Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1910 — FARM BUILDINGS SAVED FROM FIRE. [ARTICLE]

FARM BUILDINGS SAVED FROM FIRE.

The barn on the Elizur Sage farm west of town caught fire Thursday morning, presumably from someone smoking thereabout, but was extinguished with practically no damage. Had it got beyond control it would likely have burned all the outbuild-

ings and Mr. Sage’s fine new house. f . Jack Montgomery picked up an auto load of men in town as soon as he learned of the fire, and, armed with chemical fire extinguishers, they made a fast run sor ’ the scene. They only got out as far as the Ed Parkison farm, however, when they learned the fire had been put out, and they turned around and came back to town. Jack says if farmers residing on stone or gravel roads within five to eight miles of Rensselaer, would telephone in to the central office when any of their buildings get on fire that a few fellows could be picked up and run out to the fire in ten or fifteen minutes yvith chemical extinguishers and perhaps save many hundreds of dollars loss. It would not be a bad idea for the -farmer himself to have a chemical extinguisher at his home, handy for emergencies which are likely to arise at almost any time.