The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-10-03

About two o'clock Sept 26th q
fire was discovered in the rear Of the
millinery and music store Of Geo. H.
Kellogg. Alarm bells were rang and
nearly the whole town was speedily
on duty doing all that could be done
to rescue property from the rapidly
spreading flames. But little was saw
ed from the stock Of Mr.. Kellogg,
and his insurance il nothing. His loss
will reach about $4,000
The Times building was the next to
suffer, both presses being wiped out,
and much Of his type and material.
He saved his files and subscription
books, his forms and pa
per for his edition this week, but will
sustain a loss OF at least 5000, insur-
ed for $1,000.
r. y. Caward, dry goods, building
and stock, . total loss, $4,000, insur-
ance, $4,000. He will open in Mrs.
Bucknam's building, west Of the Con-
gregational Church.
g. Meverden's furniture store, total
loss, stock and building, $4,000; In
surance, $1,700.
A. H. Caward's stock and building
loss, 1000; insurance and goods
saved, 10000. He opens in the base
ment Of J. b. Caward y Cos. store.
Insurance is as follows:
A. H. Caward on stock in State, OF
Des Moines, $500; on stock in Home,
800; OH fixtures, North American,
$2OO; on building occupied by Barth,
in Milwaukee Mechanics, $500; on
store room, in Continental, 1900; on
store building, in Niagara, $000; on
stock, in Springfield F. + NJ, $500.
L. E. Smith, on type, material and
presses in n. w. of Milwaukee, 900;
on building in National, $780,
r. 3. Caward, on building, In Ger
man Of Freeport, $4,000.
Chas. Trumbull, on building. in
German of Peoria, $1,000.
G. Meverden, on building, In Home,
600; on stock in North American,
$500, in Milwaukee Mechanics, $500.
N. Bank + Son, on stock, in Hart
ford, $1,000.
w. E. Laidlaw, on building, in
North American, $500; on stock and
fixtures in Phoenix, 500; on house.
hold furniture in Continental, $25O.
The Odd Fellows sustained q total
loss Of their fixtures, on which was
an insurance in N. b. + n. Co. OF
600.
w. b. Webster had insurance on
the Post Office fixtures OF $500.
E. b. Webster. prop. Of the Hawk.
eye Ornithologist and Oologist, lost
everything, including his fine collec
ton Of specimens, with only 1925 in.
surance on press and type.
G. Meverden has put what remains
Of his. furniture in the Rink.
The post Office finds quarters in
Mrs. Bucknam's building west Of the
Congregational Church.
The burned out are:
n. Barth's shoe shop.
A. H. Caward, crockery and groc.
K. s. Caward, dry goods and millin.
Geo. H. Kellogg, millinery, must.
cal instruments and goods.
The Odd Fellows hall and fixtures,
insured in the North British for 600.
The Howard County Times.
Z. b. Webster, type, press, etc.
w. B. Webster, p. O. fixtures.
q. Meverden, furniture.
Mrs. Siddall, millinery and house
hold goods.
L. p. Mason. household goods.
Mrs. 8. n. Cole, hair work, stock
and fixtures.
Mrs. J. Long, millinery and house.
hold goods.
Bank + Son, dry goods, clothing.
n. Bank, household goods.
DR.. Jerrald, Office fixtures and
household furniture.
H. A. Goodrich, law books, office,
w. E. Laidlaw, store building,
stock and household goods.
Rutherford 4 johnson, flour and
feed.
Peter Ferrie, living over the Live
Oak Market. lost everything nearly.
None OF these had insurance ex.
cept as noted above. Their losses we
are unable to obtain or estimate.
w. II. Patterson lost two buildings
without insurance.
Aug. Beadle three; NJ. B. Doolittle
two; Mrs. BOlles one: J. j. Lowry
one. Mr.. A. D. Lent suffered the
loss Of his shop torn down to arrest
the spread Of the fire.