Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1916 — Band Stank Burns at Crown Point Fair; One Dead. [ARTICLE]

Band Stank Burns at Crown Point Fair; One Dead.

One of the most shocking accidents that ever occurred in Crown Point occurred on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the fatal burning of Max Kirchman, a small boy, when the band stand at the Lake county fair grounds was completely destroyed by fire. The fire started in a nearby tent containing the remains of the stock of fireworks used in the free exhibitions in the fair program. The fire is suposed to have been started by small boys.