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Subject: [KSLOGAN] Storm damages, Buffalo herd, news of Cabbell and Summers;GRAPHIC; May 22, 1891
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:46:58 EST

The worst storm seen by most of the people in this part of the country broke
upon us Tuesday afternoon. It was accompanied by a high wind and severe
hail in some localities. Oakley was on the southern edge of the storm no rain
falling two miles south and most of it passing north, in Thomas county. There
the storm developed its greatest strength and considerable damage was done
to crops, people, animals and window glass. Hail stones as large as hen's
eggs fell in large quantities and cut down everything in the way. Thanks to the
lateness of the season, however, most of the wheat cut down was not so far
advanced but that it will come up again and make a good crop. Several people
caught out were severely pounded, some being laid up in bed in consequence.
Mr. DILLON was caught out in his lumber wagon with his little girl. He
turned his horses loose, covered his girl with the wagon seat and attempted to
shelter her. He succeeded, but was himself badly bruised. His hat rim was cut
into fragments and he received a severe gash on the forehead. In this city
the rainfall was immense and the wind terrific. The windmill on C. A. SMITH's
place, in the north part of town, and the HARKNESS windmill were blown down,
Dr. WINSLOW lost half of his, all the loose shingles, and some of the solid
ones, in town were blown off, the lumber in the Chicago lumber yard was
considerably mixed, half of the roof on the sod house west of CAMP's was lifted
bodily into the air and hurled through the railroad telegraph wires, a small
dwelling house in the west part of town was turned "corner-ways with the
world," half of Dave DOERING's store front was blown in, the photograph tent of ORR
& PETEFISH, which had just been erected and put in shape for business, was
blown flat upon the ground, and a number of signs and chimneys were blown
down, to say nothing of the small out buildings that were either tipped over or
converted into kindling wood.

Wednesday evening and yesterday our people had the opportunity of seeing the
only large herd of buffalo in existence. It was the renowned herd belonging
to Buffalo JONES, of Garden City, Kan., and were in charge of his brother,
E. N. JONES, who was taking them to Culbertson, Neb. There they were to be
increased by the addition of an other bunch from Utah and prepared for
exhibition at the World's Fair, in which enterprise Mr. JONES is in partnership with
Buffalo Bill, and togethey (sic) they will have a Wild West show, consisting
of buffaloes, 200 Indians, 400 cowboys and specimens of all the wild animals
in the west. The herd numbered about seventy head, nearly half of which were
full-bloods and were held for a longtime Wednesday evening south of the
depot, where nearly everyone in town went to look at them. While there, ORR &
PETEFISH, the photographic artists, obtained several good negatives of them.

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CABBELL.

C. I. PALMER has moved back in the BEEBE place.

W. A. WHARTON moved the Frazier stable to Monument Wednesday for Burton
SMITH.

A. L. FRAZIER has made final proof and pulled his freight for Southeastern
Kansas.

Grandma WINSLOW was down to her claim and visiting with her neighbors from
Thursday until Monday.

Wm. LENIHAN has lost some cattle recently from blackleg. He takes his herd
to the Smoky river this week.

--SWIPES.
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SUMMERS.

Spring crops and pastures are doing splendidly.

Rough and Ready is opening up a new farm of 50 acres on the south side of
his claim. He don't seem to abandon hope and courage for trifles.

A very promising Sunday school was organized at Page Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
PHILLIPS was chosen superintendent, Mr. WALKER assistant, Mr. LEMON
secretary and H. RIPLEY treasurer. Session hour 2 o'clock every Sunday afternoon.

The visiting season among the homesteaders has fully set in. John JOHNSON
and family, Mr. FRANKS and family, Lewis SANDBERG and wife and Pete SAMUELSON
and family were entertained at the Sunflower home one day last week. The
PHILLIPS and HANTHORN families visited with Mr. HEMLER and wife at their cozy
cottage Sunday.

The farmers' physiognomies assume a remarkably hopeful and amiable
appearance over the timely and refreshing rains of the past three weeks. The weather
has been extremely favorable for the large wheat crop in Thomas and Logan
counties, two-thirds of which is reported in fine condition and the other third
is this on the ground and will have a tough struggle with the weeds.

--ROUGH AND READY.
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Source: The Oakley GRAPHIC, Oakley, Logan County, Kansas; Friday, May 22,
1891; Volume II No. 27, page 1 columns 5-6. Microfilm available at Oakley
Public Library; filmed by/for Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.


transcribed by Cic. Stetter





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