Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1914 — Fire Destroyed Wheat on Two Farms Near Reynolds. [ARTICLE]

Fire Destroyed Wheat on Two Farms Near Reynolds.

The following article froiii the Monticello Journal will be interesting here because the wife of W. P. Cooper, who lost 8 acres of wheat by fire, was formerly Miss Ethel Sharp, of this city. The item reads: “Fire on Monday afternoon burned over and destroyed eight acres of wheat on W. P. Cooper’s large farm 4% miles southwest of Reynolds, also destroyed between 10 and 12 aere/of meadow on the Guy Fisher farifa adjoining, Mr. Cooper estimates that the wheat would have made 30 bushels to the acre and his loss is around S2OO. The fire is supposed to have started from either a cigar or a cigarette stub dropped by a passerby.”