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Show "FARMER 'IS KILLED BY LITIS BOLI Hans Browning Meets Instant In-stant Death During Electric Storm. Speei;il to The Tribune. (XJDEX, .Sept. '22. Hans Browning, 21 years of ago. a farmrr in the Roy district, eight miles southwest of Og-dcii, Og-dcii, was instantly killed when struck by lightning at 5 o 'clock tins afternoon, after-noon, ami Peter Jeeninga, his companion, compan-ion, was rendered unconscious, but escaped es-caped other i n.jnry. The bolt also killed one of the horses the farmers were driving and knocked the niher animal to the ground. Browning and Jeeninga, who have been fanning a piece of land belonging belong-ing to J. AY.' Jensen, were in the field loading tomatoes when the lightning I struck. Browning, who was standing I in the wagon, is thought to have received re-ceived the full force of the bolt. lie ! was badly burned on the client and i arm. Jeeninga was knocked under the j wagon. Browning 's body was brought to I Lindquist 's undertaking rooms here to-I to-I night, ile was unmarried and all his relatives livein Holland. |