The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-28
Many Buildings Wrecked
Friday Evening---Loss i'm
Sank Centre Is Nominal

Friday evening of last week about
$500 o'clock this section was visited
by the most severe wind storm in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant.
The storm was the climax of a day
Of terrific heat which made ideal
,yclonic conditions. Contrary to pub
-ished reports in the daily newspapers
he damage within the city was slight
There were several trees blown down
md few outbuildings wrecked, the
front at the Mart Store was blown
out and windows broken elsewhere
but no one was injured and the loss
was nominal.
The force of the storm was in the
townships of Sank Centre, Getty and
Melrose. Not a farm in this territory
but what was damaged to a greater
or less extent and while it is imposs-
IDLE to get the exact number of build
lngs RACED, the total will reach at
least 70, and this estimate does not
include silos which were wrecked by
the score.
Not one person was seriously hurt
and the loss to live stock was COM
paratively light when it is considered
that in many of the barns blown down
the cattle had been put up for the
evening milking.
The monetary loss to the section
will be in excess of $250,O0O Most
OF the farmers hit were quite we'll
supplied with cyclone insurance, but
some of the very heaviest losers had
no insurance at all.
Probably the heaviest individual
los was suffered by George Grund-
man, residing three miles east of
Sank Centre. The second story of
the fine new modern bungalow was
removed and the barn and other out
buildings were blown down. Mr..
Grundman did not carry any insur-
ance. The loss is about $4,000.
The house and other buildings on
the George Traveller farm eight
miles south was scattered to the four
winds while the family were in 44ae
cellar. Mr.. Trewiller's loss is about
$4,000 with no insurance. II
The Herald has made strenuous
attempt to list the losses, but we
are sure only partial list has been
secured. Some of the heaviest fol.
low:
oet DoiihC, ISSluilS JUST east OIL
the city lost his silo, granary and
chicken house; loss about $4,000.
At the Frank Connely farm Nc
Cormick Lake the porches were torn
off the house, the chicken house was
blown over and other buildings dam
aged. Partially covered by insur-
ance. 1t will be recalled that few
months ago the barn on this farm
was destroyed by fire.
Herman Iwinski residing on High
way No. 3, three miles east of Sank
Centre lost his barn and all outbuild-
ings and the house was badly wreck
ed. The loss is about 5000 partial
ly covered by insurance.
The Progressive Farmers Club
were put out of business for the
time being at least as the storm com
pletely RACED their Club House. This
building was partially insured, the
Herald understands, but whether thew
will be able to rebuild is a problem
as most of the members of the Club
suffered heavy individual storm loss
es.
The large barn and all of the out
buildings on the C. F. Botz farm in
the Mccormick Lake country were
destroyed. Loss about SIS, 900, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
The buildings on the Art Pangburn
farm southeast of the city are de-
stroyed. A portion of the first story
of the house is all that is left stand