Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — M. M. Ocker Suffers Less of Store aad flange by Fire. [ARTICLE]

M. M. Ocker Suffers Less of Store aad flange by Fire.

The Francesvllle Tribune publishea the following account of a fire that burned the hardware store and garage of M. M. Ocker at Medaryvllle Tuesday night. Mr. Ocker moved from Wheatfield about a year ago. The Tribune says: / Fire broke out in the old Horner building at MedaryviUe Tuesday night destroying it and an adjacent -handing. The fire started from a defective lighting plant and could not be checked in), time to save the buildings because the towh hasn’t any fire protection of any kind. o?te at the bulldings was occupied by a stock and the other was used ds <* garage, both owned by M. M. Ocker. Considerable Insurance was carried on the building and contents but not sufficient to cover the loss.