The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
SOUTH DAKOTA TOWN
IS WIPED FROM MAP
LeBeau's Business Section De-
sstroyed by Fire at Early
Hour Today.

LeSeau, 8. D., Sept. ALPHABETICALLY
blotted from the map within a few
hours by flames driven by a heavy
wind, there are now only smoking m
bers where yesterday the business dis
trict of LeBeau was the scene of activ-
ity in mercantile trade.
The first estimate of $3.50, 600 damage
will be increased to fully 100000 when
all the losses are computed.
The principal losses are as follows,
the estimates being on buildings only:
Phil DURAN, saloon, $4,000; Boefmer
e. Byrne. livery, 500; Patrick's billiard
hall, $4,000; Mrs. T. A. Way, three
business blocks. s 1000; Seleck's billiard
hail, s., 900; McGuigan's restaurant, So
500; A. M. Adler, store, 81, $500: William
Bennett, hotel, $1,000; Dakota State
bank, 5000; William Joy, hotel and
furniture store. $500; Paul Pround,
general merchandise, 81, 800; George T..
Wing and George Shaw, law office and
implement office, $500; Van Campens,
$4,000; entire building and plant of Lee
beau Phoenix, $1,000; Keller general
merchandise. $4,000; postoftiee, 1000;
Ring restaurant. 81, 500; E.. j. thinner,
opera house, $4,000; L. T. Davidson.
two store buildings, $1,000; Henderson
& Case, law office, 81, 800; DR.. Smith,
office, $1,000; Eta Dean Jones, two
business buildings, 81 ,0VG.
When the fire was discovered and the
alarm given, UGH Roadway had been
made by the flames that there was not
adequate resistance to be made to the
progress of destruction and the people
OF the town were forced to witness the
unaVailing effort of the local fire de-
partment supplemented by every man
who could bear a hand. All were driv-
en- back by the flames, which swept
from the northwest, carrying cinders
for a half mile and threatening not only
dwellings but their occupants. Finally
the effort was largely withdrawn from
the doomed business section and scat
tered about the residence portion,
which was saved in part. Tho business
buildings being nearly all frame struct-
ures, there was no natural check to the
progress Of the fire. Never In the his
tory Of The state has a business COM
munity been so completely destroyed
as in this calamity. Almost without
exception the men who have suffered
loss Will rebuild, and temporary struct-
ures will be secured or builded while
the permanent business blocks are be-
Ing restored.
MOI only Is this loss disastrous to the
business interests represented. but it
also seriously affects the Quitting
this point. and founding their homes on
the Cheyenne reservation.
LeBeau is one of the old towns in.
South Dakota, having been established
first as a trading post on the upper
Missouri, being located about 70 miles
north of Pierre by air line. 1t was
without railroad facilities until about
four years ago., when the Minneapolis
& st. Louis extended from WATERFOWL,
since which time it has made rapid
growth n had become a hustling ter
minal and river point.
JURORS ARE DRAWN FOR
UNION DISTRICT COURT
Elk Point, S. D., Sept. 1o.-The fol-
towing named persons We're drawn to
serve as jurors at the fall term of cir
cult court of Union county, which con-
September 10:
Adam Newroth, Chas. Peterson, Al.
bert Hanson, Gust Gnnderson, Henry
Dahl, c. j. Shearon, Robert French,
George Bruehler, Earl Ross, Merritt
Young, Thomas Anderson, Charles
Shuck, w. A. Schaetzel, Charles L.
Anderson, Martin Gabhol. Henry Hart
a A. w. Demoulin, Vim. Snyder, J.
A. Ven, Lars Qvaale, VIM. H. Man
ming, Oscar Hill, Albert Carpenter,
Chas. Dawson, Arthur Chaussee, J. B.
Steckman. R. A. Weiths, Ed Holden,
3. w. Clark, Martin Stew and George
Cowling.