Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — Former Residents Recently Suffered Fire Loss. [ARTICLE]

Former Residents Recently Suffered Fire Loss.

Mrs. Carl Hamacher, of near Lowell, was down on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hamacher, who moved upon their farm near Lowell last spring from over in Newton county, met with quite a serious loss on June 16, when their farm house tflth practically all its contents, was destroyed by fire. The fire occurred about 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon, while -Mrs. Hamacher was busy with her ironing, and was caused from a defective flue. All their bedding, clothing, kitchen utensils and almost all the entire contents were destroyed. The house, while an old one, had been repainted and repapered on the inside and was quite comfortable. They had but $550 insurance on the house and contents, which did not cover half the loss. *They are nowbusy rebuilding, and are putting up a nice 2-story, 8-room house, 26x26 feet in size. Mrs. Hamacher states that their crops are looking well as yet and with favorable weather they expect to have a bounteous harvest.