Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1910 — FARM RESIDENCE OF MRS. J. W. PIERCE BURNS. [ARTICLE]

FARM RESIDENCE OF MRS. J. W. PIERCE BURNS.

Caught Fire From Defective Flue and Burns to the Ground Early Thursday Morning. A six-room house on the farm of Mrs. J. W. Pierce was totally destroyed by fire this Thursday morning. It was located two miles south of Rensselaer and was occupied by J. Frank Osborne and Henry Osbprne. The former had advertised a sale to take place today and the family was busy making arrangements for the sale when, at about 9 o’clock, Mrs. Osborn’ started to go upstairs. She found the entire upper part of the house in flames. The alarm was at once given and theunen succeeded in getting all the things out of the lower part of the house, but everything in the upper part was consumed by the flames. The house was burned to the ground, as was also a smokehouse. The house was one of the oldest houses in this part of the county, having been erected about fifty years ago and was not in very good condition. It is understood that SSOO insurance was carried on it, which will about cover the loss. Mr. Osborne had no insurance on his household goods. Mrs. Osborne w4nt to the Henry Kolhoff farm, nearby, and the men took charge of the sale of the farm stock and equipment, conducting it as advertised. The household goods that were saved will be at once shipped to Texas, to which state the family expect to start next Monday or Tuesday. Mr. Osborne rented a large farm 29 mile's south of Amarillo, Texas, and went there this fall and sowed 160 acres of wheat.