. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana : an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. the Harnish Building, the upper floor of which wasoccupied by the Knights of Pythias. Cummings addition to the town site was platted in October, 1895. Ultimate Result, Town Improvement Such fires as those mentioned seemed, at the time of their occur-rence, as events little short of calamities, but the citizens of Kent-land believed so firmly in the advantages of the towns location, inthe substantial weal
. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana : an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. the Harnish Building, the upper floor of which wasoccupied by the Knights of Pythias. Cummings addition to the town site was platted in October, 1895. Ultimate Result, Town Improvement Such fires as those mentioned seemed, at the time of their occur-rence, as events little short of calamities, but the citizens of Kent-land believed so firmly in the advantages of the towns location, inthe substantial wealth of the surrounding country, and in their fine 280 JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES railroad advantages, that they rebuilt on a more substantial scalethan before the fires had leveled their properties. The ultimateresult was a newer, cleaner and more attractive place, and theestablishment of a waterworks system, which, with subsequent im-provements and extensions, has greatly added to the towns abilityto protect itself against fire. Public School Burned But even with its waterworks and improved apparatus connectedwith the regular fire department, neither Kentland nor any other. Public School, Kentland town has been immune from that menace. In January, 1902, theKentland Public School, which had been erected in 1871 at a costof $23,000, was burned to the ground, but a better and more modernstructure soon replaced it. Destruction of McCrav-Morrison Elev.\tor Then, in April, 1910, the grain elevator owned by McCray,Morrison & Company, south of the Pennsylvania track and east ofThird Street, was totally destroyed, with its contents, some 57,000bushels of grain. The entire property wiped out was valued atabout $75,000, upon which there was an insurance of $55,000. In JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES 281 money value, it was the most destructive fire which Kentland everexperienced, and, although confined to the elevator property, itthreatened to be more widespread. Blazing firebrands were driven
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