The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-11-05
FALLON BUSINESS SECTION
THREATENED BY $4,000 FIRE
FaIlon's Second Largest Fire Occur
red Early Monday Morning When
$40, 900 Fire Loss Was Incurred

Fallon's second largest fire oc-
Cured early Monday morning re-
sulting in the complete destruction
of the A. w. Piummer and New Riy-
er Hall buildings OIL the east side o.
Maine street together with every
thing contained in the two struct-
ures. Starting between 2.30 and
o'clock Monday morning in thO
rear of the New River Hall TIC
flames quickly spread through the
two wooden buildings, both being z
mass Of flames within a few minute
following the discovery of the blaze
which was made by Il. Soso, a room
er in the Golden lodging house on
the second floor of the Plumbe.
building. Soso ran from room Il
room. arousing sleepers and to his
efforts is doubtless due the fact that
no loss of life was occasioned by the
danes. He remained on the second
floor as others made their way 1
safety and was czugLt Unexpected
in a swirl of flames that bnrs
through the south wall OF the bui
ing and barely escaped with his life
suffering serious burns about his
head and hands. Mrs. Bertha Sor
rels. a roomer at the Golden, jumped
from second story window and sus
tanned injuries of q serious nature
and Is row being cared for in g &
cal hospital Mrs NJ VilleneuYa
lodging house proprietor, also suIe.
ed slight burns while narrow es
eapes were numerous. c. e. Peo
ples, local merehs mt b7rely ma az
to m ke ! is W y out of tie roomia
house the 4 mes 70 10 ing him. T
sid. with great rapldity.
The work of the IA Ion volua te
fire departme / in fig ting back Il
fire cannot be too highly commend
ed. To its extraordinary effort /
due the fact that tie fire was co.
fined 10 tie two buildings destro. ed
firemen laboring in a zone OF hea
fBr grea. intensity that the Pa
zee ind I1urs. 3uildi gs aero
Mine street. 10 feet away We.
scorched ard badly damaged.
The wooden buildings destroyed
were the largest OF their type th
city and have long been considered
fire menaces. New River Hall W
erected early in the towns history
while the Plummer. property wa
butt in 1907 and both will be sup
planted with modern fireproof edi-
flees. New River Hall was the ION
of t'al.ons ffaternal organization
and the new building considered by
Joint committees during late weeks
to take Its place will now be rushed
to speedy completion. The lodge
oai ding destroyed WIS of an esti-
mated value of $4,000. includi 3
the second floor furnishings used by
Fallon lodges Lodge paraphernal-
Ia of every description was destroyed
and new equipment as well as a new
building is now a necessary part of
the new program of the Fal.on men,
ship of the several fra,ernai orders.
1t is panied to expend approximate
ly $4,000 in the erection OF the
proposed lodge building.
The Piummer building was erect
ed at a cost of about 1000 and it
site will soon be utilized by Mr..
Piummer, resident OF Alameda,
Calf, in the erection OF a modern
reinforced concrete structure which
had been under contemplation for
several months by the owner of the
premises, who announced last spring
that he would build frontage OF 90
feet. a depth OF 100 feet AID Two
stories high. The cost of Mr.. Plum
mer's proposed undertaking will ap-
proximate that of the projected
lodge hall and business block. Both
buildings burned were partially In
sured.
Spoon & Williams suffered the
greatest loss as result of the fire.
They estimate the value of their
store stock and fixtures destroyed
at $4,000 with $4,000 insurance.
Plans for re-entering business are
now being considered by them.
Others incur ring fire losses were
c. b. Likes. $1,000, with no insur-
ance; f. $3.50, $1,000 with no insur-
ance; Fallon tailor shop, $1,000
with 5000 in insurance; Mrs. NJ
VilleneuYa, $1,000, with no In ur-
ance. The Palace and Hursh build
ings were damaged by the heat and
plate glass windows were broken
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