Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — Residence Property Belonging to Ira Sayler Burns at Mt. Ayr. [ARTICLE]

Residence Property Belonging to Ira Sayler Burns at Mt. Ayr.

At jtbout 10 o’clock Friday morning the house belonging to Ira Sayler at Mt. Ayr was discovered on fire and it burned almost to the ground before the flames were extinguished. The house was occupied by Sam Guthrie, who was able to save about all of his household goods. The fire started from a defective flue. The loss was partially covered by insurance.