New Ulm review., 1913-10-29
Fred Havelneier Suffers To-
tai Loss Of Newly
Built Barn.
Blaze on Her. Kuehnel Farm
Causes Considerable
Anxiety.

"A 0Ao1V w OAAO = AS~ - - SsssSseSs
in Courtland Township Friday aftsr-
noon destroyed bis new barn and
scme corn and feed, entailipg sl0ss
of nearly $1,000 without > cent Of In
sursnce. The barn, structure 22x32
feet and II feet high, had just heen
co mpieted, the shingliDg having been
done only . week before the FIRE and
the doors finished and hung 2 days
before that.
Mr.. asvemeier and . crew of men
were shredding corn in this barn whsn
tho fire started. It 10 believed thati
started either from tho shredder head
or feeder II spread rapidly after i
got under way and i. vas With some
difficulty that the shred der vas saved.
Mr.. Aavemsier's children shot Of
the cattle tho first thing and drove tbsm
out Of the barn and TO plaoe Of
. saiety. The neighbors we're telephoo-
Cd 10 and they and tbreshing crsv
came to Mr.. Havemeier's assistancs
% rapidly - they could. About forty
men we're on the place fighting The
fire, and by 7:3o. four hours after It
got started, they had it under con-
troll, but it was not until IL O'Clock .
night that the last embers we're extin-'
Ruished. The barn had burned 10 the
ground and was, of course complets
loss, - was the corn and the shredder
feed which was 10 the barn. A corn
crib In close proximity With ito con-
tents, about 500 bushels, we're 90 badly.
scorched that the corr is practically =
total loss. AZ Mr.. Hsvsmsisr ssrried
no insurance the loss which 10 conser-.
tasively essimsted at 1900 is quite .
blow, bat he considers himself rather
fortunate that the other buildings
were saved and is grateful to his
friends and neighbors who by their
timely arrival and effective work con.
fined the blaze to the barn.
While plowing in one of his fields
Friday afternoon Herman Kuehnel,
our nearest farmer on the Nicollet
County side, noticed that fire had
started in he,strip of timber about 200
yards south OF his house between the
top OF the bluff and the road running
north and south at the foot of the hill.
This was about 3 O'Clock in the after
noon. The fire had evidently started
near the top of the hill and was work.
ing Its way downward.
Mr.. Kuehnel immediately started
for home and by the time he arrived
there, the flames were shooting up
more than six feet high. he immed >
ately telephoned for his neighbors OF
whom five arrived shortly. The first
on the scene was Edwin Steffens, the
nearest neighbor and the two men
started in to fight the fire In dead
earnest. An emergency call wss later
cent in to Chief Klause who responded
promptly with IA New Ulmites in
autos. They got into the dre fighting
game Immediately after their arrival
and an hour later the fife was under
control. 1t was then about six
O'Clock.
The fact that there was no wind pre-
vented the fire from spreading rapidly
and developing into serious blaze.
II 1t had gone towards Mr.. Kuehnel's
house it would have run along fast on
&C ount of the abundance OF dry
grass and leaves and rubbish which
have accumulated there. The fire did
not get into the tree tops and as
consequence the damage was slight
Just exactly how the blaze was started
is not known, but it was, no doubt
due to the carelessness of hunters, who
we're keeping ups regular cannonade
in the Immediate neighborhood while
the fire lighters were busy at work.
Cheap Chicken Feed.