Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1913 — HOUSE AT NEWLAND DESTROYED BY FIRE [ARTICLE]

HOUSE AT NEWLAND DESTROYED BY FIRE

Four-Room House Belonging to Mr P. Halgren and Tenanted by Bert Hale Burned Friday. A 4-room 2-story house on a farm belonging to M. P. Halgren and tenanted by Bert Hale, the first house east of the town of Newland, was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon at about 3 o’clock. Thos. Callahan is the agent for the owner and happened to be at Newland at the time the fire was discovered. The Hale family were away from home. The fife was issuing from the roof and soon enveloped the entire house. Only a few of the tenant’s household articles were saved from the first floor, the bedding and all the clothing except what members of the family had on their backs, being burned. There was S4OO insurance on the house and it is also understood that Hale had his household goods insured.