Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1917 — FIRE DESTROYS ARGUS PLANT [ARTICLE]

FIRE DESTROYS ARGUS PLANT

Laporte Newspaper Plant Burned With a Loss of 10,000. Laporte, March 7.—A loss of SIO,OOO was sustained yesterday when the John Wolf building, cohtaining the Daily Argus plant and the Wolf tractor plant on the first floor and the AdvanCe-Rumley Social club on the second floor was partly destroyed by fire. The newspaper plant was put out of business completely, and it will be a week before ft will b& possible to issue the palper from the plant, in the meantime the Argos is being issued from the Herald office, which placed its plant at the disposal of the of the Argus. Origin of the Are, is unknown. The loss is partly covered by insurance.