The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
BARNES
STREET FIRE.
Store and City
Bakery Property SUI
fers. Loss May Reach
$4,000.

$4,000.
Fire was discovered Thursday NORM
ing at a few minutes after IL o'clock in
the rear Of the City Bakery. The
flames shot up quickly to the second
floor and the tenants had barely time to
make their escape.
c. E. Dickinson was first to discover
the fire which was under his living
apartments. He lost no time in get.
ting his wife and son out saving two
trunks and a few articles of clothing.
S. w. Andrews, the shoemaker in
the front o of bakery building, or
the second floor, was wakened none too
soon. Mrs. Emma Lindsey, on the
opposite side of the hall, over the
Parker store, daughter and two small
children had more time in which to
make their escape.
The fremen were not long in getting
two streams of water from the city we'll
ana one from the N. P. which did good
execution. There was no wind, but the
fire had got under such head way before
it was discovered that it kept the fire.
men busy, for the flames seemed to be
creeping through in all directions. At
one time it looked as though both
buildings would be burned to the
ground and that good work would be
done if the flames we're kept from
damaging the Moir store.
1t took the fremen over half an hour
to get the fire under control. The
fremen, as usual did we'll, and iare de-
serving of much credit.
The Suits building, owned by ]. H.
Field, L. A. Simpson and P. F. Stults,
is practically a wreck.
The ]. e. F. Parker building, how
ever, is not damaged much below the
second floor. An entire new roof and
much of the second floor walls will
have to be replaced, The damage is
estimated at $1,000.
S. w. Andrews figures his loss total.
c. E. Dickinson had no insurance and
Mrs. Lindsey was also unfortunate in
the same way.
Mr.. Parker's loss to stock is from
water and is estimated at from 60 to -
per cent.
c. w. Rau estimated his loss to bake
oven, fixtures and supplies at about
$500.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. Parker will repair damages i'm.
mediately, but it is not believed that
the Suits building will be repaired.
1t should be condemned.
The insurance carried is as follows:
Parker-N. Y. Underwriters. 81, 900 on
building and 5000 on fixtures, in Ayers
agency; Queen. $500 on stock, in John.
son agency; Hanover, $1,000 and lnsur.
ance OF N. Am, $500, in Aud agency.
Field, Simpson and Stults-Aetna,
5000, in Ayers agency; L. La G., $500,
Western $500, st. Paul $500. in Johnson
agency:
S. W. Andrews-Royal, $50. in Ayers
agency.
c. w. Rau-Palatine, $500, Insurance
of N, Am. $3.50, in Aud agency.
c. O. Young, state agent OF the Under.
writer's arrived on the limited FRIDAY
morning, and the other agents are ex.
pected soon.
Mrs. ]. A. Flvnn and Mrs. M. Brick
man went out Thursday with a paper for
Mrs. Lindsey and received subscriptions
amounting to s134, also three beds and
springs and a cook range.
The insured are very fortunate in hav.
ing their policies in good companies
Since the failure of the Traders, there
has been a great deal of uneasiness in
insurance circles, and the end is no,
yet. Several supposedly good com
panies are certain to 90 to the wall dur
ing the next few days.
The quarantine for scarlet fever
at Geo. Waggoner's was raised
Friday of this week. Mr.. Wag.
goner was released a week ago
There are now no cases of scarle'
fever in the city.
Mrs. Anna Hills of Des Moines
Iowa, a former teacher here anc
we'll known to many Of our read
ers, was married Wednesday te
J. B. Eaton, a prominent insur
ance and business man of Fargo
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton will be a
home in Fargo after June I.
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