Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1917 — Storm Last Night Caused Considerable Damage. [ARTICLE]

Storm Last Night Caused Considerable Damage.

The sleet storm of l ast night and this mofning is said to have caused considerable damage throughout the state to the telephone lines and crops, as well as many other things. Trains ran hours behind scheduled time owing to the icy condition of the tracks. It is said that south of Rensselaer, from Remington on that the damage was quite heavy, especially to the telephone wires. From Monon on south .practically al l of the wires are out of commission.