The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08

not rebuild at present and if they
do they will not build produce
house as they want it situated on
some railroad tracks. The James
Lynard Produce company will open
up for business as soon as suitable
quarters can be secured.
Will Ship to Owatonna.
All poultry and produce viii be
shipped to the house at Owatonna
shipped. Temporary offices will be
opened up at once until permanent
building can be secured. John Lynard
of Owatonna is proprietor of the
plants both at Mankato and Owatonna
with his brother, James Lynard as
manager of the eMankato branch
house.
The company has been in operation
in Mankato for about four years. The
building itself was built many years
ago by W. T. Miller.
James Lynard had left MankatO
Saturday afternoon about four o'clock
and had not yet reached his home at
Owatonna when the message OF the
fire was received. He hurried back to
this city, reaching it about mid
night Frank Fowler is at San
Diego, Cal.
Where Building Was Insured.
The building was insured with the
Zuel, Wood & Golf and the Theodore
Williams agencies, while the stock
was insured through Henry Leonard,
and the barn and crib of j. M. Vance
J RS nr,1
store at 705 South Front street was
insured through the Theodore Will
liams and Zuel, Wood & Golf
agencies. The damage to the corn
crib in the rear amounted to SIS
, and was all covered by insurance.
James Lynard stated today that
he had secured a lease on the A. c..
Barney building at sos South Front
street and will open up for business
,, under the name of J. Lynard Whole
sale Produce at once. The business
will be conducted here all winter
and it is possible that in the spring
a new building will be erected.
Fire routed out the members of
the Gust Stavenau family one mile
northwest of Good Thunder early
this morning. The fire was first
discovered at four o'clock after the
occupants had Smelled smoke in
the rooms. A bucket brigade was
formed for a while in an attempt to
quench the flames, but seeing this
was useless the neighbors and a
number from Good Thunder were
summoned over the telephone. The
FAMILY had worked but twenty min
utes when they found their own
methods ineffective.
Early Morning Fire.
The family had been away visit
ing Sunday night and returned home
at TWELVE o'clock. Shortly after
they retired they smelled smoke
but an investigation proved fruitless
and they returned to their beds.
However, members of the family
were awakened later on when a fire
was discovered.
The neighbors made haste to re-
spond to the call for assistance, but
it was almost an hour before any of
them arrived on the scene. The fire
had gained great Roadway at five
O'Clock, and it was six o'clock when
the flames were subdued.
Meanwhile the greater portion of
the household effects were saved,
but much wearing apparel furnished
food for the flames.
Confined Fire to House.
Sparks from the burning home fill
ed the air and were blown to near
by buildings and into the grain
stacks, but all hands turned In and
prevented these from destruction.
The fire was confined to the house
The male members of the family
fought the flames in their night
clothes, and in their excitement paid
no heed to the chilling blasts that
swept over the earth. Mrs. Stave-
nau and the baby were cared for at
the home of neighbor
The loss on the house is esti-
mated at from $1,000 to $4,000 with
$1,000 insurance.
The origin of the fire is supposed
to have been in an Overheated stove
Thirteen acres of slough, two and
half miles northeast of Eagle
Lake, were on fire between the
hours of $50 and nine o'clock Sun
day forenoon and the reflection of
the blaze on the sky caused many
people in this city to believe that
the village was being destroyed. The
slough borders on the lake and some
wag started the story that Eagle
Lake was burning up.