New Ulm review., 1922-07-26
PIONEER DRUG STORE
IS TOTAL LOSS
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was confined to the back end Of the
building, creeping up between the walls
to the second story and also burning
down through the floor and into the.
basement. The rest 81 the building
was not damaged by the fire except in
SO far as the intense heat damaged the
inside wood work and the smoke
and heat caused damage to the offices
on the second floor. s.
Covered by Insurance.
Mr. Alvin estimates his loss at be-
tween nine and ten thousand dollars
on stock and fixtures. This is not
entirely covered by insurance, being
insured at $1,000. Walter Wieden-
.nann's Grafonola store, located at the
balcony in the rear, was covered by
insurance in the amount Of $1,000.
The insurance carried by DR.. Weiser
on the building will cover the damage
done to the building, it is said. sz.
That the fire must have been in pro-
gress for at least half hour before it
was discovered is. the opinion Of Alex
Vogel, who turned j? the alsrn. Mrs.
Albert Steinhauser thought she could
smell smoke SHORTY after eleven Satur-
day evening, but after investigating
decided that it came from pile cf
rubbish burning in the back alley. "A
barber going home late, probably about
half past twelve, thought he could
smell smoke. but didn't stop to {inves-
| tigate. ;s:s
Street Filled With Smoke.
After the trans ON burst out, at
2:45, the smoke SWEET down south on
Minnesota street filing the street com-
pletely. This, with the din Of the
fire fighting apparatus, awakened many
people and large crowd gathered
Most of them stood on the sidewalk
across the street from the fire, but
some crowded up close, thoughtlessly
interfering with the work Of the fire
men and endangering the lives Of
themselves and Others. Z. 81. IA
Fire Chief Engel and Fire Marshall
Forster both agree that if the fire had
had ten minutes more of a start before
the fire boys get on the scene, they
would not have been able to save much
Of the building as it was Just getting
9 fierce start when the. boys arrived.
Biggest Fire Of Years.
Considering the amount Of damage
done, the Pioneer Drug store fire is
the biggest.fre New Ulm has had for
Il years or since the New U1m Roller
mill fire, according to Chief Engel.
However, the fire at the city's old
electric light plant last December was q
harder fire to fight, says the chief.
Up to the present time, Mr.. Alvin is
undecided as to what he will do in the
future and he does not know whether
or not he will open up in the drug.
business again. He was the pioneer
druggist Of the city. His store was
especially well stocked in all the rare
drugs and chemicals: The stock. in a
drug store is different from many other
lines Of business in that it does not
represent a great quantity Of each
thing, but in order to be up to the
minute in q well equipped drug store,
numerous items have to be carried in
stock that are very seldom used. In
this respect the Pioneer Drug store
was probably the best equipped drug
store in town, says Mr. Alvin. And the
the heat from the fire destroyed it all.
.'THE SHEPHERD OF THE
HILLS" is the only picture that was
produced and directed by the author.
himself Harold Bell Wright. He
wanted the photoplay to be even better
than the novel or play, so would not
trust the biggest producers. To see
how well he did his work come to the
Turner Theatre Sunday evening. The.
special Orchestra accompanying the.
picture during the entire screening is
worth the price alone.