Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — FINEST GOODLAND RESIDENCE BURNS. [ARTICLE]

FINEST GOODLAND RESIDENCE BURNS.

The Residence of Rafus Ross, Val~ ned at SII,OOO, Destroyed by Fire Thursday Horning. > —■ ) The largo residence of Rufus of Goodland, was burned to theground at about 5:30 o'clock this Thursday morning. It is thought to have caught on fire from electric light wires in the house. The house cost about SII,OOO and was one off the finest residences in Goodland. The owner, Rufus Ross, is the maa who suffered the loss of his mammoth implement stock by fire at Goodland only about four or flva weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson went to Goodland today for a visit off about ten days.