Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 10, 1905, Page 4

The most destructive fire in the history of Bemidji started in the N. P. saloon shortly after 6 o’clocs this morning and as a result six of the business build- ings on the south side of Third street are in ashes, totally des- troyed, and two others badly damaged. The fire is now under control. The fire was discovered about 6:30 by the night bartender at the N. P. saloon. Smoke was found to be “issning from the second story of the building and upon examination it was found that the second floor was ablaze, the flame evidently having start ed from a stove, The bartender called assistance and with buck- ets three men attempted to put out the fire. It gained headway, however, and at last it was decid- ed to turn in an alarm. This was about 7:10 o’clock, and the fire- men were at the scene of the fire shortly afterwards. Streams of water were soon playing upon the building, which was ablaze both on the first and second stories, and it soon became evident that it was doomed. The attention of the depart- ment was turned toward saving the Brinkman hotel, located on the west side of the N. P. saloon building, and the saloon of John C. Larson, which adjoined it on the east. Five streams of water played upou the buildings inces- santly, but in spite of this the flames rapidly gained headway and in a few minutes both these buildings were in a mass of flames and it was evident that they too would be consumed. The flames spread both east and west from the burning build- ing and in a short time the walls of the Moose saloon, on the east side of the John C. Larson saloon and the Hub Clothing company store, on the west side of the rinkman hotel, were developed. It became evident as the fire pro- gressed that strenuous measures were necessary to arrest their progress, and dynamite was re- sorted to. Several charges were placed under the Moose saloon building, and served in - a measure to stop the progress of the flames, but the Brunswick saloon had been ignited and it was decided to blow up this structure in order to prevent the spread of flames o the J. M. Hansen . building which adjoins it on the east. Charges of the explosive were placed within the building and after a number of explosions the wall crumbled and PRINCESS Grocery Co. Don’t forget that our line of Canned Goods is the best. Our Princess Brand Coffees and Teas cannot be beaten. We are selling those Fancy Ringrose, Dill, Medium Sweets and Sour Pickles Don’t forget our line of "Bon Bon Boxes Fancy Chocolate Candy Candy Cand'y at wholesale prices Genuine Lether Cigar Cases Case Pipes Pocket Books Tole Pouches Mixed Nuts Home Made Tafty Ripe Tomatoes Cucumbers Radishes Lettuce Celery Extra Select Oysters Fa.ucy Greening Apples, $2.25 per barrel. Princess Grocery Co M. E. CARSON, Mgr " Phone 282 DISASTEROUS | IN HEART OF FIR Most Destructive Blaze in Hls-l tory of City Occurs at Early Hour This Morning. PROPERTY LOSS ESTIMATED $25000 Six Business Buildings Entirely Wiped Out by Flames---Two Others Badly Damaged---Six Saloons, Hotel and Clothing House Out of Business---Fire- men Work Heroically in Spite of 34 Below Zero Temperature. THE LOSERS. Mrs. Della Paddock, building A. P. Henrionette, building J. M. Hansen, building (estimated)........... C. C. Woodward, building M. E. Brinkman, two buildings. Fitger Brewing Co., building (estimated). .. .. Bacon & Browne, building .. .. .. E. K. Anderson, fixtures and f\n‘mture Julius Dahl & Co., stock . Hub Clothing Co., stock. . INSURANCE $ 1000 1500 John C. Larson, fixtures, stoek zmd persoual effects ...... Other losses, (estimated) the burning debris was dragged out into the street. This served 1n a large measure to check the spread of the flames to the Han-. sen building and the Lumber- men’s State bank building, and in a short time it was evident that the flames were under con- trol of the firemen. The danger now lay on the west side, where the fire had entirely consumed the Brinkman hotel and was making rapid progress toward the E. K. Anderson saloon owned by the Fitger Brewing company and the Great Northern saloon, which is the property of C. H. Miles. - Again it was necessary to use dynamite, and after sever- al charges had been exploded in the Hub Clothing company build- ing it was dewolished and in a measure served to arrest the flames. In the meantime, how- eve}, the Fitger building had been ignited by the burning cin-| ders and in a short time fire was seen to be issuing from the east wall. The firemen turned their attention to this building and after a struggle lasting nearly two hours succeeded in gaining control over the flames. Of the twelve buildings located upon the south side of the street, six are entirely. destroyed, two badly damaged and four uninjur- ed. The entire side of the street; was threatened but the Great Northern saloon, located on the west side of the block on the cor- ner of Minnesota avenue, the Chas, Campbell saloon, on the east side on Beltrami avenue,and the Bemidji hotel and the Lum- bermans State bank building, located next to the J. M. Haason saloon, escaped. The loss to stocks and fixtures was very small compared with the magnitude of the fire. Even the fixtures of the N. P. saloon, where the blaze originated, were rescued, and every other busi- ness place with the exception of the Hub Clothing house was quickly emptied of its contents. As the fire gained headway the heat gradually increased until ‘it finally cracked plate glass win- dows in nearly every establish- ment on the north side of the street, and when the explosions of dynamite took place glass from the windows of Clavin & Tanner’s two buildings, the Turf Exchange the building of E. L. Naylor and of Barker’s Drug store and E. H. Winter jewelry store fell outward to the sidewalk. The total loss from the breaking of glass is es- timated at $600. Too much cannot be said of the work of the firemen. Many members of the departnent were asleep at the time the alarm was turned in and the rapidity with lwhich they responded is deserv- ing of the praise of eyery citizen of the city. In less than ten 1000 none 1500 2000 1500 600 500 8000 none $12600 cumstances. A number of ar- rests are reported as a resul, Coal,_rcoa]. leave your order at Ross’ Hardware for any kind of coal you want. We haye differ- ent grades in stock and can de- liver in guantities to'suit. “Literary Club Meeting. At'the meeting of the. Ladies’ Literary club held : yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wm. McCuaig, papers were read by Mrs. E. S. Straw and Miss Ida McConkey. Mrs. Straw chose for her subject, *“The In- dian Wars of Minnesota,” and Miss McConkey, “The New State Capitol.”” A discussion of the papers by the members of the club took place after which light refreshments were served. in part payment for a new one at Ross’ Hardware. Arnold-Ridenour. A marriage licensé has been issued to F. S. Arnold and Miss marriage ceremony will take place at Minneapolis, where Mr. Arnold went yesterday, upon the return of Miss Ridenour from a visit at Tipton, Towa. The date for the marriage has not as yet been announced, but will prob- ably occur within a few days. - | The news of their intended mar- riage will be a surprise to many people of the city to whom both parties are well known. When you need a good tinner, phone or call at Ross Hardware. minutes after the whistle sound- = ed nearly every member was on the scene and two streams were playing on the doomed building. Every man worked with might and main. The temperature was the lowest that it has been during the winter and the gov- ernment therometer registered 34 degrees below zero. In spite of this, men worked barehanded and with uncovered ears, many of them sustaining frozen mem- bers as a result, buteven then they. stuck doggedly to their posts, determined that if human effort could arrest the progress of the flames they would be suc- cessful. Some, while carrying out goods from the buildings be- came overcome with smoke, others were deluged- with ice cold water and still others were burned while struggling too near the flames, butas soon as they recovered they would return and with redoubled effort make an- other stand. When the seriousness of the fire became apparent, the Cass Lake department was telephoned to for aid, and Chief C. E. Lieson together with a number of the department arrived on the local freight. The flames were almost under control when they arrived, but their services would have been very valuable had the flames spread to other buildings in the block. Their quick response to the call for aid is very appreciated by Chief Geil and every man in the local department. The losses givenaboveare very nearly correct, according to the statements of those who owned the ruined buildings, although it is probable that the total loss will be swelled by several thous ands of dollars when a final reck- oning is made, as the estimates at this time connot be made with any degree of certainty. It will be noticed that in several instan- ces the insurance exceeds the amount of the loss, but thisisac- counted for by the fact that the totalamount of insurance is given while the loss isonly ‘a part of the value of the property insur- ed. Every building consumed by the flames was frame, four being two story structures The other two were only one story. One of the amusing incidents connected with the removal of goods from the refreshment par- lors was the accumulation of a number of good sized jags, and it was evident that many had im- bibed too freely aud were” more intent upon consuming their share of red liquor than would haye sufficed under ordinary cir- How's This. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. ' F, J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J: Cheney for the last fifteen years, and - beleive him perfectly honorably in all busi- ness transactions, and financially able to carry out'any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KiNNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous suarfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free.. Price, 75¢, per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Do Not Suppress a Cough. When you have a cough do not try to suppress it, but remove the cause. The coughis only a symptom of some disease, and the disease is what you should cure, then the cough will stop it- self. The most common cause of coughing is a cold. Anodynes will promptly suppress the cough and preparations containing chloroform, opium, etec., are used for that purpose, but they do not cure the cold.. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy on the other hand does not suppress the cough, but relieves it by removing from" the throat and lungs the mucus which obstructed the breathing and allaying the irritation and tickling in the throat. It also opens the secretions and effectu- ally and permanently cures the cold as well as the cough. = For sale by Barker’s Drug store. “Quick as a,flash”—Fleming & Downs’ new delivery. Phone 57. A FOOLISH PLAN 'Hl-, 1o eat—Y welcome my dinner hour; u§ Tout indigestion. wflg Anguxt Flowerl QConstqmtmn is the result of i stion, bihonsncss} flatulencs, loss of appetite, self-poisoning, anemia, emaciation, ufic ldd, nenmlgm in various of the catarrhal i ation of the in« ai canals and numerous other “ail- menu that zob life of its pledsures if they do not finally rob you of life itself. §¢‘I'm bound in the bowels,” is a com mon expression of peoplewho look mis- erable and are miserable—yet who persist in “‘letting nature take its course.”” QWInt a foolish plan; when nature could be aided by the use. of Green’s August Fl.ower‘ ich is nature’sown ffltledy for constipation and all stomach ills. QAugust Flower gives ne liver and insures healthy: -tool.& qTwo mu, 25 Your old stove is good as cash | & Blizabetl, M. Ridenour, and the| g TICB.i=nis Great | 5% REDUCTION SALE!} We are going to close out our Grocery Depart- ment and in order to do so quickly. we have decided to offer goods in all departments at a discount of 25 per cent from former prices. : Salefiom\mences Monday Morning, Jan 9 and will continue until Feb. 1 Below we quote a few of our many bargains: Our entire line of Calicoes, in light and dark | A few Grocery . Bargains. Just colors, worth 7c per yard; sale price... 4¢ . 2 Apron Ginghaws, during sale, per yd... 5ic the things for Hotels and. Cambric Linings, per yard.... ....... 3ic Restaurants. LADIES’ CLOAKS, SUITS AND SKIRT. igfi:gfiffié’; H“nt.is.]ia}{}?s ?.Wd : ;g H?O gums now $15.00 $18 Suits now $13.50 | Sardines in Mustard, 7c a can; 15 cans 1 00 @& $15 Suits now 11.25 $13 Suits now 9.75 | 5lbs Allspice in wood box; reg pl\cn 1% 1 156 1 Ladies’ Tourist Coat former prme $22.50; | 5 1bs Pepper £ L% 1 15 & now . 4 - ..$13.75 | 5 lbs Cloves £ £ 2.00 130 EI Short Coats, from . =3 ss 5o $12.50 | 51bs Ginger ~~ « YL 115 Yy 25 per cent discount on our entire line of La. | Choice Tea Siftings, 110 pkg « 25c 19 Bi 1 gal can Rhubarb Sugarinein bottles; new thing *¢ Wz have on hand 5 full cases Se: Light§Matches, generally sold for a case; sale price 4 75 dies’ Skirts. DRESS GOODS. $2.50 Broadcloth will sell during this sale for per-yards e et e - --$1.87 o 5 Cream Wheat, reg price 18 ¢ £ 1 Fancy Tourist Cloth, 54 in wide; per yd $1.87 | Shredded Wheat Bispm;ig 3 L 9 Fancy Striped Mohair; two waist patterns in | Malta Vita £ 10 a piecerperyard. e e SR $1.12 | 5 Ib pkg Oat Meal 2 c £ 19 We can save you 25 cents on every dollar’s worth of goods you buy from us during this sale, This is no bluff; it is strictly a business proposition. Remarkable as our past sales have been we have never offered such great val- ues to the publie as we will during this sale. a4 D S )| !llliillfl!!iil Your Money CheerfullyRefunded Mail Orders :: Promptly Filled :: Schneider Bros.,l 5 The Clothiers. w7 r_ e - - s - s == & o) — e Men’s Suits, worth $12.50--$15.00, $10 now e . Men’s % Overcoats worth $12--$15 $10 now e o — Clearance of Winter Caps, Underwear, Shirts, Sheep Lined Coats Qur entire line of $1 Winter Caps in Yacht, Brightons and Rose 6 5 styles; must be closed out at () Our §1 Lerby Ribbed Wool Underwear; to close out at 650 Our $3.50 Sheep Lined Coats at $2 75 Our 7.50 Corduroy Hom- bat: Collar, at 354 95 [ ] ]