Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1917 — Wheatfield Township Residence Burned to the Ground. [ARTICLE]

Wheatfield Township Residence Burned to the Ground.

The farm residence occupied by Ernest Asher and family and owned by his father, was burned Friday afternoon, having been struck by lightning. The Ashers were away at the time of the fire and neighbors were unable to save much of the contents.