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Domestic News
July 30, 1909
Dakota County Herald
Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
A barn fire at a farm north of Thurston killed four horses, including a driving team, another horse, and a stallion. Mrs. Johnson discovered the blaze after leaving the area briefly. Suspected cause: a hired man's son playing with matches.
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FARM BARN BURNS.
Four Horses Are Cremated North of Thurston.
Word has reached Pender of a fire at a farmer's place north of Thurston, wherein his four horses were burned to death. It appears that Mrs. Johnson went out some little distance from the house in the afternoon, with a hill intervening between the place where she was and the buildings. On her return the barn was burned, with a driving team, another horse and a stallion in it. It is thought that a small boy, a son of the hired man, played with matches and set the fire.
Four Horses Are Cremated North of Thurston.
Word has reached Pender of a fire at a farmer's place north of Thurston, wherein his four horses were burned to death. It appears that Mrs. Johnson went out some little distance from the house in the afternoon, with a hill intervening between the place where she was and the buildings. On her return the barn was burned, with a driving team, another horse and a stallion in it. It is thought that a small boy, a son of the hired man, played with matches and set the fire.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fire
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Barn Fire
Thurston
Horses Burned
Matches
Farm Accident
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Johnson
Small Boy (Son Of The Hired Man)
Where did it happen?
North Of Thurston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
North Of Thurston
Key Persons
Mrs. Johnson
Small Boy (Son Of The Hired Man)
Outcome
four horses burned to death (driving team, another horse, and a stallion); barn destroyed.
Event Details
Fire at a farmer's barn north of Thurston, discovered by Mrs. Johnson upon returning from a short distance away in the afternoon. Suspected cause: small boy, son of the hired man, playing with matches.