Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1908 — ERNEST FRITTS "BLOWS UP.” [ARTICLE]

ERNEST FRITTS "BLOWS UP.”

Ernest Fritts, formerly of Rensselaer, met with a slight accident to himself and had the plate glass window of his store blown out Wednesday afternoon. The Delphi Herald gives the following account of the disaster: ‘ “At 1:30 this afternoon an explosion occurred which could be heard all over the business section. It was the peanut roaster in the Fritts store next to the postoffice on Main street. The roaster was standing in the east window of the room and the explosion blew out the plate glass windows in both the front and side windows, smashed up one of his best show cases, destroyed several dollars worth of candy and did other damages. The roaster was completely wrecked. “Mr. Fritts was standing by the machine and was knocked down, a small cut on his back and several bruises were the only injuries suffered. It was a lucky thing for him, and the wonder is that he was not killed. Just a few minutes previous to the explosion, Frank Browne and Frank Swatts were sitting tn front of the window.”