Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — Barn Destroyed By Lightning. [ARTICLE]

Barn Destroyed By Lightning.

The barn on the farm of Henry Schmitt, about a mile west of Kniman, was completely destroyed by fire when struck by lightning during the heavy electrical storm in that section Monday evening. Several tons of hay, 3 head of horses, some harness, and a couple of buggies, with little or no insurance „on them, which were in the barn at the time, were also destroyed.