Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-23
ORCHARD LANDS
SWEPT BY HAIL
WEST END OF LEWISTON
ORCHARD HARD HIT ESTI-
MATE BIG DAMAGE.

Inc western section OF the
Lewiston Orchards was swept by
a damaging hail late yesterday
and while an estimate as to the
amount of the loss i'm dollars is
placed at around $150,000, it was
stated that a large number of
growers will lose from SO to rs
percent of their fruit and vege-
table crops and much heavier
loss may have been sustained.
The storm did not extend fur
ther east than the Canter store,
but 500-acre wheat field lying
west of the orchards and owned
by Perry Barnes was damaged
to the extent of about so per-
cent. The hailstones were of
large size and fell with great
force and on many of the tracts
chickens weighing as much as
one and one-half pounds were
killed.
Hail fell i'm Lewiston as the
storm passed from the Orchards
district over the city The force
of the storm had been spent be-
fore the city was reached and
while considerable damage to
gardens in Lewiston was report
ed, the loss in the city will not be
serious.
A report collected last evening
by r. G. Bailey, resident of Lew
iston Orchords, stated the storm
came over the district from the
southwest and travelled in a
northeasterly direction. The
width of the hail storm was
about one-half a mile and Mr..
b a i e US conversations with
growers within this zone con-
vinced him that the loss i'm many
cases will be nearly complete.
81 have made a close examina-
tion of the gardens and the fruit
trees" said Mr.. Bailey, "and find
melons have been cut up, toma-
toes have been slipped, lettuce
and other vegetables practically
ruined and the fruit on the trees
is so badly cut and bruised that
/ doubt if any marketable fruit
will be secured this season in the
zone covered by the hail storm.
81 talked with w. S. Shearer
and he estimates his loss of fruit
and vegetables will be almost
complete. Mr.. Shearer recent
ly took out hail insurance to the
amount of $500 and received
his policy only today. Hail in
surance writer's were busy in the
district following the bad storm
in AsOtin county and ! believe
fully one-half of the people hit
this afternoon will have some
protection from the hail insur-
ance recently secured"
Among those residing in the
path of the storm and who are
known to have suffered serious
damage are: J. Wharton, S. w.
Whitford, Fl. II. S. Rowell, o.
Fallwell. Potts interest, p. II.
Mullarky. George II. Banaka, F.
b. Gano. J. A. Ferris, r. G. Bail
ey. w. S. Shearer, w. r Wyatt,
S Lee. N. r. Lee, Harry Tonde-
void, D. X. Mcdonald, l.. A.
Blackman, G. o. Grove, DR.. F. p.
Cattermole, d. w. Clark, d. S.
Wallace, X. S. Erb,. o. c. Fodrea
George Ames, r w. Woodward,
Hans Fehr, S. r. Lee, r. o. Lee,
II. S. Kyle, l.. L Detrick, A. S.
Stacy, A. Brugeman. Mrs. Omie
Smith and Miss Bessie Smith,
and M. S. McMurray.
This same district was visited
by hail about nine years ago and
those who were residents of the
district at that time, state the
storm Yesterday afternoon acted
very similar to the storm of nine
years ago.
The information received by
telephone last night indicated
the chief damage was confined
to the Lewiston Orchards dist
l'ict. No hail or rain was re-
ported at the Hansell Brothers
ranch, six miles east of the city.
A dust storm was reported at the
E. E. Bever ranch, near the big
reservoir, and Lapwai reported
showers last night. The S. D.
White ranch, on the north bank
of the Clearwater, reported only
light hail and a report from
Genesee stated light hail fell
there but no damage resulted.
Edgar Evans, residing in the
Rimrock section. reported some
hail but he had been unable to
learn of any damage suffered.