Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1907 — LOWELL HAS ANOTHER FIRE. [ARTICLE]

LOWELL HAS ANOTHER FIRE.

Up at Lowell Tuesday the standpipe of the waterworks was emptied to dean it out, and while this was going on fire broke out in a bam in the town. Before the flames were got under control a grocery store and two or three barns were burned, entailing a loss of about $2,000, The wind was blowing very strong at the time and it looked like a good part of the town would be swept away, but fortunately the wind veered somewhat and the “bucket brigade” finally got the fire under control. Our former townsman, Frank Maloy’s house Was in the path of the flames and all his household goods, as were those of two others, were moved out in anticipation that the house must go, but the building was saved.