Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1917 — Early Morning Fire Does But Little Damage. [ARTICLE]

Early Morning Fire Does But Little Damage.

-At 5:40 this morning the shrill fire whistle was sounded and our fire company was called to the home of Charles Leavel, who lives in the Gus Yeoman property in the northwest part of the city. The .extremely opld weather and the cutting wind made the trip very disagreeable and Fire Chief Montgomery says it was one of the wDret-hiws K & everm Fotrunatsly the fire 'had not gotten under much headway and was easily put out with chemical extinguishers. The roof had taken fire from a spark from a wood fire and a hole about two feet square was burned near tihe chimney. The damage is very slight and it is certainly very fortunate for the firemen and for the property owners that it was of so little moment.