Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1913 — Small Blaze at Nathan Fendig Residence Today. [ARTICLE]

Small Blaze at Nathan Fendig Residence Today.

A gasoline stove in the kitchen of the Nathan Fendig, home was responsible 4 for a small fire this Friday morning. Mrs. Jacobs haid lighted the stove and was heating water in a kettle. She had gone to another part of the house and apparently the burner had choked up and some of the gasoline had dripped from it. When discovered the rugs on the floor were ablaze and the stifling smoke made it difficult to get the burning rugs from the house. This was soon accomplished, however, and there seemed to be no other damage unless the stove itself was ruined.