The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-02-14

Sonnesyn & Schoyen, Masonic
Lodge and c. ii. DietZ are Among
the Losers.
A fire at Mapleton Saturday night
caused serious loss. 1t got BEYOND
control, and help was asked for from
this city, but the dispatch failed to
connect.
The following dispatch from Ma
pleton in Mondays Pioneer Press gives
an account of the losses:
MAPLETON, Feb. 9.-This city was
visited with the most disastrous tir
OF It's history last night. Seven bust
ness houses are in ruins and the loss
footS up nearly $4,000. There was Il
stiff wind blowing, and the frame
buildings, which stood close together
on The principal street, burned Tx
finder. But llJtle could be done with
the primitive fire apparatus at hand
10 cJeck she progress of the flames.
The ire wiped out one entire block
extending from what is known as the
j. r.. Brown corner 10 the Odd Eel
lows building, a GWO-stOry brick Struc-
ture. Following are the losses: j. e.
Brown, two stores Ind Masonic hall,
S., 600; SOnnesyG IL ;oUnOyeu. occupants
of the stores, general merchandise
STOCK, $4,000; MapIeton baak, $1,000;
G. III. DeitZ, millinery, $1,000: John
StOn & Gdrpin, general merchandise,
81. 600; Mrs G.. Il. Crane, building, ST.
900 and contents owned by Ira Moore,
500; contents OF Masonic hall, $500.
Tue Insurance covers about half of the
loss. Policies are held ia the follow
ing companies: Hartford Of Connecti-
cut, Phoenix Of Brooklyn, Commercial
Union Assurance company OF London,
Queen of London, Springfield OF Mas
SaChuSeGtS, Northwestern National of
Milwaukee, and Western Mutual of
Albert Lea.
The fire is supposed to have started
near Sonnesyn s. Schoyen's building,
but this is not definitely known, nor
is the cause of the fire known. This
firm occupied j. E. Browns building,
and it's stock, valued at $4,000 and in
sured for $4,000, was total loss.
Tue piraphernalia of the Masonic
and A. 0. U. w. lodges was all de-
stroyed.
The following item from last weeks
Enterprise will bear on the fire protec-
tiOn:
Our people were treated TO an I'M
welcome surprise this week when Mr..
G. +. Ware informed them that the
expected pressure of so pounds from
the water works was imprac yical and
could not be given without some
changes being made. As the changes
are not very expensive it is probable
that the council will put them in as
soon as possible.
SOnnesyn & Sch0yen carried $1,000
of insurance in the Citizens Fire As
ISOLATION. which had one half of the
amount reinsured. G. HI. DietZ carri-
ed 5000 insurance on his stock of mil
linery and $500 on his building in the
same company, which is the extent
of the loss falling upon this Insurance
company. Tue millinery stock was
nearly all saved.
The greater part of the goods ia
the stores between Sonne-yn &
Schoyen's and the Odd Fellows blocks
was saved. The Odd Fellows block
was damaged slightly by the heat
breaking windows, etc.
U. G. Argetsinger had his law office
over G. I'll. Dietz's millinery store, and
also the village recorders books. A
part of the contents of the office were
saved.
Geo. Payer drove to Mapleton Sun
day aud learned that the fire
started at the rear end of Sonnesyn &
SchOyen's store, from cause I'M
known. No one was injured Every
building was burned to the ground.
The fire started at IL 80 o. M. and
made rapid Roadway. G. III. Dietz's
harness shop was among the build
ings burned, but the stock of goods
was saved.
j. E. Brown was heard to state that
he would put up a brick b eek and it
was expected that several brick
buildings would go up.
The burned district is on the right
hand side Of the street from the de-
pot, and covers everything from the
Odd Fellows block to the end of the
first block. All of he buildings ex-
cept the bank were frame, and all
were story and a half buildings.
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