News: Owen (24 Dec 1964)

Contact: Pat Braun
Email: pat@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Petke

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark Co. Wis.) 12/24/1964

FIRE LEVELS BARN ON RAY PETKE FARM

Fire of undetermined origin leveled the 36 x 80 foot barn on the Ray Petke farm early Thursday morning.

Members of the Owen Community Fire Company were alerted at 12:20 a.m. and made the 7 ½ mile run in the Town of Hoard in sub-zero weather. High velocity winds from the southwest fanned the blaze that leveled the barn by the time the fire company arrived along with a one-stall garage and the milk house. The fire company stood by in sub-zero temperatures watching the nearby home which was threatened by sparks.

Earlier in the week, Petke had sold off his livestock, but eight to 10 tons of hay in addition to some straw and grain were lost in the blaze, plus milking equipment and a new tractor parked in the garage.
                 



 

 


© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

 

Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.

 

Become a Clark County History Buff

 

Report Broken Links

A site created and maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
and supported by your generous donations.

 

Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke,

Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,

Crystal Wendt & Al Wessel

 

CLARK CO. WI HISTORY HOME PAGE