Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1913 — BARNS BURNED AND STOCK KILLED BY STORM [ARTICLE]

BARNS BURNED AND STOCK KILLED BY STORM

Dexter Jones Bara Southwest olj Remington and Others Near Francesville Burned. • • .. .. r ; Another severe thunderstorm occurred Monday night, starting at about 8 o’clock and continuing for almost two hours. A large amount of rain fell and there was considerable thunder and lightning and some wind. The damage near Rensselaer was not extensive, but to the northeast, over near Francesville, there was a great amount of damage and further to the northeast it is said to have been even worse. There was also some lightning damage to the south, and It is reported that £ large barn on the Dexter Jones farm, occupied by Dudley 5 Tyler, 3 mUos southwest of Remington, was burned. A barn on this place was burned about a year and a half ago, having been set on fire at that time by a little son of the tenant. The 'light from the fire Monday night was plainly visible in Rensselaer find seemed much nearer this city. 1 It is also reported that a barn on a farm belonging to one of the Dluzak boys in Carpenter township, northeast of Remington, was burned, but this rumor could not be Confirmed. John Southard was in from the old John Irwin place i t Mllroy township, suffered some los» Th*e lightning struck the nilJk house, split one studding and t»r>! h ■buggy cushion at the bottom of the studding all to pieces. No other damage resutled. Isaac Saidla, southeast of town; lost two steers and one cow by lightning. His loss was covered by insurance. A barn on the George Helman farm, southwest of Francesville, in Gillam township, was burned. The particulars could not be learned. A barn on the Will Schleman farm in Gillam township was. also burned. This farm was tenanted by A. R. Wentz. The barn was With new clover hay. Some steers add hogs were killed. The stock was fainp property of Schleman and Wants.. Ibere was still another barn burned lb that neighborhood but The Republican could hot learn to whom it belonged. Lightning struck a big barn on Section 32 of the Otis ranch west of Fair Oaks, tearing the end of the barn some but not doing very lintiph damage. The barn did not catch fire.