Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-25

ing insured in the Grant County com
pany for 5000. We are pleased 10
state that Brother Brooks saw the
danger coming and succeeded in ge.-
ting his printing material out of the
building and to place Of safety. Al
Though the office is badly demoralized
the loss is practically lothing and the
Record viii appear this week on time
with flaming headlines and rich dis
criptions Of the fire fiend Ernest
having taken upquarters ii Cd
machine shop south 81 Hoshins house
Travelling east from the twin build
ings where the fire originated it first
consumed a building belonging to
Geo. Hickok and Mrs. Angove. Loss
$500 Insured in Continental Of New
York for 81 600 The down stairs was
occupied by VIM. Bates saloon and
his loss is 81 600 with no insurance
Up stairs resided the family of John
Schnoren berg. the barber, and his
household goods were destroyed aud
were without insurance.
Next to go down before the fury eff
the flames was John Brady's big
building. Loss s.. 800. Insured in the
Grant County Co for $1,000 Down
stairs in this building was the saloon
Of sam Elton and his loss is 500
without insurance Also the barber
shop Of James Peacock. which was
partly saved, wish no insurance. Up
stairs was hall used for public ga
therings and its furniture was de-
stroyed, without insurance.
Abe Adkins building, occupied by
Adkins q Auel as saloon. Loss
50, 600. No insurance.
A brick building owned by the Odd
Fellows. Loss over s., 600; insured in
Grant County Co. for $1,000. Lower
part occupied by Fred Fischer's hard
ware store. Stock totally destroyed;
loss $500 Insured in the Phoenix Of
Brooklin for s., 200. FIRED Fischer
has opened a new hardware store over
Pitts q Mauger's wagon shop and viii
be ready for business as soon as his
new stock arrives. Ralph Hedeman,
clerk in Fischer's hardware store, ran
in the back door to get out tools when
somebody outside, seeing the door
open and the flames about to enter.
shut and locked the door. not know
ing the young man was in there.
Ralph could not get out. Suffocating
smoke soon filled the building He
knew there were several barrels Of
Kerosene and other explosives in the
cellar beneath him. and his mind gave
way to insane terror which remained
with him for two days after he was
rescued through an outside window.
The odd Fellows lost ALI Of their
lodge furniture and paraphernalia
which was quite valuable.
A building o. ned BY W II. Brown
Loss $500 Insured in the Home Of
New York for $500 Lower story oc-
cupied by Ira Fox's meat market. in
which everything is lost and no in
Sprance. Upper part occupied as an
Office by DR.. o. p Sala and the fur
nishings are lost without insurance.
Another building owned by W. H.
Brown. Loss 81 800 Insured in Home
of New York $500. Occupied ty Lud-
den q Son as a general merchandise
store. Part Of stock saved but badly
damaged. Loss $4,000 Insured in the
North American OF Philadelphia for
$1,000.
S A. Hatch building. Occupied by
Holford & Roberts. general merchan-
disc. Loss $4,000. Insured ia the
Grant County 60. for $1.5Co The up
stairs was occupied By the Masons.
6. A. 4. post. H. P's and Eastern
Stars. and these orders were without
insurance.
The next building in the path of,the
fire belonged 70 Frank Whitcomb and
was occupied By Mrs. Geo. Greer as
a millinery store. The people fell to
and tore this building down with
view OF stopping the flames. Loss
5000. No insurance. Mrs. Greer say
ed all Of her stock. but the spring
hats have a frostbitten look
Here the fire ran up against the
stone hardware store Of S. Kitto. The
building had an iron roof and defed
the flames
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