Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1918 — THOMPSON BARN BURNS [ARTICLE]

THOMPSON BARN BURNS

LIGHTNING DESTROYS BARN, HORSES, COW AND OTHER PROPERTY AT PARR. '• Lightning struck the large barn on the main farm of Firman Thompson at Parr at an early hour this morning and the bam and contents were destroyed in the fire that followed. The bam contained twelve horses, a cow, 700 bushels of oats, 25 tons of hay and straw, sixteen sets -of harness, fertilizer and a large amount of farm machinery, all of which was destroyed with the exception of two horses and a’ colt, which were badly burned, and it is thought these will die. The bam was worth $3,000 and was insured for SI,OOO. The horses were insured for $1,500, which will nearly cover the loss on these. The total loss will be in the neighborhood of $7,000, with an insurance of only $2,500. The loss is a severe one on Mr. Thompson. AH his horses were destroyed and he will now be compelled to buy tractors to do his fall plowing.