News: Clark County, Kurth School fire

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson
Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

---Source: Marshfield News-Herald (30 January 1982)

NEILLSVILLE - A Clark County landmark was gutted by fire Friday night.

The Kurth School, located about halfway between Granton and Neillsville in the town of Grant and owned by a Minnesota resident, was discovered about 8 p.m.

The building, which had been converted to a home, was unoccupied when the fire started. The fire gutted the interior and burned the roof and sidewalls.

Neillsville fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.

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News: Clark County - Kurth School fire #2 (1982)

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson
Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Clawson, Merrill

---Source: Marshfield News-Herald (1 February 1982)

The former Kurth School, located between Neillsville and Granton in the town of Grant was destroyed by fire Friday evening. Many of the town of Grant residents were educated at the former school, which was later remodeled into a home by Howard and Barbara Clawson. They later sold the building to William Russell Merrill, of Minnesota. The Clark County Sheriff's Department is investigating the cause of the fire.