The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-18
HURoN's. oPERA-HoUsE BURNED
The Loss is $4,000 With Little Inusur
ance on the Building. ~

HURON, s. D.-Fire last night de-
stroyed the Grand opera house, owned by
William L. Miner, and valued at $4,000.
The fire originated in the furnace room In
the basement, and the entire interior Of
the structure was burned before the walls
fell, thus saving an adjoining building
from destruction.
Fortunately there was no VIVID, and the
roofs Of nearby buildings were covered
with snow. The city fire department was
reinforced by the detail from the Chicago
& North Western department. Stocks OF;
goods in adjoining stores were removed
and saved. - -
: The first story of the opera-house was
occupied by Nels Paulson, merchant tai
Tor, and B. N. Healy, bakery and confec-
tionery. Both saved most Of their stocks.
The second floor was occupied by the
Western Union Telegraph company and
DR.. r. J. Woods office and parlors. Most
of DR.. Woods library and part of his in
struments were destroyed, and very lit
tie was saved from the telegraph office.
Only small insurance was, carried on the
building. ..>: ---
-Firemen were busy all night throwing
water on the great heap Of ruins Dur
Ing the night fire broke out in the roof
of the Myers block, but was stopped be-
fore much damage was done. The form
:er occupants Of the Opera house block
have not yet secured quarters. The
Western Union telegraph office is tenn
porarily located in the office of the chief
train dispatcher Of the c. e. NV. rail-.
way. -.>r - .:< IT,.
Mr. Miner. the owner Of the opera
house, puts his loss at 100000 after the
insurance is paid. He had $1,000 in the
Underwriters OF London, $1,000 in the
Palatin eof Hartford, 81 900 In the .Glenns
Falls. sixty-f1ve hundred dollars in tn
surance lapsed few days ago. DR..
Woods had $500 in the Aetna of Hartford.
His loss is $780,. .. ..-.,
Other occupants were without insur-
ance. Cory & McAdans in the adjoining
building had their dry goods stock dam :
aged several hundred dollars. 1t is COW,
being considered for the erection of a new
and larger opera house on the site of
the one burned. -.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-The case Of John
W. Heed resulted in a. disagreement. He
was charged with assault with a danger
Gus weapon. One night last summer he
took a.. shot at a man who was accom-
panying his (Reed's) wife and another
woman home from a Salvation Army
meeting. The bullet intended for the man
struck the woman friend Of Mrs. Reed in
flicting a flesh wound.-The members Of
the Germania Verein. the leading Ger,
man organization Of the city, haye just
held their annual meeting. The election
Of officers resulted: President, Norris,
Levinger;>svice president, Hans DeMuth:,
secretary, Nick Wynocht; treasurer, Nick.
Roster: librarian Adolph Ziska; trustees:
Carl Brucker and John Randolph.--The;
vacancy caused by the death of Captain
James M. Kinter, who held the position
OF financial clerk at he; Sioux Falls post
Office, has been filled by the appointment
of Christopher H. Wangness.
HURON, S. D.-The Odd Fellows have
purchased property on Dakota avenue and
will put the building into condition for
lodge purposes. The newly chosen Of
ficers are Joseph A. Colcord. noble grand;
Carl Peterson, vice grand; Harry J. Ward,
secretary; Charles Lampe, treasurer; Har-
lvey J. Rice, Fred H. Holton, and George
7. Grove, trustees.--A w. Longrcen, for
a score of years in the employ Of the Chi
tcago & North Western railway, who sold
his property and with his family removed
to Scandinavia, Wis, a few weeks since,
expecting to remain there permanently.
has returned--After an absence Of three
months : in the east. President G.. H.
French of Huron college. has returned
for the holidays. He reports splendid
success in his efforts to raise the en-
dowment fund for the institution
PIERRE, S. D.-The third member Of
the state delegation to the National Live