Jackson County IA Archives News.....Sparks From Train Destroys Old Iowa Lanmark May 6, 1934
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Jackson Sentinel May 6, 1934
Sparks From Train Destroys Old Iowa Landmark  
Jackson Sentinel 
May 11, 1934 

Bellevue-(Special)- The supposition is that a spark form a train set fire to 
the country home of A. L. Yeager Sunday night and destroyed one of the old 
landmarks in this locality. The house was located four miles north of town and 
Yeager, who lives alone, had retired. About 9:00 o’clock he was awakened by 
the glare on the outbuildings and discovered the upper part of the structure 
was enveloped in flame, and he was able to save only a very few of his 
belongings. Much of the furniture destroyed was antique and was handmade of 
walnut by Yeager’s grandfather, the late J. F. Snyder. 

The house had a history, as part of it was the original pioneer log cabin 
built in 1836, the year Iowa became a territory, by a man by the name of David 
Smith. It was remodeled in 1888 by J. F. Snyder and later made into a two-
story house by his son-in-law, J. G. Yeager. 

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