Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1901 — BARN BURNED. [ARTICLE]

BARN BURNED.

Young Man Supposed to Have Set it on Fire. Early Monday morning the barn on the farm of Mrs. Laura Michaels in Jordan township, was hurneit to the ground. About 1500 bushels of corn was burned with the barn, together with harness, wagons and other property. The horses that were in the barn were rescued. The loss is SI,OOO or SI2OO, with no insurance. Julius Huff is the tenant on the farm and had an interest in the grain and some of the property destroyed. Mr. Huff, while rescuing the horses from the barn, was kicked on the leg aboye the knee. The leg was considerably cut and bruised, but 110 bones were broken. He also received burns on the face. He will be laid up for a few days with his injuries. John Huff, a brother of Julius, is supposed to have started the fire out of revenge. He disappeared when the fire started and officers are now searching for him. The trouble started over a pair of boots which John had borrowed from Will Michaels. He refused to give them up and Mrs. Huff, who had $5 belonging to John, refused to turn it over until the boots were returned. This made John angry and he threatened to be revenged and it is thought he carried his threat into execution by burning the burn.