Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1910 — OFFICE GUTTED BY FIRE. [ARTICLE]

OFFICE GUTTED BY FIRE.

Tippecanoe Co. Democrat Sufc fers $3,500 Loss and Carried No Insurance. Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 20.—Fire yesterday gutted the establishment of the Tippecanoe County Democrat on North Third street. Roland Jones, janitor, declares that somebody set fire to the building while he was working in the rear. He says he heard the front door open and close. He had been out of the building but a short time when the flames were discovered. R. M. Isherwood, proprietor of the newspaper. has been active of late in exposing alleged shortcomings of Tippecanoe county office holders. Mr. Isherwood and his friends believe that the torch was applied by an incendiary. The loss will amount to f about 53,500. Mr. Isherwood carried no insurance.