Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1905 — A BAD BARN FIRE. [ARTICLE]

A BAD BARN FIRE.

As usual in every big eleotrio storm lightning struck in the Vincent Eisele and Marion Adams neighborhoods, about three miles straight south of town. This time the damage done W9S the worst of any in that neighborhood. About nine o’clock Friday even iDg, the big barn on Mr. Eisele’s place was struok, and was almost instantly in a blaze, and in an almost incredibly short time was totally destroyed. The fire made a big blaze while it lasted, and lighted up the sruth side of the oourt house tower, nntil many es our residents thought it mußt be St. Joseph’s College or the Indian School was on fire.

The worst feature of the fire was the destruction of live stock. This included good four horses burned in the fire, and one cow. In all there were seven horses in the barn and three of them were got oat safe ly. Still another horse was got oat, bat it broke away and ran back in to burning barn and died with the others in the flames but still outside the barn and entirely free to have got away. This particular horse was a little pacer former ly owned by Geo. Siriokfaden, and earlier still by C. P, Wright.

There was also lost in the barn some 20 tons of hay, five or six sets of harness and a small quantity of oats and oorn, kept on hand for feeding purposes, and many small tools eto. Another oow was also injured and may die. The barn was a large one bat rather old. One of the borses. and one oow were struck down by the lightning, and if not killed]directly, were at least enable to stir, The loss is estimated at overj 1,000 dollars and is partly oovered by 600 dollars insurance in O.jß. Steward’s agency. Daring the big storm in June Mr, Eisele’s house was struck, bat not extensively damaged. Farther baok he has had stock killed in the pastures, on several occasions, if rightly rememberedAnother oaee of lightning oocured over in that other favorite striking region, the Kennedy and Washburn neighborhood, in Jordan township. An old shed on Jimmy Kennedy’s plaoe was strnck and burned. It wae near the barn and it took hard work, bat the barn was saved. The shed was of very little value. There was a good deal of wind in plaoe, and considerable oorn was laid on its beam ends, but piobably most of it will straighten up again.

Still farther damage out in that SHine general direction was that Charles Dluzak. near the edge of Carpenter and Jordan, had two good oows strnck and killed. They were iosured in the Farmers Mutual.

Ord Yeoman, also out south some plaoe. got off easy, probably beoanse he is a young feller just starting out for himself, All he 10-t was to -have a shook of oats badly shocked, whioh was not snob a very shocking matter either, though the shook was burned clear up, and no insurance reported.

Still another man over in Jordan Benjamin Barger, got the same ittention as Ord Yeoman. That is -t shock of oats struok and burned. He reports but a comparatively light rain with him. and that over farther southwest, towards Goodlaud, they had none at all. The only lightning los“ north of town yet reported, was that August Schultz, of Union tp. had a good horse struok and killed. The dorse was insured fur $75 and well worth $l5O.

Strong boy age of i wants a 10b on a farm for the rest of the summer, Call at this office