Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1913 — MOTHER 'AND SISTER INJURED IN CYCLONE [ARTICLE]

MOTHER 'AND SISTER INJURED IN CYCLONE

Dr. 0. E. Johnsob Found Disaster Had Visited lowa Home While He Was Enroute There. Dr. C. E. Johnson returned this Wednesday morning from Council Bluffs, lowa, where he hfid been called a week ago last Sunday by the sickness of his father. On the evening of the day he left Rensselaer a terrific cyclone struck dbun-.> cil Bluffs and Dr. Johnson found after his arrival home that not only his father, but his mother and sister, were in the hospital. His father had a severe case of pneumonia and his mother and sister each suffered fractured legs. Four cousins, all girls, were killed. Mr. Johnson and daughter had gone to the home of relatives about ten blocks from their own home on the evening of the cyclone and the house they were in was torn to’pieces and the four girls killed. It was almost miraculous that Mrs. Johnson and daughter escaped a similar fate. When he left Council Bluffs on his return trip to Rensselaer his father was out of the hospital and his mother and sister were making Very good progress toward recovery.

We have them again this year, Rush Park, new garden seeds, 2 packages for sc. Also* red, white and yellow onion sets, Early Ohio and Early Rose potatoes. JOHN EGER.