The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-07-07
|DtS Laos SWEPT
BY A BIG ]. ! FIRE
LOSS TO BUSINESS DISTRICT IS
$20O.000.OO ONLY HALF INSURED
STARTED IN RESTAURANT
NEARLY EvERYPLACE OF.BUsiNEss
IS WIPED.O OUT

A fire that started at one O'Clock
this morning, destroyed practically
the entire business portion of Des
Laos, located on the Great Northern
IA miles west of Minot
The fire started in Tindall & Ros-
wells restaurant and probably was
caused by a cigar, tho mo one knows
definitely. The loss to buildings and
stocks Of merchandise amounts to
100000, about half Of which is COW
cred by insurance.
Only seven business houses stand
in the town, those being the general
store Of hotel Of F. B. Becker, tie
State Bank block, the Des Laos Dru.,
Co.'s building, small general store,
blacksmith shop and the Des Laos
Observer office, besides the Dakota
and St. Anthony elevator.
Nearly two blocks were burned over
within an hours time. The buildings
were all frame structures, some coy-
cred with metallic substances, and
the flames famed by a fierce breeze
from the west, completed the work of
destruction in a remarkably short
time. The fire made such rapid
Roadway, that there was very little
opportunity to save any merchandise,
q few personal effects only, being
saved.
The only accident reported was
, burned hand, sustained, by Bradley.
the hardware man.
Des Laos had no fire protection
and tine insurance rates were very
high, about 6 per cent, hence the
fact that none carried more than half
as much insurance as the loss.
Some will rebuild. VIM. Field,
the veteran merchant says he will
! start rebuilding at once.
Many from Minot visited the scene
OF the fire today and the Minot CON-
mercial club sent three members, W.
e. Dietz, VIM. Dunnell and Walter
Bond to the place where the city
, stood, to see if any relief could be civ
, en-. The committee took along 200
loaves Of bread and other necessaries
: of life.
| The following is list of the losses:
| Farmers State Bank, loss $4,000;
insurance $500. Col. John BIRD,
manager Of the bank escaped with
his Life and his automobile. The gar.
age went up in smoke. The records
OF the bank were saved and headQuar.
ters will be r-established Immediate
".
VIM. Field, general store, loss $4,000
insurance $4,000.
T. F. Bradley, hardware, loss $14,:
900, Insurance $1,000. -. j., -.
Nels Haugen livery barn, insurance
5000. !,
LA.Brant, harness dealer, saved con.
siderable stock. J. P. Breslin, OWL
er Of the building.
Vim. Fields, hotel, loss $4,000 insur-
anoe $4,000. 1885,
James Shepherd, meat market, loss
$500, insurance $500.
Farmers' Elevator, with 5000 buth-
els .of grain. loss complete. partial
~ insured. : ;';"..' ''''
Mark Cook, machinery house, par
tally insured. 49,, ,-
Rogers Lumber Co., yard q com
plete loss. '"t. - 49,.
St. Anthony and Dakota Lnmber
yard, complete loss. a@
Pool han, owned BY sebert, con
Quoted by Masterson 4 Meyer. COM
plete loss, partially insured.
Burns, restaurant.
Vacant building, owned by Falhaber
Of Berthold.
Implement building owned BY A.
J. Deason, occupied by J. B. Beck
er, total loss, Mr.. Becke Roses stock
Of machinery.
T. M. Hilbert, barber shop and Jew
elry store, complete loss, partially In
sured.
Albert Smith. law office aad library