Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1918 — BIG FIRE IN HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP [ARTICLE]

BIG FIRE IN HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP

The large barn and corn cribs on the J. J. Lawler farm, east of Rensselaer and occupied by Walter Feldhouse, were burned to the ground this morning. The fire occured about 9 o’clock and it orgin is unknown. There was not much in the barn except some straw, but the corn cribs had about two hundred bushels of corn in them and also a great amount of farm machinery belonging to Mr. Feldhouse. The crib buildings also contained a Ford automobile, which belonged to one of the men working on the place. This was also ruined by the fire. Besides these buildings, a large chicken house was destroyed by the fire and a large number of chickens were also burned.

H. B. Tuteur returned this morn ing from a trip to Indianapolis.