The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

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rection OF the Wind made the fire go|
more slowly towards the north aud
quite an amount Of the various stocks
VI goods 10 these stores were saved,
while almost everything In the other
was burned
The losses In figures are us follows:
O'BrIen building; ownerT o. Brien,
loss el,2W. Insurance none. Con.
tents: f. Balm, Billiards and fruit.
Loss 81, 900, no Insurance. e. Lufkin
barber Loss e2OO, no Insurance.
Harness shop. Owner of building,
Mr.. Cox Of Grelna. LOss $500, 40 In
surance. Contents: F. H. Smith g.
Co. harness etc. Stock mostly saved,
no insurance.
Drug store building owned by A.
L. Bostwick. Loss el,6OO, no IN.
surance. Contents; drug store and
hardware owned by w. J. Briden.
Stock valued Ut $4,000, partially in.
sured $1,000. KING. Is Of Pythlas lost
$1,000 on regalia aud furniture, NO IN.
surance. 40. U. w. lost $500 on
their SUN, no insurance.
Donovan's drug store building aud
contentR- owned by DR.. Donovan.
Loss 5000, insurance $l,4OO.
Great Northern Hotel aud contents
owned by A. Pepin. Loss 1900, no
insurance.
lyman House. Building aud con.
tents owned by Mrs. lyman. Loss
5000. no i1suranee.
Bank Of Neche, building owned by
Neche Bank. Loss $500, Insurance
ea,5W. Murphy Bros. stock ut general
merchandise, invoiced Feby. 9Th, ut
$4,000. insurance $500. Oak Leaf
printing Office owned by Chas. Lee.
Loss 81, 100, insurance $500.
Rooms in bank building. j. E.
Lee. Loss 800. W. d. Keenan, aud
G. N. Murphy. Loss $500.
The total loss is nearly $4,000 us
estimated Ivy II. L. Holmes.
The insurance companies who sui.
fer are the Springfield +. & M. Co.;
$3.50 on Murphy stock 81, 500 on bank
building, q, 400 on Donovan stock aud
building aud $500 on Bostwick build.
ing.
st. Paul +. & NJ. Co. had s2,oOO on
Murphy stock, $1,000 on W. j. Briden
stock aud 5000 on Bank.
Phoenix Co. had $3.50 on Murphy
stock. Continental Co. 1000 on W.
J. Briden stock and German Ameri.
can Co. $4,000 on Bank. Nearly all
the insurance will be paid In full at
the losses are 50 much more than the
amount Of insurance. Two adjustcrs
we're on The grounds on Tuesday.
There we're several persons wht
occupied rooms above the stores burn
ed, but In most cases they we're glat
to get out thcmselv-s and leave theil
clothing and furniture to help keel
the fire going. 1t only took about al
hour To consume the whole business
bunk block and all. The bank vaul,
remained intact and the content,
were preserved iu perfect shape, the
vault being hardly warmed through.
WILL NECHE REBUILD?
When the news Of the fire came
the question was. will Neche rebuild:
aud the answer Of everybody acquaint
9 I with the Ncchc people was, that
Ncche would rIsc out of the ashes
quickly, with better buildings and
better stores than before. Long be
fore the ashes we're cold the cucrgct
ic businessmen were making plans
and preparations for new buildings
new stores, and an carly resumption
business.
There is little doubt that as 500,
Us spring opens that new and better
building will rise ON the foundation.
OF the bunk. AT present the oank Is
dong business In their old building
used before the new bank was built
As an instance Of the financial stabil
lty Of Neche, Cashier Holmes inform
ed our reporter that on Tuesday, he
received q 900 on deposit and not q
cent checked out.
DR.. Donovan was busy Monday, re,
novating the former Venue s. Dumas
stand aud when finished will have
one the finest rooms for his business
In the county. The room is high
ceiling, we'll lighted, and Of large pro.
PORTIONS. He is not sure OF course
how soon he can resume business but
probably In u week Or ten days.
The Oak Leaf will he issued for the
present. from the Democrat office at
Bathgate. Mr.. Lee expects TO put
IN u new outfit soon.
Murphy Bros. are young men, who
by energy and attention to business
have built up large aud prosperous
trade. and the loss to them just when
success was apparently assured, is
serious indeed and they will have the
sympathy Of u large numberuf friends.
With the help Ut their insurance and
and the assistance Ut their customers,
who are owing them, they will sc.
cure store. room aud put In stock Of
groceries ut first and put in other
goods US soon as possible.
Messrs Pcp:n and L. Morln are
each trying to secure the Russell
house To start in hotel business
again. Mr.. NORM was the former
owner Of the Great Northern hotel.
+. ii. Smith s. Co, (the company be-
ing j. NJ. Chisholm Ut IIamiltOn) had
not yet secured store room when our
reporter was present ON Tuesday, aud
Mr.. Smith was absent at Hamilton,
They will however doubtless start IN
agaiu as sOUn as they can fluid Or
build accommodation.
w. J. Briden has rented the store
formerly occupied by the TrOtter
Bros. aud las removed such Of his
stock as was saved aud with new in-
voices arriving every day is doing
business as though they had no fire.
Mrs. lyman has not definitely set.