Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1884 — Fire at Rose Lawn. [ARTICLE]

Fire at Rose Lawn.

Friday mottling last, at about 3 or 4 o’clock, a. in., the large, two story, frame store building of Keller, Crag & Co., at Rose Lawn, was discovered to be on fire, a alarm was made, and all «die citizens turned out, but could not save tfiie building or contents, but by strong efforts they succeed*©d in -saving the lumber yards and Agriculturalimplemente. The enterprising wetoibere of the firm at once made heavy requisitions for goods upon the stores at Low--eli, North Judson and Crown Point, in which Mr. Keller is also a partner-, -and they were ready to open business, Ito one of their lumber sheds, by Saturday afternoon. The post-office was kept in the building, and all of the moil matter in the office at the time, was destroyed.