun
ter family, consisting of himself, wife
and daughter. Miss Minnie Frozen and
Miss Emma Kalbus. They had started
for home when they saw the storm
approaching and had come about four
miles out of Lisbon. when they thought
they would run. into shed}at farm
home. They got inside and shut the
door all of them trying to hold the door
shut. The Pressure was too great and
away went the shed. folks and AUTO
mobile. When Sol. found himself his
head was under hog wire fence, and