Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1909 — Fire Thursday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

Fire Thursday Afternoon.

'• ■ Henry Shirey, the Monon night agent, who resides in William Turner’s property on east Vine street, Is out most o* his- winter’s meat supply by the fire route, and is fortunate not to have been burned out of a home. He was smoking meat in the summer kitchen and about 3:80 Thursday the building was discovered on fire. The company was called out and succeeded in preventing the flames from setting fire to the house. Mr. Shirey had about $26 worth of meat ruined, and the building was probably worth about $75. Mr. Shirey Is positive that the fire in the building waa almost out and aa the largest of the hams he waa smoking is missing he holds to the theory that the fire was of incendiary origin.