The Sabetha Star from Sabetha, Kansas • 1

Sabetha A ft 1 I I VOL. I. NO. 21. SABETHA, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1896.

$1.00 PER YEAR. CYCLONE SWEPT. ward, down the Pony Creek valley Henry and occupied by his son An-witli destruction in its path. drew was blown Hat and the houses of The grain office of C. H.

White was Geo. E. Baldwin and B. F. Cramer unearned away except the floor -also his roofed.

The house of Joseph Postel little engine house while his new ele- was moved some, vator was partially unroofed and bad- This side of the ditch the house of ly damaged. The cars on the side- Thomas Best wick was entirely carried tracks of the G. I. were dashed up away, leaving him and family un-and down meeting each other at full harmed, even the stove remaining in speed and leaping up in the air as place. they hit each other, to be thrown over The mission chapel in same block is Wheat 50 Corn, white 17 Corn, mixed 17 Oats, white 14 Outs, mixed 12 Butter 12 Eggs 8 Cows 1.50 to 3.00 Steers 3.00 to 3.40 Hogs 3.00 Hay 5.00 scattered over the ground and the on their sides blocking every side- track above the depot site.

The G. I. depot was then struck and fell all apart like a house of ca'ds the walls falling outward, the partitions in, and strangest of all the four men inside escaped with their ives. T. V.

Austin, day operator, was knocked under his operating ta- blc and next found himself out on the embankment across two.tracks and his companion Lee Smiddy night operator, not far away and not knowing how he got there. Green Bowman was caught under the walls but G. S. Alban, who was also inside, helped get him out, both having stiff necks for a day or Bunker and A. W.

Cracraft unroof-two but glad to get out with their ing out buildings, coming eastward ives. Less than a block north-the house and barn of J. C. Bowman stood, and both were razed to the ground, his horses scattered to the north end, his cow was found later buried in the mud to the east. Mr.

Bowman and family and his neighbor, J. H. Miller and wife were in the cellar and encap- ed with their lives. Mr. Bowman was a small house occupied by O.

M. Ver-hit on the back by a rock from the million and owned by B. F. Newman Marshall, Nemaha, and Brown Counties Visited. BINDINGS BLOWN TO ATOMS.

A Nitmhcr of A ad Hundreds of Families are Jtendcrcd Homeless. Sunday the seventeentli day of May will always be a memorable day in the history of Sabetha and a large scope of surrounding country, and also a day which none of us will ever wish to see repeated, home of us foolishly thought we were exempt from any such visitation being so far away from any large river, but those who wished to see a small cyclone are now thoroughly cured. Those who study such things claim the maps giv en in the Kansas City dailies of Mon day night are correct and that we were on the outer edge of the cyclone which originated in Cloud county in tne ariernoon, gave rranktort an awful visitation, then visited Baileyville and Seneca and passing on to the northeast gave Sabetha a visit, passing on to Falls City and Preston giv ing Reserve a side hit. About 4.20 m. it became so dark here it was diffi cult to see to read except out by window, and when it began to rain a Couple of hours later we hoped it would clear away but those who were watching the clouds saw an immense black cloud rolling toward us from the northwest and many sought their caves and cellars.

About 7.15 p. the wind vered around to the north west and in a twinkling the cyclone was upon us, tearing down Main street twisting great trees, unroofing houses, leveling a few and giving that awful roar that spreads terror to every heart. That so many reached their caves is one reason why our death list is so small. Near the corner of Washington avenue it met a smaller cyclone and bore northeast new house of John Gamble near the railroad was leveled while Sam Bow- man's house, just east, only lost its front porch. The ice house of Book Ruse was leveled but speedily put up again.

Upon West Main street where it first struck 'the sight is awful to see so many comfortable homes so nearly ruined. The stable of M. Arries was blown away, several of his cows killed and the back part of his house unroofed. The ice house of Weiss Brothers was unroofed, then it struck G. M.

thehouseoccupiedbyW.il. Graham was moved on its foundation and bad- ly buldged out but was not blown away, fortunately as the cellar was full of neighbors who had sought refuge there. The next house, the residence of Henrv Hall was blown all to pieces, th floors turned over and everything demoralized. The next, a was carried out against the fence and badly wrecked; J. P.

Lahr's windmill was b) down and the house badly shaken up as were N. Walters and A. r. Stimson the latter owned by Lahr houses of Mr. Adams occupied by J.

M. Roberts and W. A. Doolittle. A.

L. Austin's house fared hard, the east end of the wing was blown out, E. F. Pugsley's house was unroofed and Dr. Reding's house escaped while his barn was Hat on the ground, R.

C. Doolittle's new house has lots of glass gone, J. W. Mitchell's also Sam Slosson's houses were nearly blown clear of shingles, E. J.

White's barn gone and house badly wrecked. Continued on last puge.) wall but was glad it was no worse. The house across the road recently built by E. W. Sargent and occupied by Mr.

Miller was entirely blown away and they have Tost everything Subscribe for The Star. Legal blanks at The Star office. Old papers for sale at this office. Everything in wash fabrics at Haines'. A new line of side combs at Minger and Dubach's.

The new style ladies belts at Minger Dubach's. Haines has the largest line of clothing in the city. Watches cheaper than ever at Minger Dubach's. Kepner Bros, are selling the celebrated Household sewing The Daily Inter Ocean and Tiie Sabetha Star, for one year for $6.00. Go to Haines' for shoes.

See that 20th century last in men's and ladies' tine shoes. "When mi want a sewing machine go to Kepner Bros, and examine the Household. CohaU Cohatlt Only 50 cents per load, at J. Lukert's elevator. F.

Kev. B. C. Preston, came on from Ilockford, 111., Tuesday morning, to see how his family was faring. White Skinner have just received a car load of Mason fruit bars, which will be sold at hard time prices.

A very choice selection of pattern hats on displa at Mrs. E. Cassett's She invites the ladies to call and see them. Why not get your wall paper of J. Beeghly or E.

M. Snyder, when you can save from 20 to 40 per cent, and get better paper? E. J. Beeghly and E. M.

Snyder make a specialty of selling wall paper and putting it on, complete. Get their estimates of our rooms. Miss Jennie Graham, who has been teaching in the public schools at Frankfort completed her nine, months last week and returned home, Monday. Mrs. Dr.

Reding and children returned from their short visit in To- peka, Monday evening. The Dr. came home Saturday, in time for the cyclone. Mr. Ashton an uncle of Mrs.

Reding, who has been living in California, stopped off here Tuesday to visit the Doctor and view the ruins made by the cyclone. F. M. Spalding hurried up from Lawrence, Monday afternoon to see if his lumber yard had been scattered all over the neighboring country, but found it all safe, seeing he carried a policy for against cyclone. they had.

Niel. In the next block was a small house Geo. S. Hughes and Geo. Ira Adams' owned by W.

G. Sargent and occupied houses were badly wrecked, roofs by Wm. Carey, which was demolished taken away, gables blown in and cloth-and on the east of it a small house ing scattered as also the two small owned by G. B. Richmond and occu- pied by John Coleman who lost every- thing but the clothes on their backs.

Acrops the street to the west the house of S. P. Hay was blown flat and Mr. Hay and youngest son badly in- jured while Mrs. Hay was not hurt.

The house to the north recently bought by Wm. Fisher was practically ruined and F. F. Barnes' house badly wrecked. The E.

A. Richmond house to the north was also badly wrecked and was owned by D. P. Dnrstin. 1- Mosson house and barn are To the north of this the houses of nearly total wrecks.

W.U Sargent and George Harrington North of the railroad track the car-were flattened to the earth. penter shop of Austin Hollister, the The homes of Geo. Zeigler, "Dude" sma11 ll0Use occupied by Jack Gill, and Patterson and Mrs. Eliza Murphy the empty residence of Mrs. P.

W. were cast into the gully and badly Seaman's were blown entirely away, wrecked. tne niilroad coal shutc is gone and one Over on the east side of the big car of coal carried northeast nearly a ditch, the house owned by Joshua.