Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1917 — Lightning Kills Cattle. [ARTICLE]

Lightning Kills Cattle.

Thursday afternoon the lightning killed, four cows belonging to Clarence Maxwell, who lives on the Welsh brothers farm in Jordan. Last year Mr. Maxwell had five cattle killed on this same farm. Thomas Brien, who lives about four miles west of' Foresman, had a fine big cow killed by lightning at the same time. All five head of stock were insured and this will take care in a very large measure the loss sustained by the owners. George H. Luse and his tenant, William J. Jeffrey, of Wheatfield, were in Rensselaer today and reported that Wheatfield Red Cross war fund had now reached $1,379.40. They have set their mark at-$1,500 ahd will undoubtedly reach it.