Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1912 — TOWN OF HEBRON IS BURNING UP [ARTICLE]

TOWN OF HEBRON IS BURNING UP

Smith Bps.’ Hardware and Furniture Store And Other Buildings Said to Be in Flames. We are often indebted to our friend,' Otto Braun, the band instructor, and leader, for a news item of importance. Today (Thursday) he arrived from Lowell on the 11:18 train and informed us that the town of Hebron was on fire and that the business section was in danger of being wiped out Sniitl Bros.’ big hardware and furniture store was reported to be totally destroyed and other buildings burning. The Hebron News, which was destroyed by fire several months ago, is said to be in a building adjoining one of the burning buildings and apparently doomed. A later message was received by us to the effect that the burning section of the town was being totally destroyed.