Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1912 — Farmhouse Burned In Barkley Tp. [ARTICLE]

Farmhouse Burned In Barkley Tp.

The house on the Chamberlain & Marlatt farm in Barkley tp., occupied by John Williams and family, was destroyed by fire of unknown origin that, starting in the second story of the house about 9 a. m., "Wednesday, spread rapidly and completed consumed the structure. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were not at the house when the fire was discovered, but a baby and two small children were left sleeping in the second story of the house, and were rescued by Greeley Comer, a-neighbor, who was working nearby, and who was the first to discover the fire. He succeeded in saving the children, but was able to save very little of the household goods, so rapidly did the fire consume the building. The house was insured for SBBO. As yet they have decided upon no definite plans for re-building.