Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1905 — Where It Did Storm Hard. [ARTICLE]

Where It Did Storm Hard.

A region of country over around Franoesville got the full brunt oi last Friday eveniDg’s wind, rain and lightning storm. In a region of oountry seven or eight miles wide, and extended on this side of Francesville nearly through Gillam township, all the growing corn stalks of any sizs were levelled flat to the ground. Most of these it was thought, would slowly straighten up again, but not all. Many outbuildings and wind, mills were damaged and some totally wreoked, A very large bam, on Ezra Bowman’s farm northwest of Francesville, but a little over the line from Jasper county, was struck by lightning and burned. There were 40 or 50 tons of hay in it and various agri. oultural too’s. Oaly two horses were inside, and they were got out. In Franoesville two residences were struok, and one considerably and the other slightly damaged. The tents of the same patent medicine onmpany that is now in Rensselaer, were then in Francesville, and were all levelled to the ground. The tents of Billy Smith, contractor for the Franoesvilie and Salem township stone roads were in the path of the storm, and one of them was blown down. Billy thinks it was the worst storm he ever saw.