Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1914 — Barkley Township Barn Burned—New Hay the Cause. [ARTICLE]

Barkley Township Barn Burned—New Hay the Cause.

A barn on the Frank Foltz farm, known as the old Sol McCurtain farm in Barkley townsflip, east of the Emmet Pullins farm, was totally destroyed by fire at about 3 o’clock Monday morning. The farm tenant is A J. Landis, and he had just completed filling the barn with new hay, which; had become heated and the fire started by spontaneous combustion. A corn crib adjoining the bam was also burned. Mr. Foltz had insurance amounting to S3OO and bis loss is about SSOO. Mr. Landis also had insurance on his hay and other contents of the barn.