Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1910 — Fire Destroys Elevator At Town Near Lafayette. [ARTICLE]

Fire Destroys Elevator At Town Near Lafayette.

The Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor Grain company elevator at Ash Grove, a small village ten miles north of Lafayette on the Monon railroad, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The loss is $22,000. The fire started in the cob room and was caused by spontaneous combustion. The elevator was valued at $20,000, and was practically a new structure. It had a capacity of 50,000 bushels of grain, but there was only about 4,000 bushels of wheat, oats and corn in the building, and valued at $2,000. The building and contents were partially covered by insurance. The Are department at Battle Ground was called, and with the help of a bucket brigade, managed to save a few other buildings in the village. The elevator will be rebuilt at once.