The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-07-11

They did not carry any insurance SO
their loss will be about $4,000. They
have not as yet decided whether they
will resume business or not.
". S. Bear, the druggist and post
master, was the next heaviest loser,
owning two of the burned buildings,
the drug store and postoffice. He car
ried a drug stock valued at $500, and
had insurance in the Capital Insurance
CO., of Des Moines, of S1,575, $4OO on
the buildings and $1,175 on the stock.
Not thing was saved from the post
office and the drug stock was also a
total loss. MIR. Bear managed to reach
his safe in the drug store and saved his
books. He commenced arranging the
same evening to move a warehouse
which he owned to the site of the burn
ed store and will reopen the drug store
with new stock this week. Temporary
quarters were secured for the postoffice
in the school house, and he secured
supply of stamps at Leon to last him for
a few days.
OBJ. Creal & Son owned their own
building which was valued at 81 900 and
carried $4,000 stock of hardware. A
few goods were saved. They had $500
insurance on the building, but not
dollar on the stock and their loss will
amount to $4,000. They secured the
Brewer building on the east side of the
square and moved in the few goods
saved from the fire, expecting to add to
the stock and continue in business.
The new two story Masonic hall was
damaged, the joists and flooring of the
second floor being burned and the west
side of the brick wall badly damaged, +,
so that it will have to be torn down and
rebuilt. The loss will be about $500,
but contractor George Lee, of Grand
River, who is building the building had
a builders risk of $4,000 SO his loss will
be fully covered, although it will delay
the completion of the building.
The building occupied by the Yellow
Front restaurant, in which the fire
started was owned by William Woodland
and was worth $500. He had no insur-
ance. Walker & Corrington the owners
of the restaurant had a stock worth
5000 with $400 insurance in the Capital
of Des Moines.
The building occupied by Shields
Bros. was owned by the Decatur City
Odd Fellows lodge, being valued at
81 900. They carried S40O insurance in
the Capital of Des Moines.
| The building occupied by Mrs. Mary
Osborn with her millinery store and by
DR.. M. Camp with his Office was owned
by Mrs. Win Cash, valued at $500 with
S4O0 insurance in the Capital of Des
Moines. Mrs. Osborn saved most of her
goods but they were considerably dam
aged, her loss being $500 with no in
surance. DR.. Camp saved portion of
his Office furniture, but will lose 5000
with no insurance.
The building occupied by Lake 6,
Lloyd's restaurant was owned by W.
P. Axes, valued at $500 with no insur-
ance. The restaurant stock was par
TALLY saved, being valued at $500 with
$400 insurance in the Capital of Des
Moines, which will about cover their
loss.
The building occupied by G. M. Cor
rington's general store was owned by
Mrs. E. W. Townsend, being valued at
| 81, 900 with $500 insurance in the Con-
cordia of Milwaukee. Mr.. Corrington
carried $4,000 stock of general mer-
chandise, which was roughly handled in
carrying out, and his loss will be $1,000,
but he has $4,000 insurance in the Capt.
j tai of Des Moines. He rented the Gates