Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1919 — MUCK FIRES ARE SPREADING [ARTICLE]

MUCK FIRES ARE SPREADING

And Doing Much Damage to the Lands Burned Over. Trustee Pettit of Walker was In the city yesterday. There la a big marsh Are on the Dr. Turfler and Guy Barnard land east of Knlman that la doing considerable damage. James Smith had three spring calves marooned on this land from Tuesday till Friday, when Mr. Pettit’s son put on a pair of high-top rubber boots and made a search for the animals. He found them on a higher patch of ground perhaps an acre or two In extent that had burned over—the grass burned oft —and they had gnawed the roots in the ground to sustain life, but had not had any water. They were as thin as rails and almost famished. The boy chased them to the “main land,’’ through the burning muck, and they got out with only the loss of singed fetlocks and legs and will comer out all right, it is said. As soon as they got out of the fire zone they made a rush for a water hole, where they filled up on the liquid, the first water they had had In four days. Young Pettit ruined his rubber boots in his life-saving stunt, however. There are several other muck fires of smaller extent in the north part of the county as well as the one at Newland, In Barkley township, which latter has burned over perhaps 100 or imore acres of land and done much damage thereby. MORE FARMH AND CITY PROPERTY CHANGE HANDS I

George F. Meyers reports the following realestate sales made through his agency last week: 120 acres in section 11, Keener township, owned by C. G. Spitler, sold to Frank King of Rensselaer for 345 per acre; 83 acres In section 28, Wheatfield township, owned by H. R. Wood of Rensselaer, sold to John Lilly of Walker township, 360 per acre; 60 acres Ln section 25, Union township, owned by J. A. Ogle, sold to J. B. Mount of Indianapolis, 3110 per acre. S. P. Hilliard has purchased the C. C. Warner residence property on Warner street, now occupied by John Eiglesbach, and will move into same as soon as vacated by Mr. Eiglesbach. Consideration 35,000. Mr. Warner, who had expected to move into this property himself as soon as vacated, will now remain where he is. In the Nonman Warner (property. Mr. and Mrs. John Fenwick of Remington have purchased of Mrs. George Stoudt, also of Remington, her tenant house on south Weston strbet, at present occupied by John Robinson, and will move to Rensselaer in the near future. The consideration is understood to have been 31,700. Mrs. Fenwick is the mother of John W. Sage of Rensselaer, and they recently sold their property in Remington and will move here to be near Mr. Sage.