Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — Costly Fire at Sparta. [ARTICLE]

Costly Fire at Sparta.

Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 22. —Fire entailing a loss of $200,000 destroyed the grain elevator, electric • lighting plant and coal yard of the Sparta Milling company at Sparta, thirteen milej north of here.