Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1914 — Big Fire at Cedar Lake Wednesday Night. [ARTICLE]

Big Fire at Cedar Lake Wednesday Night.

Cedar Lake suffered a $50,000 fire about 11 o’clock Wednesday nighit, when the row of buildings just west of the Monon depot, containing Manual's general store, the John Mitch saloon —Mitch was recently murdered and three Lowell men, including Ray Heilig, formerly of Remington, are now in jail at Crown Point, charged with the miurder—Clemens’ general store and post office and the Tossiti Brewing Co., building were destroyed. The fire was first discovered by the Monon night man at the the depot, and was then confined to the roof of tne Manual building near t'he chimney. As there is no fire protection there the buildings were soon a of ruins. All were frame buildings except the Mitch saloon, wihich was*of brick. With the burning of these buildings and that of the big Sigler hotel only a few weeks ago, practically all the business buildings on the west side of tihe lake are now wiped out.