Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1920 — FOUR SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING [ARTICLE]

FOUR SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING

Jame* Anderson and Three Other* Near Victlma at Wheatfield. While threshing at the Ott farm north of Wheatfield Monday afternoon, James Anderson and another man and two boys, whose narruee we did not learn, were severely shocked by a stroke of lightning and a horse was killed. Mr. Anderson was knocked unconscious and it was| thought that he, too, was killed, butl after several hours he regained consciousness and at last reports it was thought he would recover. Up to the time of going to press The Democrat was unable to learn very much of the particulars, but It seems the men were in a shed or between a couple of buildings when the storm came up and lightning struck and killed one of the horses. This is said to have been the fourth year that lightning has struck at this place during the threshing season.