The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-19

GRAND FORKS, Oak, Special Telegram, May
14.-At Bartlett, this morning, ss 1:45, hre
Was discovered in tho hardware store of w. A.
Burghman Il Son, on Main street The cause
isunknown- some suspect incendiary work,
while others think it was caused bv . cigar
stub being thrown into rubbish heap, which
may be probable, ~ drunken carousing was
continued there all night, and no fire being In
the store during the latter 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
incipiency, but before any effort could be
made toward extinguishing it. the whole build
ing was In flames. At this time q strong wind
was blowing from the southwest. which car
ried the flames to the livery and feed stables OF
Knott Brothers, aud efforts were made to
check the flames from going north on Main
street, and to prevent the buildings on the
east side Of Main street from catch
ing All efforts were futile, and tho
fire spread towards the north where the bank
was situated 1t then commenced to 60 west
on Fourth street. and in less than thirty min
utcs the entire two blocks from Broadway to
Second street were in flamos. The blocks be-
tween Main and Second streets aud Front and
Broadway were consumed. with the exception
of few buildings. The Merchants hotel, T.
+. Mather's grocery, and Browns feed store
aud small building owned by Mr. Somers
were burned. The names Of the parties burned
out and lcsses are as follows:
Knott Bros, livery stable; loss on buildings aud
contents 81 ), 900; no insurance.
J. J. Schlaberg. saloon; loss $500; no insurance
w 4. Barybunn Il Son, hardware: losss $4,000:
no insurance.
81. Paul house, contents saved small loss.
Bakery, small concern loss light.
Dollar store small building, and contents small
Ferris a. Palmer. grocers; loss $4,000; no insur-
Wallace, harues. shop: contents saved.
Goshane Bros, livery stable: loss on building
and contents 81, 200: insurance 5000
hioore Il Dodd. butchers: loss, $500; no insur-
f. Z. Henderson, hour and feed: loss. $4,000:
insurance. So, 100.
Daley Bros, blacksmith shop; loss, SiOO: in-
Fros. Bros, saloon; loss. 800; no insurance.
j. II. Bradisn feed store: loss, $1,000; insur-
Hugh McFadden, Central hotels loss. $1,000:
Roll BROS, restaurant: loss, 5000: no insurance
Albert, restaurant: loss $500: no insurance
| McFadden, three buildings; loss $3.50; no in-
surance
sullivan & Hiliick saoon loss $1,000. iusur-
Gognan Brothers. loss $500 no insurance
Patrick Lynch. Union hotel; loss $500. no insur-
Sharp Brothers, three buildings, loss $500. no
Insurance
Ramsey County bank G. G. Walcott; net loss
81 800.
Mr. Dodd's building and contents: loss 5000, no
insurance.
Bartlett is now tho end of the Grand Forks
| extension going west aud is town of about
| 500 or 600 Inhabitants. 1t is seventy miles
| west of this city, and about thirty miles east OF
| Creel City on DEVILS Lake. 1t has beeu tho
| jumping off place for DEVILS Lake and the Tur-
| tie Mountain country. One man while his sa,
| loon was burning let contract for another one.
Some saloon keepers moved their bars into the
street aud kept on retailing drinks. and bets
yere kept up on stud poker games which were
| going on during tho fire. Some parties COM
menced rebuilding at 9 a. m., though not very
substantially 1t is not expected that all will
| rebuild.