Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1919 — DWELLING HOUSE ON LAWLER RANCH BURNED SUNDAY. [ARTICLE]

DWELLING HOUSE ON LAWLER RANCH BURNED SUNDAY.

A seven-room dwelling house on one of the Lawler farms in Newton township was burned *o the ground about noon Sunday. The house was occupied by Charles Bowers and family, who suffered a severe loss. With ths exception of a piano and a few small pieces of furniture belonging to Mr. bowers, nothing was saved and the loss is a great hardship to Mr. Bowers. At present they are living with neighbors. The origin of the fire is not known, but is thought to have been due to a defective flue in the kitchen