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Farm Building** Burn.Every building on the Frank Lodesky farm just east of Grange Hall was destroyed by fire laat Thursday morning. It was about 10 o’clock when Mrs. Mat 8humer, whose huslrand conducts the farm for Mr. Lodesky, looked towards the barnsand saw smoke issuing from the roof. She ran out and ! sounded an alarm and sooq the farm bands were on the scene. The smoke seemed first to isaue from the northwest corner of the building so it is presumed the blase started there. Nobody was in the barn at the time but is is thought the fire started in a large bin of corn on the second floor of the building.From the barn, which is one of the largest in the county, being 100x60 feet with a high basement and worth over $2000, the flames leaped to the dwelling place occupied by Mr. 8htuner, about ninety feet away. This building and contents was soon burned. The flames then spread to the bouse of Nick Brosier, about 200 feet away, this building was also oonsumed. Other buildings on the place entirely destroyed were a large chicken house, graneries, large milk 1 house, 45-ft. wind mill, pig pens, corn cribs and a large tool shop. In these various buildings were all kinds of farming implements.'* The furniture In neithei of the ’ houses mentioned was saved and as6 the owners carried no Insurance the ' loss to them is considerable.Ten yonng calves sbout three or fonr 1 weeks old whioh ftrere stalled in the i east side of the basement in the bsrn,5 were burned.Among the most valuable farming implements consented was s feed cnt-r ter, s corn thresher, a tread power,B corn grinder, binder, roller, drags and r seeder.Mr. Lodeskey places his loss alone1 at $6,000. He carried $3,000 insurance7 in the Millburn Company.
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Libertyville Lake County Independent
Libertyville, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 13, 1900
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