Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-06
BROWNSVILLE.

Lafayette French, of Austin, was in
town Monday.
"A cry of fire is startler to the citi-
zcns OF this burg
Mrs. Fisher, of Austin, is the guest
of Mrs. A. L. Sims.
The owners of the burnt district say
they will rebuild soon.
Miss Lyle Lynch was visiting friends
in town one day last week.
j. N. Thatcher has moved into Mrs,
Wares house on Pleasant street.
"A full line of harvest groceries, fish,
oils, &C., at A. L. Sleeper s. Sons.
Fred Hecht has opened his place on
the corner of Mill and Pleasant Streets
John F. Nelson, an cx-clerk of
Brownsville, is in town for few days.
Mrs. O. S. Dunnell make visit to
relatives and friends in Austin one day
last week.
"A. L. Sleeper & Sons will give $500
tor the arrest and conviction of the fire
bug of last Friday night.
"A. T. Kezar, our efficient marshal
can cool them off before putting them
into the cooler, if necessary.
e Il. G. Moore says he does not wish to
carry any more insurance IN Brownsville
We do not wonder that he does not.
"A. H. Marsh removed all of his stock
OF drugs and groceries, his store being
the second from where the fire was con-
fined.
Fred Hecht is the heaviest looser in
the list, having lost nearly all of his
household goods, and some stock, and no
insurance.
AT one time during the fire we would
stores on the west side of Mill street,
which included Sleeper & Sons brick
block.
&C. D. Wilson, W. H. Lawrence, Noah
Palmeter Chas. Gage and many others
that space forbids mentioning, did excel
lent work at the fire, and would do credit
to any fire department.
Phil. Kramer had close call, his
furniture store being detached only Is
feet on the south of the fire bugs start.
His damage is about $50, caused by re-
moval of stock in the ram.
Geo. Curtiss and Martin Stephenson,
both honest wheat-buyers, have returned
from visit and recreati ion trip Of about
two weeks, and are again on the market
Il. G. Gillett, living one and half
miles west of town, met with a heavy loss
by fire on Friday night, his machine shed
being struck by lightning, and burning
up threshing machine, hay press, seeder,
plows, &C., to the value Of $1,000, with
insurance of only $3.50.
The fire bug has again visited Browns
dale, and broke out with vengeance at
q no n,o ~ l,o
morning, in Geo, Rolphs saloon on the
west side of Mill street, it being next to
the last one in the block, on the south,
and was soon mass of flames. Aug.
mented by a strong south wind, the fire
soon communicated with H. A. Browns
two story brick, used for storage, and in
spite of the vigorous efforts of our citi-
zens to quell the mad fury of hell, the
hungry flames soon took hold of Fred.
Hechts saloon, next adjoining the brick,
which was soon all on fire, barely giving
the occupants time to escape. In the
meantime a heavy shower was seen COM
ing up from the northwest, and many
threats uttered prayer for the rain to
come, as it was our only salvation. Many
of the hard workers were nearly dis
couraged in further attempting to quell
the fires mad career, but kept bravely to
work by retreating inside and on top of
the s. Ives two story brick store, when,
with the blessed help Of the rain, which
came in torrents, they made a stay of the
fire.. and finally arrested all danger of it's
advancing further in it's mad course. The
rain saved us. There is MO question but
that the whole business portion of the
village on both sides of the street would
have been in ashes now had not the rain
come, and IN torrents, just as it did. The
losses and insurance are as follows: