Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1916 — W. W. Miller’s Big Barn Burned at" Mt. Ayr. [ARTICLE]

W. W. Miller’s Big Barn Burned at" Mt. Ayr.

The barn on the W. W. Miller farm just north of Mt. Ayr was completely destroyed by fire Saturday noon, together with considerable of the contents, including some 22 tons of hay and other property. The horses, wagons and harness were gotten out. The barn was one of the best in that locality. A good corn crib containing 2,300 bushels of corn was also burned. The loss is in the neighborhood of $3,500, with $1,300 insurance. It is not known how the fire started. One of the men had just put the teams up for dinner and at the time had gone up in the hay mow and got down some hay. A short time later, when the family were a dinner, it was noticed that the barn was on fire and apparently the fire had started in the mow. The roof of the house caught fire from burning brands ’rveral times, but by having a good supply of water in a tank in the house and passing it out to men on the roof the house was saved.