This story comes from Parshall among the news aftermath of the recent storm which swept that city: When the recenty {sp} heavy storm hit Parshall, Charles Pierce, local agent of the International Oil company, was sitting in his office. The office was smashed to bits, and Pierce, a stove, and a 1,800-pound save were blown some 60 feet away. The safe fell on Pierce's leg, but that limb was artificial, so Pierce left it there and hopped to his home.

Sioux County Pioneer, 7/17/1919