Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1918-04-25
MEXICO AUDRAN COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY APRIL IS

MEXICO. A
?. A. Morris. I, was a frame sirue-
lure and valued at about 5000. with
5000 insurance on IL. 4
The buildings occupied by L. +.
O'Bryants Drug Store and the Busy !
Bee belonged 10 Frank Weinant.
They were valued at about $4,000; I
and only about $1,000 insurance ear-
ried.
The two French buildings, formerly |
occupied by the Mexico Music Co. and f,
Grossman's Store, recently burned
and just being repaired. were orig
inally valued at $4,000. There was
no insurance on these two buildings
as they were as yet simply shells.
They are the property Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Field and their being only partly
finished had much to do with hating
the spread Of the fire.
Pitts Barber Shop, on the jefferson
street side Of the Ringo. carried $500
insurance. William Pitts, proprie-
tor, estimates his loss at fully 1000.
The chairs and some of the Other
movable equipment of the shop were
rescued before the flames had spread
to that section Of the hotel building.
H. E. C. Tucker, whose office was
just south of the Pitts shop, had no
loss as he succeeded in removing all
his property.
The Worrell Jewelry Co. loss was
perhaps the biggest of any store in
the block, although much of the goods
were removed before the flames
spread to its three large rooms. Mr..
Worrell carried $4,000 insurance.
The loss on fixtures will amount to
practically $4,000. The extent of the
loss to the stock was hard to estimate
at this time. But Mr.. Worrell sale
his total loss would be about $4,000
Arthur Holmes Barber Shop, jus
west of the Worrell Store, on th'
south side of the square, had 5000 ia
surance with loss of fully 81 900, &C
cording to Mr.. Holmes. Only par
of the movable equipment was saved
The entire stock of Miss Clara Jur
gensen Millinery Shop, west o
Holmes Barber Shop, was complete
ly destroyed. Miss Jurgensen car
ried 1000 insurance.
Frank McCord's Shoe Repairin
Shop was total loss, but Mr.. Nc
: Cord says it was practically covere
by insurance. He had $500 insul
ance.
: C. B. Morris White Kitchen was
: total loss. Mr.. Morris estimates h
e loss at $3.50 with little insurance.
r DR.. D. T. Moore, dentist, whose o
flee was above the White Kitche
e was a complete loss. All that W;
y saved were his books, and these wei
taken by the aid of a ladder early
i the fire. He carried 81 900 insuran
: and his loss was about $4,000.
IS The L. r. O'Bryant Drug Store w
:, a total loss. Nothing was saved al
IS according to Charles Johnson $1,5I
insurance was carried. This will n
N cover the loss.
as DR.. Hal Daniels Dental OffiC
T. above the 0'Bryant Drug Store, W
he practically a total loss. Some of L
as Daniels equipment was saved.
carried $500 insurance.
j. The Busy Bee Confectionery was
rs. total loss. $1,000 insurance was ci
q. ried.
es The abstract offices of C. A. Wit
ne erspoon, above the Busy Bee, We
wv totally destroyed. He carried no
re surance and says his loss was abe
he $500. His valuable abstract Doc
were in a fire-proof safe.
DR.. w. L. Reed, who recently mi
nd ed because his offices in the Frer
* building above the Mexico Music
EN- were damaged by the fire there
zig short time ago, had quite lot
he valuable goods stored in his form
in office. This was all taken from
ne. building before the fire reached t
'rd far.
en- Mr.. Foster, proprietor of the Rir
Hotel, says his loss was about $40
he and that he carried about $4,000
lte, surance. He, dropped Sl,oOO POI
Of just a few days ago.
of The Bert Sims Barber Shop, acr
YER the ally south from the Ringo, '
ing damaged by smoke and water.
da- ]. W. Daniels office in the Mo
ar building over the McCord Shoe 81
ex- was total loss. He had no in'
led ance. He estimates his loss
ver 5000.
ltly Bert Sims Barber Shop in the
vas cher building across the alley f
in the Ringo building was damaged
for water. The loss was covered by
gun surance. The building was also d
'ial, aged by water and Slightly by +
all This was also covered by insuranC
ons. C. M. Null, proprietor of the r.
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