Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — FARMHOUSE BURNED. [ARTICLE]

FARMHOUSE BURNED.

In Barkley Tp., Friday Evening On the Wallace Murray Fan^. * The third fire In almost the ime neighborhodd within the ast few weeks, each destroying a fine “residence, occurred Friday evening at about 7 o’clock at the Wallace Murray farm in Barkley tp.. occupied by Ord Yeoman, who was fortunate enough to save practically all. his household is not known how the

fire started, but likely from a defective flue, as it was first discovered in the attic. The house was totally destroyed. The farm belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly,' and the house was an extra good* one, worth $2,000 to 52,500. It was insured for $1,200. It will be rebuilt this season. This is the third fire that has occurred in that same locality in the past few weeks, and in each instance it was an extra good farmhouse that was destroyed. The first was the John W. Humes residence, and the second that on the'D. H. Yeoman farm. Each of the reisdences was worth $2,000 or better.