Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — BIG FIRE AT REYNOLDS. [ARTICLE]

BIG FIRE AT REYNOLDS.

'Half the Business Section of Town Destroyed.—Result of Lightning Stroke. Reynolds, the little town in White county at the crossing of the Monpn and Panhandle railroads, was visited by a disasterons fire at an early hoar Tuesday morning, the loss being estimated at $25,000. It is supposed that the fire started from h stroke of lightning that ran in over the telephone wires to the telephone offioe which was located in Phillips’ store and postoffioe, where the fire was first discovered. The town is without fire protection and the destroyed were old frame structures mostly that will now be replaoed with brick, no doubt. Little insurance was carried. The buildings burned and .the estimated individual losses are as follows: Phillips' hardware store $5,000 K, of P. Lodge 500 Telephone exchange 250 Myers’ shoe store. 1,500 Myers'building. . 1,000 McKee's restaurant and bldg.,. 1,200 Kruger’s grocery and bldg 1,250 Eads’ hardware stock and bldg. 1,750 Heimlich’s blacksmith shep.... 5,000 Heimlich’s residence 2,000 Swisher's barn 300 Fastnow's building..., 1,500 Gross' saloon 2,000 Grissmer's two r00m5..,....... 1,500 Robinson’s saloon 1,000 Scbroeder’s barber 5h0p........ 300