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Show HAILSTORM VISITS LEH! FARMS AGAIN r i DAMAGE. NOT 80 GREAT A8 LAST YEAR. SMALL TERRITORY IDAMAGED. Another hnll storm struck Lohl farms wot of Jordan rivor Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock and destroy cd almost overy growing thing In Its path. Fortunntely tho scope of territory covored this year was vory Bmall compared with that of last year and tho damngo, while .comploto In tho heart of tho Btorm, was limited and will amount to only botweon three nnd flvo thousand dollars. Tho path of tho storm was over tho Hardman, Qardnor, Atwood and Allrcd farms west of Lehl botweon tho west hills nnd Jordan rivor. Tho storm started from tho west, camo rolling ovor tho big hill ahovo Hnrdman's and procoedod north-east ward townrd town. Hall as big as pigeon eggs shot down llko bullets and water fell in torrents. Tho hall seemed to como from only tho centor of tho storm and struck directly on tho Qardnor ranch. Outsldo of a small scopo right In that vicinity only rain tell and this did slight damage. In tho path of tho hall nothing wob spared, drain was threshed out, beet leaves striped, melon vinos destroyed, garden truck beat Into tho ground and alfalfa laid down as it rolled. Tho bulk of tho damago was dona on the A. D. Gardner portion of tho ranch. Their loss was estimated at $1,500 and It was figured that this was nbout forty to fifty percont of tho total damage. Others suffering wcro Atwoods, Allreds, nnd Hardmans. Somo damage to land through tjiq washing of deep gullies and breaks In tho Provo canal systems Increased tfio total loss. No damngo was Buffered Buf-fered by tho Jordan rivor Irrigation system ns tho gates in tho main river vwtro opened and tho cnnnls rolloved of tho Increased wator. iTho storm ciuuo within ten days ot 'tho sama datn as the' big' hall .storm ItlTat did bo much damago to tho Holds iiii'd town August 9, 1920. r |