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Show IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE BY TERRIFIC HAILSTORM BLOOM FIELD, Neb, ist.pt further reports on the storm of wind and hail which BWepI over Knox and jl ierce counties Saturday night show l that one man. Charles Nllson. was fa-1 , tally Injure,!, and three others sever,.-ly sever,.-ly hurt At the loan of Crofion the hall unusual in size, f, t. tli. depth Si Bctwe8n Crofton and Uloom- fleld all south and Weal windows of I houses were smashed. A farmer whose, name could not be learned, had his1 face almost beaten to a pulp by the: hailstones. Martin Sorensen, a travel-l ing man. vv:us badly hurt when his au-tomoblle au-tomoblle was blown Into H ditch and' he was thrown through the windshield ! I he ear took fire and was destroved. I Several cattle and horses were killed when lightning struck a barn and caused Its binning. Many cattle were found dead today In pastures as a result re-sult or being struck by lightning i orn stalks and trees were Stripped of foliage foli-age The heaviest rain for mnnv years' fell, washing OUl small bridges! Wind and hall did considerable damage In this town but no one was seriously Jn-I Jured. |