Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1897 — Field Fires At Walter Porter’s. [ARTICLE]

Field Fires At Walter Porter’s.

Friday’s DaLly A great many people hustled out to Walter Porter and Jay Lamson’s places, 7 or eight miles southwest of town this afternoon, on account of a telephone message saying that field fires were endangering their houses and other buildings. The fires covered quite a scope of country but by hard work were finally checked. Seven large stacks of hay belonging to Mr. Lamson were burned and two of Mr. Porter’s. A great deal of fencing was also burned. It was only by hard work that Mr. Lamson’s house was saved.