The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-25
BartElett.s scorchinr:

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GRAND FoRHs,I OAK, Special Telegram, Nay
AT BARTLETT this morning, at ;1:45, q fire. I
was discovered in the hardware store Of w. A.
Burghman Son, on Main street The cause
lsunkno1n. some suspect incendiary work,
while others think 1t was caused BY cigar
stub being thrown into rubbish heap, which
may be probable, Us drunken caroNsing was
continued thore all night, aud no fire being In
tho s,ore during tho latter part Of the day or.
evening. The fire commenced on the
corner OF Broadway and Main streets.
When the alarm was givon, tho fire was in its
iucipiency, but before any effort could be
made toward oxtinguishing it, the whole build
ing was in flames At this tine strong wind
was blowing from the southwest. which CAR
ried tho flames to the livery and feed stables Of
Knott Brothers, aud efforts vera made to
chock the flames from going north on Main
street, and to. prevent tho buildings on the
| east side Of Main street from catch
ing. All efforts were futile, and the
| fire spread towards the north where the bank
was situated. It then commenced to so west
| on Fourth street, and in less than thirty min
utes tho entire two blocks from Broadway to
| Second street wero in flames. Tho blocks be-
tween Main aud Second streets and Front and
Broadway were consumed with the exception
IL.
| E. Mather's grocery, and Browns feed store
and small building owned by Mr.. Somers
were burned The names of the parties burned
out and Leases are as follows:
Knott Bros, livery stable: loss on buildings and
| contents 81 5000; no insurance.
J. J. Schlaberg, saloon; loss $500; no insurance.
| W. A. Barybunn d Son. hardware; losss Sc, 600;
| no insurance.
| ST. Paul house, contents saved: small loss
| Bakery, small concern: loss light.
Dollar s,G5e small building and contents small
Wallace. harness shop; contents saved
| Goshane Bros, livery stable: loss on building
| and contents 81 200: insurance 5000
Moore & Dodd. butchers: loss, 5000; no insur-
! ance.
insurance. $500.
Daley Bros, blacksmith shop; loss, 500; in
surance, 5000.
Eros. Bros, saloon: loss. $500; no insurance.
J. H. Brsdish. feed store: loss. $1,000: insur-
HI Hugh McFadden, Central hotel; loss, $500;
no insurance.
Roll Bros, restaurant: loss, 5000: 20 insurance.
Albert, restaurant; loss, $500: no insurance.
McFadden, three buildings; loss ST.. $50; no in
Sullivan & Hiliick, saloon; loss $4,000, insur-
ance 81 800
Gognan Brothers. loss $780, no insurance.
Patrick Lynch, Union hotel; loss $500, no insur-
ance.
Sharp Brothers. three buildings; loss $500, no
Insurance.
Ramsey County bank, c. c. Walcott; net loss
1880.
Mr.. Dodd's building and contents: loss 5000, no
insurance
Bartlett is now the 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 been the
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 and kept on retailing drinks, and bets
we're kept up on stud poker games which were
going on during tho Ire. Some parties COM
menced rebuilding at q. NJ, though not very
substantially. 1t is not expected that all will
rebuild