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Show OLD SAYING IS DISPROVED Montana Lightning Does Striko in Same Place. Special to Tho Tribune. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 20. In more thnn ono 1 Instanco )n this State tho old story that llght-nlns llght-nlns never ' strike twice In tho eamo placo has lately bien disproved. It was first supposed sup-posed tho bolt that struck the library towor hero a few days ago. touched precisely tho same spot that was Btruck two years nco. but Marco Medln, ono of tho library trustees, says the points of contact wero not Identical. How-evor, How-evor, thoy wero elbso enough to dlsprovo tho old theory. A dispatch from Great Kulls says that lightning In that city struck tho house of State Senator Fletcher Mnddox In exactly the spot a bolt struck about a year ago. Tho bolt knocked off tho shingles used In repairing iho roof a year bro. At that tlmo tho lightning throw down a picture hunK on tho wail. Ino recent bolt knocked down tho same picture. |