Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1909 — BARN BURNED SATURDAY NIGHT. [ARTICLE]

BARN BURNED SATURDAY NIGHT.

Joe Norman, One Mlle North of Town, Loses Bam and Contents * —Origin of Fire Unknown.. "A— The barn on Joe Norman’s place one mile north of town, was completely destroyed by fire at about 8 o’clock Saturday night, together with its contents hay, grain, two buggies, farm tools, etc., entailing a loss of between |4OO and |SOO, with about |3OO insurance in the J. C. Porter agency. X Mr. Norman was in town with the testa of horses or tney, too, would likely have been lost. It is not known how the fire started.. Co. Supt. Lamson had come by the place in his auto perhaps fifteen or twenty minutes before the fire was discovered and saw no sign of any fire. Mrs. Norman stepped out the rear door a few moments before eight o’clock and the building was all ablaze. Several people from town went out in autos to th<> fireand the fire department were also present, but little could be done by them without any water. Mr. Norman will rebuild at once.