Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-30
UsET DESTROYED.
Hotel, store and Saloon Building Burr
at a Lnss of $4,000.

at a LDss of $4,000.
Early Thursday evening the hotel
at TIBET was discovered to be on fire
and. Notwithstanding the most siren
uous efforts of the citizens to- subque
il. the conhagration spread until 1t de-
stroyed the greater part OF the town
that has so long been the landmark
marking the entrance to the Judith
Easin from the south. The hotel,
store and saloon, comprising all the
business interests of the town, were
totally destroyed, entailing a loss OF
about | 1000. partially covered by in
france. The fire was first discover
| ed about 1920 o'clock in the evening
in the real end of the hotel building.
At this time Mrs. Barrows. the pro-
prietrcss. and the other members OF
the family were away attending 10
some work at a cabin half a mile dis
tant from the town. the only person
In the hotel being the woman cook
employed there.
When discovered the flames gain
ed so much Roadway. that with the
strong wind blowing. II was impossi-
BILE for those present 10 save the
building. In less than an hour the
wind had carried the flames to the
store occupied by Schneider & Gaug
Ter, and It, too. with nearly all the
stock. was totally consumed.
The saloon adjoining the store also
caught fire Immediately and was de-
stroyed.
For a time it looked as If every
building in the little town would be
destroyed. but a number OF men from
the ranches nearby arrived to assist
and the stables and other buildings
were saved.
The cause of the fire is not known
the first knowledge of il being when
the entire real of the hotel was found
20 be burning. All the buildings burn.
ed were the property of Mrs. Alice
Darrows, as was also the ufrnlture IN
the hotel. The hotel was a two-story
frame structure and with It's contents
was valued at $4,000. The stock OF
goods In the store was owned by
Schneider & Gaugler and amounted
TO about $4,000. The stock and hxtur.
es had been removed from the saloon
but the building was worth probably
$500, while the store building could
not be replaced for less than $1,000.
A small amount of goods was re-
moved from the store; probably to
the value OF $500, and about one.
fourth of the furniture was saved from
the hotel. The books, stamps and
nearly all the postofice effects were
saved from the store. and Schneider
& Gaugler saved the books OF their
firm.
Mrs. Barrows carried some insur
ance on the building. but we have
been unable to ascertain the amount
Schneider & Gaugler carried insur.
ance to the amount OF 81 200 on their
stock.
The hotel at Ubet was one of the
Oldest road ranches in the Judith Ba.
sin. having been built In 1881. Near.
ly every person who has travelled In
Fergus county has partaken of the
hospitality of the kindly hostess, who
has for so many years been the pro
priCtress of the Ubet inn, and hun.
dreds of friends will sincerely regret
the loss sustained by her.
For some weeks plst arrangements
have been in progress looking to tie
removal Of the eatTc town of UIet
IN ? PORT IN the flllTIal lire about
th~ree-fOurths Of a Inile north Of CTR.
neil, Here Mrs. Barrows intended 10
lound the new town oi TIBET, having
effected an agreement with the rail
road company TO that end.
Frank Moshner, Of lie Sistown, Wis
tied Ubet Thursday afternoon and
contracted for the removal of the