Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1906 — DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING. [ARTICLE]

DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.

During the thunder storm last Friday lightning struck a stack of hay on the Mrs. Pierce farm south of town and burned it, and killed four fat steers for Granville Moody northeast of town. The house occupied by the Garling boys, on South River street, was also struck, the bolt entering the roof near the chimney and passing down and out through the south side of the building, knocking off considerable plastering and scaring a few years growth out of John and Jake Garling, who were in the house at the time, but not setting fire to it.