Show severe thunderstorm visits monticello tuesday afternoon a thunderstorm of unusual severity and lu ration broke over monticello cf etting fatting fat ting off power in some parts f town and causing other othe r darn dam age fuses blew out on six transformers according to gordon A robson superintendent of the town s light power and water and one bone transformer on main street burned out and had to be replaced business houses in the center town burned burld candles in the evening and work at the record shop i was delayed 24 hours the weather ver reported that inches of rain fell during the storm another storm on wednesday night added to the precipitation for the month which totals with three days to go some hail accompanied the rain but no serious damage has been reported wheat fields suffered loss from the force of the downpour I 1 the fish and game dam on ordure creek south of town was artly washed out A horse belonging to T at southeast of town was killed by lightning it is reported that 30 cars were stalled on the highway under reconstruction east I 1 of town and had to be aided by caterpillars cater pill ars the lightning performed strange pranks some reporting that they saw flashes around thi thir r stoves and that fire was seen around play wagons on the lawn |