Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-02
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ion If the town of St. Anthony, in
mis- county, was wiped out by fire of
IN unknown origin early this morning.
The burned area includes the entire
aest side of the main street of the
,oT1, seven buildings being totally de-
Stroyed, together with the contents of
3l but two of the buildings last to
5urn. From these small portion of
Zach stock was saved. The total loss is
estimated at $4,000, with insurance
4ggrega ting $1,000.
The buildings destroyed were the
postotfice and the Michael Herman
restaurant. both in the Pierce building:
the general store of Lndquist e Son.
in the EVANS building: Fred Peters
restaurant. Henry Hannusch's meat
market. John Bryant's real estate Of
flee: Berge Bros. general store, and
Jacob Mayors hardware store. The
only portions OF any of the stocks saved
were from the Berge Bros and Mayer
stores
The losses and insurance follow:
Anthony r Pierce. Pasadena, Cal,
building, loss $4,000: loss to govern
ment, in postoffice fixtures, 800; loss
sonal effects, $500 Michael Herman,
restaurant stock and furniture $1,000
Insurance on Herman stock 500; no
insurance on building.
j. c. Evans. Turlock. Cal, loss on
building, $1,000; insurance, $1,000; loss
to Lindquist & Son, occupants of build
ing, $4,000: insurance. $4,000.
Fred Peters, loss in building. $1,000;
stock, s1,4oo; insurance on building,
S5op; insurance on contents, $500
Henry Hannusch. loss on building,
$500; stock and fixtures $1,000; insur-
ance on building, $500; contents. $500.
John A. Bryant. loss on building and
contents. $1,000: insurance on build
ing. $3.50: contents. s5e.
j. W BarkhurSt. Marshalltown. loss
on buildign. 81 500; Berge Bros occu-
pants Of building, loss on stock. Sill
GOO. insurance on building. 81 200; in
surance on Berge Bros. stock, So
800
Jacob Mayer, loss on building. 8
o0o. loss on stock, $4,000; Insurance on
building and contents S1,Soo.
In addition TO the above losses the
damage 20 buildings across the street.
from heat, will aggregate $4,000. The
Christian church also suffered a loss
OF 500 from heat.
Fire Starts in Pierce Building.
west end of the Pierce building, and
lis believed TO have been due TO spon-
taneous combustion in a pile of rub
bsh. The blaze was discovered at 9: 10,
and before the alarm could be spread
the building was a mass of flames 1t
was no time before the blaze began TO
spread, and the buildings were con-
sumed in the order 10 which they
stood like so much finder. The Pierce
building was brick veneered, but all
he others were frame structures.
Ask Outside Towns For Help.
The men of the town worked like
Trojans with the meager facilities al
hand with which to fight the fire, and
IL DIS SUM seen mat iIol Oily tle
west side, but the buildings across the
street. might be destroyed.
< Telephone requests We're sent to this
city and Gearing for help. When il
was found that there was no way of at
taching hose. and it was of course real
lied that in a fire of that character
4 chemicals apparatus would be of M
avail. it was decided here that there
would be no use of sending assistance
The Gearing fire department, with {
hand engine, responded to the appeal
Ebut arrived too late to be of any ser.
vice.
Will Rebuild at Once.
President w. N Dickerson, of the ST
anthony Savings Bank, sd il to-day ina,
the owners of the burned buildings, 81
far as they could be seen, expressed
their intention of rebuilding just a.
soon as possible. The new building