Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1917 — FIRE DESTROYED FORD AUTO [ARTICLE]

FIRE DESTROYED FORD AUTO

The Ford automobile belonging to M. C. DeMuth, a local fertilizer agent who moved here recently from Whitehouse, Ohio, was practically destroyed by fire Sunday night. Mr. DeMuth had driven the car to the depot about 11:30 o’clock and on trying to start the car when ready to „ return home found he was out of gasoline. Procuring some gasoline he lighted a lantern to see to put it in the car and in some way the gasoline became ignited. The entire body of the car we destroyed. The damage was covered by insurance.