Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1902 — BARN BURNED NEAR PARR. [ARTICLE]

BARN BURNED NEAR PARR.

night, about 10 o’clock, the people of Parr, were aroused by the continued screeching of the locomotive of the stock train going north, and on looking out to discover what the commotion was, saw flames bursting from T. F. Brusnahan’s barn, a short distance south of that town. On their arriving at the scene Mr. Brusnahan and family were routed out from sleep and by heroic efforts, the cribs and about SSOO worth of corn was saved, also a carriage, buggy, binder and other farm implements, but 6 head of horses, 6 cows and two calves were consumed, together with hay, grain, etc. The total loss was about $1,200, with $550 insurance. The loss is a bad one for Mr. Brusnahan and he has the sympathy of the community. The origin of the fire is not known. Later, a subscription paper was started and something like S3OO is being raised by his neighbors to buy Tom some horses.