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Aug. 27, 1925
RANDOLPH - Of all the fires that have devastated the Village of Sholes in the past few months, the cause of the last one is known. There was no mystery about it. At about 10:30 Monday forenoon the Dave Grant house a half mile northwest of Sholes was discovered to be on fire by E. M. Shirts and A. G. Carlson as they were driving to Randolph.
The Grant house was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friedenbach and their two small boys aged 1 and 3 years. Mrs. Friedenbach had started a fire in the kitchen stove to prepare dinner and she and the oldest boy were in the yard when she saw the fire break out on the roof around the chimney. The youngest child had been asleep in the house but was awakened and screaming. Mrs. Friedenbach had some difficulty with the smoke and fire in getting the baby to safety.
The furniture and clothing of the Friedenbach family was totally destroyed as was the furnishings of one room reserved by Mr. Grant.
The Sholes chemical cart was hauled to the fire, but could not help any as the building was too far gone.
A fortunate wind saved the other buildings. Mr. Grant is in North Dakota with a threshing crew, but we understand his loss is partly covered by insurance as is also the Friedenbach loss.
The Friedenbach family were cared for in the home of Henry Lenzen.
The dwelling burned was built by S. S. Tripp some 18 years ago, was about 28x30 feet and contained five rooms.
A defective flue was determined as the cause of the fire.
Aug. 27, 1925.
RANDOLPH -Gasoline took a 2-cent drop in Randolph Tuesday as the result of the general lowering of prices in the gas war in the middle west. The product now sells for 22 cents per gallon at pumps and filling stations, 20 cents off the wagon in town, and 20½ cents off the wagon in the country.
Lowering of gasoline prices is general all over the middle west according to press reports and in some places it is selling as low as 15 cents per gallon.
Kerosene prices are also on the decline. The gas war is said to have started when independents began to lower prices in Chicago and Illinois towns.
