The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-07-11
TORNADO DOES
MUCH DAMAGE

thousands Of Dollars Worth of Pro-
perry Lost at Medicine Lake and
by Farmers In Surrounding Coun-
try.
Medicine Lake Wave: Last Sunday
night, June 10Th, between ten and
eleven o'clock the town Of Medicine
Lake and vicinity was struck by a
fuil f1edged tornado. The storm ar
preached from the southwest with q
strong wind but no rain, but in a
lew minutes was followed with a
Gown pour of rain and terrific tor
naqo the wind changed to the west
and again suddenly changed to due
north came on with greater fury
than ever demolishing every thing
directly in its path It is the worst
stoifa. we have had in this vicinity
IN a number. of years.
IN the city plate glass windows
We're broken, fronts and sides of
buildings blown out and other build
lhgs blown to pieces and turned bot
tom side up. Almost the entire ser
wee OF the telephone and electric
= - So We WIS tEcElOl1SilC0.
In the course Of the storm north
west through the country there is
scarcely g large barn left standing
N rs trail besides granaries, small
buildings, and roofs and cnimneys
blown OF and general destruction all
along its path.
IN THE CITY
1t Z. 3. JOhnson's & Co.'S store. q
large plate glass window was brok-
en-; through which the rain poured
damaging goods Their loss alto
getheIi viii be about 81 ,000 Insured. /
Adjoining the Johnson store is H.
Sparings large hardware store.
Half Of the plate glass front was
broken leaving . large opening thru
winch the wind entered and blew cut
the east side the entire length Of the
building on which was shelf-hard- /
ware from floor to ceiling. At the
loosening of the wall at the top the
heavy eight brought the wall to the
inside dumping everything in a con-
giomerated mess on the floor. At
low estimate the loss will be $4,000. /
Not insured.
The Lake Hotel chimney was car
RED OF, the building totally broken |
up and contents scattered.
The front was blown out Of the
Walker tailor shop by the wind
through a broken window at the
back. His family living in the back
part had to seek shelter at the Lake
Hotel near by. Clothing and house.
hold goods damaged.
The roof Of the Wignora barn
was blown off and the inside carried
away.
The building known as Wignore
hall, was blown over in such shape
that it is almost beyond repair The
Lake Hotel and building following in
the list, is the property Of Mr. Wig
more and his loss viii be over $1,000.
The havoc IN the st. anthony
& Dakota and Boundary lumber yards
is complete in mixture, broken
fences,s gates, etc.
e. G. Fulkerson's residence in the
southeast part Of the city, for the
scond time in storm period, lost
its roof which was blown away so
far that some of it has not yet been
found. Carpets, clothing, etc., were
much damaged. A large bay and
two large windows were broken,
fences and all small building in the
back yard were blown down. C. F.
back yard. In the Farmers State
Bank, of which Mr.. Fulkerson is
cashier, a number OF large plate
glass windows were broken at the ;
auto garage which was moved eff its ,
foundation.
J. O. Johnson's barn was turned
completely upside down and landed :
against the Lake barn, his building, !
the first electric plant, torn to pieces
and one end Of his machinery build ;.
ing blown away. :
Edw. Stubban's store was hit and !
front windows blown out, and three =
windows in warehouse damaging !,
much merchandise, besides this he
lost about two-thirds of a carload
Of crockery-ware which he had stored :.
in the WigmQre Hall building. Loss !
The cross on steeple of St. Pat
Kicks church was blown down the
front steps and railing blown away 5
and number Of windows broken. 7
Windows were broken in the Gold L
IN Rule, Wave Office and a number
3f residences. a
S. M. Sorenson's auto garage was $
lifted completely off the car without G.
-he slightest injury to the auto. 9
Miss Bee Minnehan's house on 8
Ter farm adjoining town on the west,
yas blown down. Tony, her brother. 2
S farming it but was not there at y
ne time. Z
C. F. Winters two slaughter rf
souses east and west of town were
down down and small building at .
lis residence was, blown into Fulker- q
on's back yard.
IN THE COUNTRY o.
Henry Lieffring's large barn and =
ew buggy shed We're blown to p
ieces, fifty old chickens killed, !,
ow with seven young pigs had both "a
md legs broken and front legs u
.alled out from shoulder The pigs 81
-ere dead but calf that was tied q
4 the barn was not hurt. This is the
71va where the dance was to be held rs