Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1915 — Small House Destroyed Ry Fire at Newland Wednesday. [ARTICLE]

Small House Destroyed Ry Fire at Newland Wednesday.

A small house occupied by the family of Walter Aeams, at Newland, was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning at about 9:30 o’clock, together with all of the contents, including the clothing of the wife and four children except what they had on their backs. The house belonged to Ed Oliver, The Democrat is informed, and was insured, but there was no insurance on the contents. Adams was away at work, and the fire is said to have started from a. flue hole in the chimney that had simply been papered over with no metal stop in the hole. The family are very poor, and a meeting was held by the citizens to raise funds to procure clothing, etc;, for them. * The township trustee will also assist, it is said. In addition to losing all tlieir household effects, some $8 in money, all they had, was consumed in the fire.