Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1907 — Lightning flakes A Clean Sweep. [ARTICLE]

Lightning flakes A Clean Sweep.

During the electric storm Wednesday night, or early Thursday morning, lightning struck the buildings on the farm of John Cochran, two miles south of Good land, and house, barn, granery and most ot their contents were destroyed. Among the property thus lost were 16 head of horses. It is also understood that large quanities of implements, grain, hay, etc. were lost No report was received as to insurance he may have had.