People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1895 — A Home Burned. [ARTICLE]

A Home Burned.

Fire destroyed the home of Peter Hordeman, near the poor farm, at 4 o’clock Saturday morning last, the cause being unknown. The house was a total loss partially covered by sboo insurance in the Continential of which H. W. Porter is town and county agent. There was also S3OO insurance on the contents which was but a partial loss. An old log house adjoining was burned together with six large hogs, just butchered, upon which no insurance can be recovered.