Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1911 — Expensive Fire at Monon—Two Residences and Two Barns Burn. [ARTICLE]

Expensive Fire at Monon —Two Residences and Two Barns Burn.

A barn caught fire from an alley brush fire at Monon Tuesday night, and from it another barn caught fire. Sparks and embers from the dry buildings flew all over town and many other properties were set on fire and for a time it seemed that the town would be destroyed. Two houses belonging to George Pedue, a block from the burning barns, caught fire and the local fire fighters were unable to conquer the flames and both were "destroyed. Mr. Pedue occupied one of the houdes and the widow of Henry Moore occupied the other. They were good two-story The barns that were burned belonged to Mrs. McAfee and Frank Wade.