Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1908 — Played With Matches. [ARTICLE]

Played With Matches.

Li trie Ruth Parker whs responsible for f—bet m»«> Wednesday morning. There was no school <» Wednesday morning, and little Both Perk* er, the 9 year old daughter of Thoe. Parker in the north part of town, was amusing herself with a beat of matches. Her mother was busy in the kitchen and Roth in the parlor waa lighting matches aid fwJdfag them agaiult the window. The lace certain caught fire and burned, the biasing cloth fall from the window and ignited the carpal and a afotofi nearby. The fire alarm wps sounded and the hose company in lass than a minute ware ready for action bat the blaze was extinguished before they arrived on the scene. Mrs. Parker was considerably boned about the free in smothering rite flames. The damage so estimated at about SSO.