Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A fire at Rossville, Carroll county, early Monday, morning, cau&ed a loss of about $50,000. The fire started in Randolph & Shriner’s store and spread to adjoining buiidiugs, the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows buildings both being burned. Appleton’s hardware and implement store, the Klrcheral dry goods store were destroyed and others suffered extensive damage. The Frankfort fire department was called out and made the trip to Rossville in automobiles, reaching there 35 minutes after the call was made and doing effecteive work with chemical fire extinguishers. In the account of the automobile pccident, appearing in the Monday issue, The Republican erroneously stated that Orris Ballard, a member of the automobile party, was a cousin of George Scott of this city. Mr. Scott informs us that a relationship of no kind exists between them, and he expressed some indignation that he should be coupled up with a fellow who had been involved in such trouble without having been given a chance to deny it George is a candidate for county recorder and don’t want to lose any votes because of unfortunate relationship. Upon deliberation he admitted that Ballard was a grand nephew, of his stepmother or something about that far away and The Republican is willing to do all it can to extricate him from tbe embarrassment of our careless and entirely erroneous, publication. We believe, however, that George’s qualities of excellence are so well known that he will not be seriously damaged by the blunder. The Republican does not believe that any man is responsible for the conduct of another and probably any of us or all of us have cousins, first, second or more distant, that have committed worse blunders than Ballard. Any person that would blame George for what some relatives might have done is crazy with the heat and we believe George is mistaken in thinking that they might The Republican never claimed to be infallible and if we get some of our people coupled up a bit wrong in relationship, we are glad to back track in order to spare their feelings and we trust this statement tally relieves George of any suspicion of relationship with Ballard. Butter wrappers, any quantity. Plain or printed, may be had at ths Republican office.