Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — SMALL FIRE EARLY MONDAY [ARTICLE]

SMALL FIRE EARLY MONDAY

Sparks Set, Fire to Roof at the Charles Leavel Home. Sparks from a chimney while he was starting a fire at about .5:30 Monday morning set fire to the roof of the Charles Leaver home in the Gus Yeoman property in the northwest part of the city. On the county farm road t The fire was discovered before very much damage had been done and after turning in an alarm Mr. Leavel endeavored to subdue the flames with buckets of water. The fire co-irfpany was on the scene in a short time and Chief Montgomery soon had the fire under control with the use of chemicals. Mr. Montgomery says his experience at this fire was the coldest of his recollection and after coming down, from the roof he was hardly able to handle himself. The damage was not very extensive, being confined to the roof where a hole about two feet square was burned.