Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1910 — Prompt Action Saves Barn Which Lightning Had Struck. [ARTICLE]

Prompt Action Saves Barn Which Lightning Had Struck.

There was considerable lightning accompanying a severe thunder, wind and rain storm Sunday morning at about 5 o’clock. Several reports of trees and telephone poles that were struck have reached us, but the only building reported hit was a barn on the Harvey W. Wood, Sr., farm, southeast of Rensselaer. Fortunately the family were up and succeeded in putting out the fire started by the lightring and the damage resulting was but slight. Oats and corn were blown over considerably pretty well all over the county.