Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1918 — Balloon Fires Moline Church. [ARTICLE]

Balloon Fires Moline Church.

Moline, 111., July s.—Fire started by a paper balloon, which hit the 200-foot steeple, entirely destroyed the Methodist church in Genesee, 111., early yesterday. The loss is s3s,ooo'and insurance $15,000. Damage was confined to the church, though for a time the whole Mock was threatened.