The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-02-07
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the Rural telephone exchange.
Martin Brands saved a part of his
stock, but so many shoes and gar
ments are missing that the salvage is
almost valueless. Mr.. Brands is
temporarily located in the store until
recently occupied by Mrs. Griffith.
P. L. Roadstrom removed his stock
from the store, but large part of it
is badly damaged by water.
VIM. Kaliher got out his barber
chairs, but Louis Horstman was less
fortunate. The BARRIERS are tempo
rarily located in the Miller shop in
the Bargain store basement.
Sjoblom & Olson carried out their
stock of liquors and cigars and had
about 5000 worth of bottled stuff stolen
by willing workers.
The total loss on buildings and
stock is estimated at $4,000. Fol-
lowing is the estimated losses and the
insurance in the various agencies:
Townsend block, value $4,000; in
surance carried $4,000, as follows:
In the Eaton agency $4,000, viz,
So, 900 in the Orient of Hartford, So, 900
in the Pennsylvania Fire of Phila-
delphia, $1,000 in the National Fire of
Hartford and $1,000 in the Hartford
Fire Insurance company. In the
Skahen agency $4,000, viz.,: Cont
mental of New York 1000, American
Central of St. Louis $4,000, Scottish
Union & National $4,000, CONSOLE
dated Fire & Marine $4,000.
Patterson Grocery Co., stock, value
So, 700; insurance ST, 200, with. the Ma
tional Fire of Hartford-Eaton' IS
agency. -~E T.. -.
w. 81. Townsend, household goods,
value $1,000; insurance in Hartford
Fire Insurance company S6O0-Eaton' s
agency. 81
Martin Brands, stock, value $4,000;
insurance $1,000. $4,000 in Northern
Assurance company, So, 600 in New
York Observation-Disclosures agency,
and $4,000 in the Germania-Ewing
agency.
Solomon Long, stock, value $40, OOO;
insurance in Hartford Fire Insurance
company Sl,000-Eaton agency, Ma
tional Mutual 81, 00O-Ewing agency,
Northern Assurance company $500
Dickey agency, Consolidated Fire &
Marine ,0o0-Skahen agency. II
Ira Stanley, household goods, value
$1,000, insurance $500 in the Connect
cut Fire and, $500 in the Michigan
.Commercial-Ewing agency.
G. 81. Gottwerth, household goods,
value 5000. insurance $500 in Con-
necticut Fire-Ewing agency.
J. J. Skahen, barber shop building,
value $500, insurance $780,.
Louis Horstman, barber shop equip
ment, value $500, insurance in the
Skahen agency $3.50.
VIM. Kaliher, barber shop furniture,
value 5000, insurance in Skahen
agency $500.
I. L. Armitage, stock and fixtures,
value $4,000, insurance in Dickey
agency $4,000, in Skahen agency
So, 800. Rural Telephone company's
equipment, value $4,000, insurance in
Dickey agency 500. Office equipment,
value 1000, insurance in Dickey
agency $500.
The building owned by Louis W.
Pierson and in which P. L. Roadstrom
now conducts a general merchandise
business was materially damaged by
water and several of the windows we're
broken by the intense heat. The
damage to the building is estimated
at 81, 900.
P. L. Roadstrom, damage to stock
by water impossible to estimate at
this time. Insurance $1,000 in the
Norwich Unions. S. Petterson's
agency.
A. S. Mark sustained damage of
about 500 to his plate glass front,
which was broken by the terrific heat
from the Princeton drug
store.
The falling of the walls of the Town.
send building played considerable
havoc with the telephone wires, tear
ing them to the ground and swapping
some of the poles. The damage has,
however, been sufficiently repaired to
permit of the wires being again used.
The following table shows the esti-
mated total and partial losses: "
TOTAL LOSSES. Val. ms.
Jesmer's block, building $50 $4,000 5000
Banner Cash Store, stock. 10000 IS GO
Banner Cash Store, fixtures
and steam plant. 1000 $500
L. G. Prescott. stock. 1000 $50
townsend block, building ..... $1,000 10000
Solomon Long, Stock. . 10000 $500
Martin Brands, stock 49,. %. 1900 1000
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