Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-23

Other Losses
Fire of an unknown origin, that
I, broke out probably in the basement OF
the j. Levin dry goods store, 1e6-lQS
g East Main street early this
= morning, destroyed the stock Of
fl merchandise. practically ruined the
building. damaged adjoining prop
erty, and threatened the whole
half block for time and threw our
= of employment thirty-iiye employees o.
the Levin store The total loss, as
| i nearly as could ne ascertained this
s forenoon, was slol,s5o.
. The estimated damage 10 buildings
Ills 500. 900. fully insured The loss of
merchandise burned or damaged by
rsmoke. heat and water is estimated
Tat ssl.s5o
Merchandise Losses.
4 The following is q list u the losses
kof merchandise and he Insurance on
I ZACH loss:
xchandise, loss $4,000; insurance,
10000.
e Fred ". Gates, tobaccoist. 1o4 East
4Main. damaged by smoke and heat,
>ioss $1,000; insurance. $4,000.
Strub Cafe liz East Main. damage
ITO merchandise in basement by smoke
and water loss. $500; fully insured.
Fl LaShelle Cigar Company, second
.aloor, 1o4 East Main; stock of cigars
and tobacco seriously damaged by
smoke and heat. LaShelle is out o!
4he city and his loss could not be as
certained. 1t is known that he is full!
@protected by insurance.
1 Mrs NJ. Davis, and Mrs. NJ. Swain
<oomers in second floor Of los Eas
Main; loss of money and Household
goods, 500; no insurance.
National Wooden Mills, damage b,
smoke $3.50 to $500; fully insured
e Loss on Buildings.
Isl Below is the estimated loss to build
ings and insurance.:
q Thaddeus Binford and W. E. Smell
ing estate-Frank Cronkleton, 106-1o
East Main, loss $4,000; insurance
&c., 600. :.
81 B. B. Burnside. Seattle, 1o4 Eas
Main; loss 81 800; insurance, 5000
Brown and Conover estates, II
East Main; loss, $500; fully insured
legal question is probably in
,,olved in the ownership of the doubl
store building occupied by the Levi
store. The title is still in the nam
of Binford & Smelling, but contract ft
he sale Of it had been given to Fran
s,ronkleton. The contract was sui
.ect to the lease and possession was
Be given March Is. Cronkleton ha
Jaid $1,000 on the contract and ha
agreed to pay the balance of the pu.
4hase price, $4,000. when he got tit
by deed.
I The question Of the ownership
he building at 10 East Main. occl
oied by the National Wooden Mills.
n litigation. Title is In the name
The Brown and Conover estates. We
lott heirs have a suit pending In Il
district court In which they seek
prove their claim to this property.
Levins Loss Is Heavy.
II Levin and his attorney estimated t
;oss Of the Levin stock as total a.
,laced It at $4,000 with insurance
& per cent of that amount Practical
very available foot of room in t
tore and basement WAS packed wi
Merchandise The owner said when
q made the estimate OF his loss, that
sad been hoping to be able to get in
he safe to get at the books oefo
ssoing so. but that he had not be
BILE to yet.
Included in the loss. Levin said, "
10000 worth OF spring fnefchandi
Which had only recently arrived f-e
these goods had been unpacked b
most Of them We're In cases stored
81 he basement.
Other Buildings Not Damaged.
No damage was done to the FideH
ayings Bank building or to the bull
~ 1t 112 East Main, owned by f.
sfeeker. and occupied by the Str
ne. The damage done in the bas
cent TO merchandise owned by Str
IA not result In damage to the bull
10. Altho the fire was an exceeding
OF one, no damage was done by ne
y, the fronts Of buildings across t
rect
Building Practically Ruined.
practically nothing is left Of
Nevin store building except the ba.
#senf and outside walls and perha
,,ne of the partition walls But
#terior is SO filed with debris Il
#rar an estimate of the salvage,
inrn In any in the walls or the II
3 40 In them could not be me
Aay. The extent of the value of t
ssfvaEe will depend on the condit
the material
"a roof OF the building is go
Il a, the first and the second flo
Il fallen in practically all over
aiding. carrying into the basem
III, yr,aae OF burned timbers, store
-. and merchandise that filed
14rs4y. How much salvage. IL {
III Win be in the Levin stock, co
y - learned today.
giee Started in Basement.
aes were bursting thru the W
$500 in such volume and the inter
IA p . nlled with SMOKE when Or
Ts11I1 ana the department arrived
- chief was able only to gu
S he fre started. He thou