Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-12-18

1Oo nucu praise canuOt De given TO
The action of the crowd. Perfect or
der prevailed throughout and tho
ladies' as we'll as the men worked with
q will to save property. When it SEEM
ed certain that the south side of the
street would go dispatch was sent
jamestown and in fifteen minutes af-
ter it's receipt special bearing a fire.
engine was on it's way but second
dispatch announcing that the danger
was over stopped it before it had pro-
ceeded far. Supt. McCabe deserves
the thanks of the community for his
prompt response and if this course
had been thought of earlier much
property might have boen saved.
The losses SO for as can be learned
today are as follows;
P.S. Peabody, total loss on build
ing, partial on stock. Insurance ST.
1926.
S. L. Harris, partial loss on drug
stock and household goods. Insu-
rance, $1,000.
J. M. Reynolds owned the build
ing which Harris occupied. Total
loss. Insurance $500.
Illness & Lee partial loss on stock
Insurance S250O. T. w. Millham
total loss on building occupied by
illness g. Lee. Insurance $1,000.
Jas. Austin barbershop building
total loss. No. insurance.
John Kennedy partial loss on bar
Der outfit. No insurance.
Ed. Winhold partial loss on silver
ware. No insurance.
Chris Peterson total loss on build
ing. partial on stock, $500 insurance
Dan Larson partial loss on boot
and shoe stock. Insurance 600.
Cross & Kuhnrath owned the build
ing which was total loss. No insur-
ance.
Hagan Bros. owned the restaurant
building which was total loss. In
surance $780, A. G.. Heminway par
tial loss Oh restaurant. No insurance.
P. S. Peabody has rented the Odell
building and will open upa new stock
at once.
Illness & Lee have rented Gorder's
building and are now arranging their
stock.
A. G.. Heminway will open up at
once in Mrs. Galvin's building for the
winter and will build in the spring.
2. S. Peabody will probably put up
a fine brick block on his corner soon
and it is thought that another will be
erected on the Harris lot.
1t is a sad and disheartening spec
tacle that one sees in looking down
Union street this morning. House
hold goods and general merchandise
still fill tho middle of the street while
the black and smouldering ruins tell
the tale of the fierce struggle of the
night just passed.
The total actual loss of property
will figure up to about $4,000 while
the suffering which it will occasion
will be considerable. The families OF
S. l.. Harris, Chris Peterson, i. &
Hcminway and MIR. White are render
ed homeless but are being cared for
by friends.
LATER NOTES.
The cause of the fire at first attri-
buted to a defective flue, is now attri-
buted to the overturning of a lamp
1t was known that DR.. Nilsson was
considerably under the influence Of
liquor, and several of the citizens had
been in his store during the evening
to see that everything was all right
They all unite in saying that there
was no fire in the stove as late as II
o'clock, but lamp was burning on
the stand beside the bed in the little
room in the rear of the store. The
doctor was lying on the bed and must
in some way have knocked the lamp
on the floor. This belief is sustained
by the fact that the corner in which
the stand stood was the first to burn
The DOCTORS remains were found
in the corner of the cellar over which
the bed stood and were a horrible
sight to look at and the odor Of burn
ing human flesh was more than many
could stand. Monday morning the
remains were gathered up and placed
in a coffin and viewed by coroner
Merchant Tuesday morning. Afte,
examining few witness the corone,
rendered verdict to the effect that
M. Schmidt Nilsson came to his death
by burning through carelessness OIL
the part of the deceased.
S. L. Harris has rented the ole
Berg building and will occupy the
lower part for his drug store and the
second story for residence.
Chris Peterson has decided to re-
build at once.
| GERMAN RECIPROCITY.
The Proposed Treaty Made Public by tn,
state Department..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE president
in his annual message, stated that til,
outlines of an agreement had beer
reached with Germany looking tt