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Show FOUR STATES SWEPT BY BESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES 1 about 9;S0 p. in. near what la known ! as No. 10 Junction, a mining settlement. settle-ment. All the victims were colored. 1 The tornado struck South Des Moines at t o'clock last night. It came from the south, but after the- greater part of the destruction was wrought, veered to the northwest as it approached the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rac-coon rivers. The property damage in South Des Moines and vicinity will reach $50,000. The Knauf home and the Christian church were wrecked, and about forty other buildings were badly Injured. , DES MOINES, la-. May 27.Iowa has been atormWwept for the past twenty-four twenty-four hours. Tornadoes caused the loss of six lives,, the fatal injury of three persons and the serious Injury of 'a score swore, beside great property lose. The victims at Glen wood were all inmates in-mates ot the school for the feebleminded, feeble-minded, where the storm struck at 9:30 p. rru The tornado struck the girls' dormitory, commonly known as the old ' building, first. The roof was torn off, and with a terrible crash fell back upon the wrecked building. The superintendent super-intendent estlmatea that the loss will be at least $75,000. The tornado near Buxton struck at |