Clark County IL Archives News.....School House Burned 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarch.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarch.org/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern mccachern@sbcglobal.net School House Burned 6 February 1918, Clark County (IL) Democrat The Grand Turn school house was destroyed by fire Monday evening. It is not known how the fire originated, but it is thought to have started from an overheated heater. The books and desks were saved. The building was erected six years ago originally cost $900, and many improvements have been added since, so that the district suffers a heavy loss. Wayne Welsh was the teacher. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/clark/newspapers/school.txt File size: 1 Kb