Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-11-18
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The Alert - ( ins receipt 81 81 copy
of5the Sacrament Bee, sof November
18th, cont aiming q large photograph
of the American Cash Store hull ding
ofs whtch F.S D. Fanche her, orm-5
erly of Jane oaln ~ the principal
4 owner The hull ling sIss shown sin}}
I fames, with Snremen tine; and;
!: trucks and ladders at the building
which was SUR ounded with smoke
The new store, and stock were:
valued Al $I60 90 and the new
building, ~ three story and basement
structure had Just been comp eted a
i few weeks ago, and the owners had
hardly gotten 4 CONF 4 ably settled
! when the disaster overlook them. sss
The fire broke / out sunda morn:
ing at 4 ii o'clock, and the building
and stock were burned Up. At six
o'clock onss Sunday morning the Are
was raging. on Mon lay morning fol,ii
lowing at sixs o'clock the firm open.
y ed for business waiit d new Y 300
stock and III every y ) J, eel turning.
Another location was secured tenn
1 porarily. Lumbe ber Tor fixturss was
1 hurried % the gro ounds, carpenters
engaged wherever they could be
found and buy ers searched the
wholesale districts Tor a new stock
of goods. Everything was IA good
order On the opening Monday morn--53
ling, and the easy going and complacSS
Sent Cal alifornians were surprised:
thereat.
This was 'anoth ther llustratlong Sof
the Old North Oak ota courageS and;
energy. which sooYernor Fancher3
represents I'M asmarked degree ~ the
city of his adopt on Both the sbnilds
! Ing and the stock we're wen Insured
and the frm VIII come out an right
SAnancially Defec ectiye wiring Is the
only cause that can be- sassig gned to-
the fire. The inf flamable goods 1.-THE,
basement fed the flames. VI s3ss3Ess
III an editorials ref ference 3to the !nrei
and the prompt action 1 Of the firm,:
the Sacramento Bee said on Monday
morning ,S-ss5 sSs
on Sunday n morning the great
5stock of the American Cash Store
was rendered ! total loss 81 fre and
Sits me new building made unit for;
occupancy. s8s5:.Ss
This morning the Arm sEas doing
business al the old Waterhouse &
Lester esta ablishme On On ID street
above Seventh ENyhic # transit formed
from q great barn of . place to an
attractive ana inviting store and
.sall within few hours SsyS 81,
do this IL was necessary to-
procure a. entire new stock II was
necessary to clear. hitewashs and
wire the new place /; was necessary;
"a, set thirt ve carp penters work.
on a rush ord ders
ssA Anl,Sd l,Sd this "a orning earl the
American Cash Store was ~ inyit-3
ins Institution itsS clerks we're ~ on, On,
hand its delivery wac gonsS ~ read
allStha wheels ~ itas various depart ss
;Sslmients we're going around 90 ghs
thing had occlrre az sa9SI
I dtsmay yedi, ii Nlina afraid = firm
had put Ill pr,act ices the New Sacrs--s
mo Ssn1ilentoa ibbole I
heni III IS consid dsrsdl & thst sthas
loss this insti ttol l1l9
8 SI25 s00 00, pract Heal alllls coYsred IhyS
insurance hat ii sbusin iness had
spracticall 4 started ssoyer
D from @ 81 the & ground i up. ana that
avery ssi thin lsISS clln.ck|
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plsf [ II n ssinS a the cage read
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