The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-02-23
COX BUILDING BURNS
Fire Caught in Sadley Millinery Store
rlondAy Night and Building
Totally Destroyed.
A Total Loss of $4,000 With Insure
ance of Less Than $1,000
Nelson's Studio Burns.

Nelson's Studio Burns.
Last Monday night between seven
and eight o'clock fire was discovered
by Marshal Newton in the millinery
store of Miss Anna Sadley When
Mr.. Newton broke open the door he
found that the whole store was ripe
for a good hot fire and he quickly
gave the alarm. It was only a short
time before the fire department was on
hand but on account of the poor con-
dition of the hose and the fact that the
hydrant on the drug store corner
would not work it was some little time
before there was a. stream of water
playing on the fire. AS soon as the
chemical and the water supply got
to working the flames were quickly
smothered, but despite the large
amount of water put on the burning
building the fire kept creeping out
from under the roof and the upper
parts of the building. Before the fire
was subdued that part of the building
occupied by the millinery store and
Nelson's photo studio which was in
the second story was totally destroyed
and the flames were kept from doing
great damage to" the remaining part
of the building.
The fire was supposed to have been
put out before the department retired
but about three O'Clock in the morn
ing the fire broke out second time
with considerable volume and though
the department had water on the build
ing it was entirely consumed. Some
little damage was done to the build
ing belonging to Abe Orr which ad-
joined the building.
The building was owned by J. NJ.
Cox of Sandstone who bought the
land in 1898 and erected the building
the same year. He was a photogra-
pher and had his gallery on the Sec
ond floor, which had been used by P.
j. Nelson of Anoka for some time as
photo studio. The other tenant in
the building &C the time It burned was
Miss Sadley. Her loss was total. but
she had insurance of SITS which had
expired the day of the fire, but the
agent, J. j. Skahen had rewritten the
policy so that Miss Sadley will get
her insurance. She had a part of her
spring stock of goods stored in the
adjoining building formerly used by
Smith as a meat market, and this
stock was not damaged. Miss Sadley
will open her millinery store in other
quarters in very short time. Her
millinery stock was valued at $1,000
and other goods in the store at $500,
She had an insurance of $50 on goods
other than millinery stock.
P. J. Nelson says that he will be
ready for business in Princeton the
first Saturday in March and is already
negotiating for suitable quarters. He
will probably open his studio in the
gallery at the north end of Main
street. It could not be learned
whether Mr.. Nelson had any insurance
on his goods or not, but probably he
had them insured.
The building was not insured and
the owner never had it insured since
he built it twelve years ago. He be-
lieved in carrying his own insurance.
It was two-story building and cost
81, 800. Being in the fire limits there
will never be another frame building
on that site.
The "Chop Suey" located in the
Orr building got lively hustle on it.
self when the first fire broke out and
removed its egg sandwiches and cook
ing apparatus. across the street, and
after the fire had been put out the eat
ing apparatus was moved back and
Chop Suey'' was doing business
while the building was burning. But
the fire 6end did not propose to be
laughed at in: such manner and
when everybody was sound asleep it
reached out and swiped the eating
house enough to temporarily place it
out of commission.
Mile Laos County Teachers Organize.
The preliminary meeting for the or
ganization of the Mile Laos county
teachers was held at the high school
building in Milaca last Saturdays
There was not a large attendance but
a sufficient number were present to
start the educational ball rolling.
1t was decided to call the associa-
ton the Mile Laos County Teachers
association. Prof. S. M. Pinnev was
elected president for the ensuing term,
superintendent Palmer of the Milaca
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