Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1911 — Two Buildings Destroyed By Fire at Kniman. [ARTICLE]

Two Buildings Destroyed By Fire at Kniman.

Fire last night entirely destroyed the general merchandise store of Charles Kramer and the adjoining business building occupied as a residence by J. W. Heilscher. " “—. The Kramer store was in a building owned by Tom Sayers. The fire is supposed to have started from a lamp. It spread rapidly and it was only by the hardest kind of work upon the part of the citizens that the entire town escaped destruction. Even the women did heroic work in fighting the flames; Both buildings and contents were destroyed. The total loss is estimated at |5,000 or 66,000. Insurance was carried by the parties concerned, but the amount is not known. The largest loss was th® Ktamer and- building... .