The Dickinson press., 1883-05-19
Rartlett,s ScorcI,inr.

Bartlett's Searching.
GRAND FORKS, Oak, Special Telegram. Nav
14.-At Bartlett, this morning, at lao. a fire
was discovered in tho hardware store of W. A.
Bnrghman g. Son, ON Main street. The cause
is unknown. Some suspect incendiary work,
while others think it was caused by a cigar
stub being thrown into a rubbish heap, which
may be probable, as drunken carousing WAS
continued there all night, and no fire being in
the store during the later part of the day or
evening. The fire commenced on the
corner of Broadway and Main streets.
When the alarm was given, the fire was in its
lnciplency, but before any effort could bo
made toward eXtinguishing it, the whole build
lug was III flames. At this time IL strong wind
was blowing from the southwest, which car
ried tue flames to the livery and fo.d st ,bles OF
Knott Brothers, and efforts wers made to
check the flames from going north on Main
street, and to prevent the buildings on the
cast SIDE OF Main street from catch
ing. All efforts were futile, and the
fire spread towards the north where the bank
was situated. IL then commenced to 60 west
on Fourth street, and in less than thirty min
utes the entire two blocks from Broad way to
Second street were in flames. The blocks he
tween Main and Second streets and Front and
Broadway were consumed, with the exception
of a few buildings. The Merchants hotel. 7.
b. Mather's grocery, and Browns feed store
and a small building owned by Nh. Somvr
were burned. The names of the parties burned
out and |. sses are as follows:
Knott Bros, livery stable; loss on buildings and
contents $1,000: no Insurance.
~. schlahers, saloon; loss $500; no insurance.
W. a. Baryburn IL Son. hardware; losss SIS. 900:
no insurance.
ST pau1 hon q Tnptayts oya (. e,,,11 Ja.
Bakery, small concern: loss light,
noliar store, sm'l building, and contents small.
Ferris ~ Palmer, srocerS: loss So, 600: no insnr-
ance.
Wallace, harness shop: contents saved.
Gostane Bros, livery stable: loss on buildin.
and contents $1,000; insurance 5000.
Moore ~ Dold, butchers; loss, 5000. No insur.
ance.
+. +. Henderson,, flour and feed: loss, $4,000.
insurance, 50, 700.
Daley Bros, blacksmith shop; loss, S1Oy. in.
surance, 5000.
Eros: Bros, saloon: loss. 300; no Insurance,
j. III. Bralisn, feed store; los. $1,000; insur.
Hugh McFadder, Central hotel; loss, $1,000:
no insurance. ~
Roll Bros. rest urant: loss. $500: TO insurance.
Albert, restaurants; loss. $500: 10 insurance
McFadaen, three buildings: loss 81, 500: no in
surance.
Sullivan & HiI;ick, saloon; loss $4,000, iusur.
anca 81 300.
Gognan brothers. loss $500, no insurance.
Patrick Lynch, Union hotel; loss $500, no insur-
ance.
Sharp Brothers, three buildings; loss $500. no
insurance.
Ramsey County bank, G.. c. Walcott; net loss
81, 500.
Mr.. Dodds building and contents: loss 5000, no
insurance.
Bartlett is now the end of the Grand Forks
extension going west, and is u town of about
500 or 600 inha bltauts. 1t is seventy miles
west Of this city, and about thirty miles cast Of
Creel City on Devils Lake. 1t has been tho
jumping off place for Devils lake and the Tur-
tie Mountain country. One man while his sa,
loon was burning let a contract f~r another one.
Some saloon keepers moved their bars into tho
street and kept on ~retaliinS drinks, and bets
were kept up on stud poker games which were
going on during the fire. some parties COM
mcnced rebuilding at q a. ~, though not very
substantially. 1t is not expected that all will
rebuild.