Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1919 — TWO FIRES ARE REPORTED. [ARTICLE]

TWO FIRES ARE REPORTED.

A straw stack on the Albert Toben farm, five miles southeast of this city, was burned. Ito the ground Monday afternoon. The fire caught from la threshing engine. Quick work by all hands present saved the separator, which was pulled out .of danger and was but slightly scorched and none of the grain was bumed. Wednesday morning about 1 o’clock fire destroyed the large barn on the Joseph Eichelburger farm,, I west of Francesville, 'Occupied by ’ Charles Brusnahan, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brusnahan, of Parr. 'Fortunately there were no horses ih the barn. Mr. Bursnahan’s harnetes, about 150 bushels of oalts,. and some corn are among the valuable articles which were destroyed. He carried insurance with the Farmers’ ■ Mutual company. We do not know I whether Mr. Eichelburger had the barn insured.