Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-09

OIA, thursday, JULY y, lW3.
the fire spreading outside of the block
had been passed.
The fire is the biggest and most de
structive that Langdon has so far ex-
pericnced and it has swept away a
number of the early landmarks of the
town. The loss fall quite heavily upon
number of our business men. who.'
during the last few years, have given
the south end of Third street place
OF prominence in the city's commercial
centre. Though it is too early for ma
tured plans of the future to have been
formed the question of rebuilding the
block swept by yesterday mornings fire
naturally answers itself in the atfirma-
tive and by fall the frame buildings that
have disappeared will undoubtedly be
replaced by substantial structures.
THE LOSSES
The photograph gallery and residence
of j. ID. Sa.ter is total loss. Consider
able of the furniture of the home and
apparatus of the gallery, however, were
saved. Mr.. Salter places his loss at nearly
$4,000 and has it covered to the extent
of 81 500 by insurance. He is already
considering plans with view of re-
building at once and for the present the
family are domiciled at the home of his
son, A. B. Salter, on Sixth street.
Hartzell & Bascom, who occupied the
lower front part of the Salter building
as law and real estate office, saved
about all of their fixtures and law library.
Are 1ossers only to the extent of $10O
and have moved into suite of Offices in
the Schulke block.
Tyrrell & Burke's drug store had only
\ short time in which to remove the
! stock and fixtures, but with the aid of
willing volunteers got out the most
valuable part. They have the remnant
} stored in the old Hub restaurant build
} ing, but will not open up until more
! suitable location can be found. The
! loss is placed by Mr. Tyrrell at sl,5OO
! and is insured for about $500. The
building is owned by VIM. Taylor, Of
, Winnipeg, and protected by insurance
} for about half of its value. Some time
ago Mr.. Taylor was known as being on
! the market to sell the property. but
\ might now be inclined to join in the
Y \ plan of other property holders to build
a brick block.
} The Great Northern Hotel has right
D up to the time of the fire been doing as
\ good a paving business as the. is in
I. the city. Its owner. Landlord Hankey
Z figures his loss is at the least $4,000, and
was insured for only $4,000 Owing to
the small amount of goods it was possible
to- remove before the fire got beyond
control his loss is very heavy one. lie
will rebuild and is one of the foremost
to promote the putting up of two story
! brick block, which as planned can be
done at moderate figure. Many guests
] of the hotel lost everything, number
not being able to remain long enough
to dress. 1t will never really be known
what the loss of Landlord Hankey and
n his guests does in reality amounts to.
The bowling alley of t. NJ. Westbrook
next door to the hotel, was Quilted with
in half hour of the time the fire start
ed and no attempt was made to save the
stock or fixtures. The loss to Mr. West,
brook, who had one of the finest bowling
e alleys in the Northwest, amounts to not
= less than $500. His insurance is ssoO
IS leaving heavy balance against him a:
8. the result of the conhagration. The
l. building is the property of }. Z. Mon
4 natt valued at $1,000 and insured TO
h $780,.
The residence Of Mrs P. Foshay suf
If fered total destruction, but it wa
IS possible for willing hands to save most
le if not all, of the household effects, In
building is covered by policy for SON
,r which to slight extent only will recon
er pense the family on the loss of home
of On the second floor rooms were occupl
:. cd by number of boarders of the Ut
H. Northern hotel. two of whom had t
of make their escape from the building b
H. the windows after escape had been Gu
pr off from the stairway on the outside.
It, Jas. Week, who owns the store suffer
id ed a total loss in the fire, having let NJ
10 insurance lapse two years ago at tn
he time the companies raised the rat
TX The building was comparatively newl
built and represents an outlay of sl,oU
IN The johnson Land Co., who occuple
at the front got out about all their oiflc
* fixtures and are now located temporarll
n in the Parsons feed store building. In
#. second floor was fitted up with room
,e for the guests of Landlord Hankey
ig hotel. while the ground floor rooms
n. the rear contained the stock and too
he of tbe shoe store which Mr.. Week close