Show FIFTEEN LIVES LOST SOUTHERN NEBRASKA SWEPT BY SERIES OF TORNADOES every dwelling and id ld ng in the path of the storm was blown to pieces A series of heavy storms two of which developed into the worst torna docs does that have visited southern ne braska lor for years passed over portions of clay franklin and kearney coun ties last sunday evening fifteen per sons are known to have lost their lives twenty odd were more or less seriously injured and a number of oth ers received minor injuries every dwelling and outbuilding in the path of the tornado was blown to pieces and the financial loss thus far ac counted will reach about 60 near norman at the home of daniel mccurdy a number of relatives and friends were spending the day and not an inmate escaped death or serious injury two miles south of upland geiman I 1 cutheran services were being held in a school house when the storm struck and demolished it killing tour four of the occupants including the min ister and injuring a number of others the storm was equally destructive at but the people were arned of its coming and sought eel lars for safety I 1 six dwellings were nvere t lom n to p ewe at that place but blit tl air occupants escaped es aped injury with a lew tew exceptions |