Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-06-09

First avenue was Logan's photograph
gallery, an extensive saddlery establish
ment, McKendry's feed store, and the
Office on the corner of
Second avenue. Across from the Re-
publican was the Keeney block contain
ing number of offices and grocery
store, and in this building Mr.. and Mrs.
Tubbs had suite of rooms. North of
the Keeney block was large furniture
store and dozen smaller institutions
fronting the street up to the Great
Northern depot. On the west side of
the street was the Headquarters hotel
and Yerxas' store which were saved.
Then came the Citizens National bank,
large three.story building, containing
the United States court rooms and
number Of law offices. Then came
Stern's clothing house, hardware
store, a couple Of dry goods stores, Jake
Heinsfurter's cigar store, and Nick
Marcoy's restaurant. Continuing on
north from First avenue were a number
of small frame structures, followed by
Hops Bros. music store, Ehrmin's candy
palace. over which was the famous and
magnificently furnished X. P. hall. Be-,
ginning with Second avenue was Mears'
bank, magnificent building, and west
on Second avenue was the Columbia
hotel, the best in the state, Vidger &
Lewis commission house, the Common.
wealth Office, Rayworth & Co.'s whole
sale grocery house, over which was the
Odd Fellows hall. Over the Common
wealth was the Masonic temple, the
most magnificently furnished Masonic
rooms west of Chicago, including a
library containing over 1900 volumes,
many of them very rare works. On
Northern Pacific avenue west from
Broadway was the Elliott house, Billy
Doyle's livery stable, city hall, Jail and
engine house. East was Wilson'S
restaurant, Coles livery stable and a
large number of machine shops and
agricultural implement warehouses. On
Front street the fire burned from near
Broadway to within about block of the
river, consuming about fifty buildings.
NOTES.
Train No. l, due at 1850 last evening,
was abandoned-the condition Of the
track in the Fargo yards rendering it's
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It seems one of the adverse fates that
Columbia, the finest hotel in Fargo and
in the state, should be destroyed, while
the Headquarters, decidedly inferior
and much nearer the origin of the fire
should pull through all right.
Telegraph communication with Fargo
was impossible Immediately after the
fire, yesterday, except for the railroad
office. All local business was done
through the Moorhead Office, and all
messages west came by way of Ogden
Salt Lake and Helena.
The fire will prevent the holding Of
the tournament in Fargo, as there will
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Fargoites will probably not be IN mood
for tournaments, anyway. It is possible
the tournament may be arranged fol
some other city, although what will be
done cannot be said as yet.
1t seems cruel to perpetrate joke
upon matter so serious as the fire, anG
yet one which was heard last evening il
too good to keep. "What's the latest?'
inquired an excited individual as ht
rushed breathlessly up to one who wa'
posted, and eagerly awaited reply
"It's not out yet," was the answer, tht
speaker referring to the fire and yet a
the same time reviving that old joke
And then the two laughed hysterically
and enjoyed the completeness of the
wltticism.