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Title
Grainery burns at Mulvane ranch, 1956, Rossville, Kansas
Description
A big corn crib and grainery on the Mulvane Ranch west of Rossville burned to the ground early Monday morning.
Francis Davis, manager of the ranch for the owner, David Hughes of California, discovered the large building in flames about 4:50 a.m. Rossville Fire Department answered the call but were unable to save the building. Almost all the machinery stored in the building was saved, however.
Cause of the fire has not been determined. Insurance coverage on the building was about $28,000, L.H. Spears, Farm Bureau Mutual agent said. This was estimated to be less than half the total cost of the original construction of the building, which was completed after the 1951 flood.
Francis Davis, manager of the ranch for the owner, David Hughes of California, discovered the large building in flames about 4:50 a.m. Rossville Fire Department answered the call but were unable to save the building. Almost all the machinery stored in the building was saved, however.
Cause of the fire has not been determined. Insurance coverage on the building was about $28,000, L.H. Spears, Farm Bureau Mutual agent said. This was estimated to be less than half the total cost of the original construction of the building, which was completed after the 1951 flood.
Creator
Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
Publisher
Rossville Community Library
Date
April 12, 1956
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Format
newspaper clipping
Identifier
RCL0526
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