Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1915 — Windstorm Does Much Damage Near Brook Sunday. [ARTICLE]

Windstorm Does Much Damage Near Brook Sunday.

A windstorm did considerable damage near Mt. Ayr and Brook Sunday. The full extent of the damage could not be learned. A barn on the Jack Ulyat farm was blown dawn and four horses reported killed. A barn on the Charles Battleday farm was blown down and damage resulted to the house. Mr. Battleday’s nephew, George Battleday, lives on the farm. The George Battleday farm on which Charles Battleady, Jr., resides, also suffered damage. Charles Battleday went to the farm today and had not returned when The Republican went to press.