Kept The Ashes In A Nail Keg

KEPT THE ASHES IN A NAIL KEG

THE WAY FIRE IN LODI SCHOOL HOUSE STARTED

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School will not stop but a few days in the Schaible district in Lodi, where the school house burned last Wednesday. The people of the district have learned what to do in case of fire, as the school house in this district burned once before, about 15 years ago. A choice is offered for temporary school quarters between a house belonging to William Osius, not now occupied, near the school grounds and a German school building, also not now in use, at one side of the district. One of these will be selected. The German school house is in shape for immediate use, while the Osius house must be prepared for the work, but the Osius house is well located, while wagons must be used to transport the children to the school house. The burned school house will be at once rebuilt. The school district has a large number of children.

The origin of the fire has probably been discovered. The ashes were removed from the stove the night of the fire and left in a nail keg which sat in the entry where the fire started.