The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-13
PRINCETON'S BIG FIRE
Twenty-Three Buildings, Over five
Blocks, Destroyed by Fourth Of
July Fire. Loss 100000.
THE LOSS.
As Estimated by Owners.

| llSS anu sIOCh, lOoS @1o'ooo' ihouA
ance $4,000.
James Wilcox, loss on grocery
stock $4,000; insurance $1,000.
| Mrs. Martha Ballew and Mrs. Mag
gle Lindsey. loss on building $1O,-
! 600; insurance $1,000.
| DR.. E. Johnson. loss on Office fix.
lures, etc. $500; no insurance.
| Eli Mullinax, loss on store build
| ing occupied by Pat Maggart $4,000;
T insurance $4,000. Loss on store
building occupied by Geo. Mullina1
$4,000; insurance $4,000. Loss on
residence $1,000; insurance $4,000
Loss on two tenant houses $4,000;
insurance $1,000. Loss on barn
$500: no insurance. Loss on other
buildings $500; no insurance.
Farmers bank. loss on fixtures
$1,S00; insurance. $4,000.
Mercer county, probate office, loss
on fixtures and supplies $500: nc
insurance.
Alley & Lambert, insurance office
loss on fixtures $500; insured.
| Pat Maggart, loss on restaurant
stock and fixtures $500; covered by
insurance.
! Princeton Telephone Company loss
on building and plant $4,000; partly
insured.
Miss McGee, household goods in
telephone office, loss partly covered
by insurance.
E. B. Bailey, loss on building $12,-
900; insurance $4,000. Loss on stock
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
George Mullinax, loss on stock &c.
1000; insurance $1,000.
G. NJ. Bristow, loss on barn $500;
no insurance. Residence also dam
aged.
H. w. Moss, loss on meat market,
$500; no insurance.
J. H. Davenport, loss on household
goods S100: no insurance.
P. Stacy, loss on residence and
household goods $1,000; insurance
$1,000.
Thomas Gillespie, loss on hotel fix
lures $4,000; no insurance.
DR.. E. w. Stacy. loss on office fix
lures and supplies $1,000; insurance
$500.
e. r. Casteel, loss on Farmers
Store building $4,000; insurance ST.
600. Loss on stock $4,000; insurance
$500.
Kelley & Casteel, loss on drug
stock $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Bane & Foley, loss on building and
livery stock $500; insurance ST.
600.
Frank solel, slight loss on black
smith shop.
Thad George, loss $1O0.
Mrs. Mary Moore, loss on house.
hold goods $50; no insurance.
Olin Pritchard. loss on household
goods $1,000; insurance $1,000.
J. D. Dykes, loss on house and con-
tents $4,000; insurance $1,40O.
DR.. Jennie Hirons. loss on dental
Office fixtures and supplies $500; in
surance $500.
Mercer county, NJ. C. VOLTS Of
fee. loss on fixtures slight.
Til Wilcox, loss on barber shop,
81 900, insurance $500.
Clyde Rouse. loss on feed, etc. in
barn, $3.50.
Miss Ora Baker, loss on household
goods probably $3.50.
The Famous, loss on stock $12,-
600: insurance $4,000.
Princeton people and thousands Of
visitors to our Fourth of July cele-
bration were forced to stand idly by,
Tuesday evening, and see almost half
of the business houses and a num-
ber of residences. warehouses and
other buildings consumed by flames
because the water supply gave out.
1t was the worst fire in the history
of the city, twenty-three buildings
space of almost six blocks.
The north side of the square.
block of two story brick buildings;
the Lindsey and Mullinax block next
to it on the west. block of three
big two story brick buildings and
big frame lumber ward: big brick
building north Of the square, the
fine residence of Eli Mullinax, OH !
Hickland street and two of his houses
on north of it. the J. D. Dykes resi-
dence, the Princeton telephone build
ing, the P. Stacy residence north of
It and number of barns and ware
houses are in ruins. The streets in !!
hat vicinity are covered with debris |
and only huge piles of brick and |!
burned walls are left to mark the |
spot of busy stores, offices. hotel, |
oank. barber shop and other business J.
fhe total loss is more than $10O, 900.
The fire started at about 4:30 that
at time when the uptown
vas deserted. Many of the business
louses were locked up and the mer-
hants and clerks were at the city
'ark taking in the celebration. How
he fire started is a mystery and it's
'rigin will probably never be known.
Several people seemed to have dis !;
,overed the fire at about the same \
ime. Smoke was then coming from /
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