Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-23
stanhope Undismayed by the
Fire Which Wiped Out
Business Part Of Town
NEW STORES ARE BEING BUILT
Better and Moro Substantial Buildings
Will Take tho Places of Those De-
stroyed- Actual Extent Of the Loss
es Made Known After Thorough In
ventory. -
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Jewell, Nov. 23.-The first few days
of this week the people Of burned-out
Stanhope have quietly rested. BY
Saturday night the work Of securing
quarters for what was saved from
Thursday nights fire was accomplish
ed. Friday night the town council,
in special session, passed an ordinance
prohibiting the erection Of anything
but brick buildings upon the main
street, thus bringing to sudden end
plans already maturing for the erec-
ton of temporary frame buildings.
The fire made clean sweep. Prac-
tically no rubbage or debris is left to
be cleared away. The burned district
is literally placarded warning the
sightseers out Of the burned district.
Sunday, two hundred curious ones from
neighboring towns drove to Stanhope
to see for themselves the extent of the
loss. But in Stanhope, the first sharp
feelings of loss have gone, the people
already are planning to rebuild, and
from the ashes a better, more sub
stantial Stanhope will arise. Insurance
adjusters are settling their losses, con-
tractors are being called into consulta-
ton, and before another week goes by,
the work of eXcavating for new build
ings will be under way.
would seem that for the present
one-story bricks will be the rule, SO
built that when necessary, second
floors may be erected at once. Far
dial & Johnson will build on their lot
adjoining the corner store, the nrst
os the burned buildings to the south,
where formerly was the Haney pool
This building will be occupied
lei, by the Ruegnitz Drug Co, or
OTTO T.. Quick, the proprietor OF the
size restaurant, as hotel. II
ID as hotel the second floor of
.,s corner brick will furnish rooming
recommendations.
G. H. Dick, the hardware and fur
niture dealer, has bought the second
lot of Swanson & Fardal where for
,nerly stood the building occupie
by the Ruegnitz Drug Co.. and VIII
erect building, continuing In his
former business.
Ed. Thoreson & Son, druggists, VIII
erect brick building on. the third
burned lot and will continue in busi-
ness at their former location.
C. w. Wilson, butcher, is contem-
plating purchasing the fourth. lot,
where stood the G. j. Anderson build-
ing. occupied by the Mrs. Brewer nsl-
linery store. 1t is considered practi-
cally certain that he will build on this
lot.
These four buildings will almost
certainly be erected this fall, and in
addition, another building will prob
ably be built to accommodate the
Ruegnitz drug firm or to serve as a
hotel. The people of stanhope are
meeting their loss bravely and calm
ly and will recover rapidly and well.
Actual Extent of Losses.
With all the excitement attending
such a calamity conflicting opinions
of the actual amount Of loss were
given out. But the actual loss now
anpears. according to the statements
of each individual, to he a trife over
$4,000. The total loss by fire ag-
gregates $22,575. on which there was
insurance to the amount OF $500.
Following is a list Of the losers,
their losses and the amounts recover
able in insurance, according to their
own statements:
Loss ms.