Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-03
CONDENSED ITEMS.

| The Des Moines Fire Insurance Com
| pany won for itself the praise and
commentator of all Iowa people for
| its prompt and generous payment to
| Pomeroy sufferers last year of nearly
| $37, 10000 1t is a gratifying fact, that
| during the first six months of 1894.
| this company increased its business
| $40, 100000 without extra expense or
special effort. This speaks well for
the popularity and favor in which this
worthy home hompany is held by the
insuring public.
Fire at Marcus destroyed the Marcus
roller mills, situated on the very ex-
IRENE north line of the town and just
on the Illinois Central railroad track.
No other building being north and none
very near on the east the fire company
succeeded in preventing it's extending
to any other building. The mill was a
| new one. and owned by Elmer Martin
and two other gentlemen. 1t contain
ed about 81 900 of wheat and flour.
The loss will not fall below $15,OOo
insured Tor ~. 900.
Burlington dispatch: Geo. W Dees,
a farmer living eight miles west of
Burlington, was burned to death in his
house. He was 81 years of age and
weighed 300 pounds and had been con-
fined to his bed In some way the
house took fire at midnight, and when
discovered the flames We're all around
Dees bed. His son-in-law. Scott Der
ault, attempted to assist him out of the
house but the sick man was unable to
walk. Derault partially carried and
dragged him as far as the door, when
the flames swept upon him and he was
compelled TO abandon the invalid to
his fate. The flames soon reduced the
form to crisp in full view of the hor-
rifed spectators. His aged wife was
badly burned and the entire family
were left with almost nothing to cover
them.
The dry weather resulted in num-
Der of serious fires around Waterloo.
During a strong wind, a row of four
ptil liS III liiS ICfNiiSllcS IppI ZION vi IliS
city was burned, and only through the
utmost efforts of the fire department
were the neighboring residences saved.
At one time seven residences were on
fire. but the fire was confined to the
barns. and the damage done to the
residences was slight. The farm of
w A. Wilson, which was occupied by
W. II. Clouse, about a mile from the
city. was overrun by prairie fire
which was started by spark from a
Chicago Great Western engine. Nine
buildings. including a large farm house
and the barns and graneries on the
farm, We're destroyed. together with
the contents. The loss was about
$4,000, nearly covered by insurance
The worst fire that Brooklyn has ever
known visited that city at / a. m. on the
asth. IT started in the back of Wood &
Kibby's furniture store and spread with
rapidity until $50, 900 worth ofproperty
had gone IN in smoke. 1t seemed that
not only the main part of the business
district would go, but the dwelling por-
ton also. The fire engine did excellent
work, which was supplemented by the
Glinnell steamer which came down on
a special train about 2 o'clock. The
new system of water works was of some
assistance but at the time of the fire
only the mains We're filed, not enough
water having been pumped to fill the
tank. Contracts arc already let to re-
build before the snow falls. Following
are the names of the losers: Brooklyn
Chronicle, Wood & Kibby, Drs. Con-
oway & Busby. Scott. Reed & Scott
Frank Butts, Poweshiell County Bank.
Boston Clothing Store, postoffice, j. p
Wood, j. T. Krousl1up < Son. Rayburn
Il Lee. DR.. Landes. Ola White, Charles
West, +. IT, Talbot C. r. Rainsburg
Leonard Bros. Dr. Anger, |. O. O. f.
hall Geo Kraft, karr Bros. j. w,
johnson. Mills variety store. Musto
pher K Butts, +. p. Shrader, w. l..
Paul, S. H. Drake VIM. Manual, Phil
kilmer. First National Bank, Sterling
& Talbot, Bowers estate, Boughton
ieweler: T. r. Bigelow. Wood 4 Dor
rance. Wesley Monatt. The properties
were insured for about $4,000. The
insurance companies that will be the
heaviest losers are the Niagara.
National, Capital of Iowa Hartford
and IEtna.
The attention CT those who are los
ing faith in the productiveness of Iowa
soil is called to A. J. Rebers oats yield
in BlackhawlS county. He threshed
the product Of seventeen acres, which
Welded him 500 bushels, or Slightly
over fofty-seven bushels to the acre. by
measure. An ordinary two-bushel
sack full of grain was weighed tipping
the beam al eighty-four pounds. thus
overrunning ten pounds to the bushel.
Julius j. Van Meter. a pioneer, died
very suddenly near the town OF Van
Meter, just after partaking of Il hearty
dinner.
Col. d. b. Henderson, of Dubuque,
was renominatcd for congress by ac-
clamation at the repuN lean convention
of the Third district atNWaterloo.
The .s.h was pSnAy the hottest
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