The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1917, Page 2

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ire : MONDAY, JULY 23,1917. rae How Well are You Protected from Losses of This Kind? LET US WRITE YOU A POLICY TO.DAY - 2} GARS BURN : _auze-| H,T. Murphy & Co due the flames at their ‘source, the saving of adjoining property became the prime object. : The Bismarck Business college's HAGG T BL OADWA three-story building loomed only 30 AR K. BR Y a feet to the west and directly in the : path of the wind-swept flames an en- ft ticing target for the fire god. Sev- eral times the big building broke out in various spots, but not only did the eed in reducing the dam- age to this structure to a negligible sum, ‘but they saved the walls and much of the interior of the Hoaglund frame structure, between the business college and the garage: At no time ’ 7 . Was the Finch Lumber company’s . property seriously threatened, but to W ll d b h guard against a possible shift of the rote a Insurance carrie y t e wind, the roofs and lumber piles were kept thoroughly drenched. The.saving of the Hoaglund build- P ing was little short of a miracle, and re) re) r 0. had this structure gone there would have been little chance of saving the business college. From the dormitories | §- * ‘* ot the latter students in every form b 1 of negligee and disarray poured into on ul ding and conten ts. the street, some clutching class books, and others personal belongings more dear to them. Trunks were hustled out through doors and windows and the building was quickly emptied. Wy Spears Lose All. W. H. Spears and. daughter, who had apartments over..the Hoaglund ’ f F. E. YOUNG . - Represents some of the OLDEST : AND _ BEST Fire Insurance Companies building, lost practically all of their]. Fe sghoa B S ° A j ° im | rerora‘iaonange tee atoll Foe’ Best Service on Automobile Insurance |“ . Forks, wh 2 © she is a student at the . i i university, was foreed $0 oecape, tn See Us : ing of lightly-clad women in the crowd F of spectators with which to make her F i way to the home of friends. Only One Injury. Although some of the firemen took , f dangerous hazards, /the only injury re- ; ported today is that of Fire Commis- ‘ 4 sioner Bert While his face is. bad- oi ly scorched, his eyes do not seem to e ° % have been aifected, and the curing of If M h t d h his burns will only be a matter of your ac ine 1S no Insure ave us time. The entire block surrounding the Mf a scene of the blaze was thronged with write a. policy to-day. people, row upon row of picturesquely clad onlookers, who welcomed the; é warmth on bodies not over-thickly dressed. Many in the crowd had cars |} iss : , Hl in the garage, and were especially in- t ‘ } i. wed terested in the display. Goddard in Minnesota. | H. P. Goddard, president of the Da- Y id h h Id ff t t h ld i Kota Motor Co, is in Minnesota enjoy- our resi ence, ouse O e ec Ss, e C., S ou | ing a vacation at the lakes. He was 5 wired ‘for and is expected to return b d f today for a.conference with State Fire l d b fi ‘ Marshal Reade with a view to deter- e covere rn rom OSS or ama e re mining, if possible, the cause of the blaze. F. A. Copelin of the Dakota ‘ d t t company could volunteer no informa- an Wa er 00. tion today. He was of the opinion, . % ; however, that the fire had started : i i“ a from. a cigar stub or match carelessly Z thrown into‘ litter at the rear of the building by''some lounger. He was not prepared to estimate the loss, but believed the company’s hazard to be fully covered by insurance, most of which is carried by the H. T. Murphy agency. ; \ | ] (| il ( BI lf DON’T SUFFER FROM LOSSES CAUSED BY ther Fires. Last night’s alarm was the fourth to which the Bismarck fire depart- ment had responded to within 48 hours. Saturday the department was | called out to extinguish a blazing pea- ' | nut wagon near the Northwest hotel and to put out a fire in some rubbish | near the McGillis buildings on Sixth | : | street. Sunday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, the boys were called to the Harry Sims home, 413 Second | i | RAN [ f SAFETY ASSURED F. E. YOUNG First National Bank Bldg. PHONE 78 Ohe Writing of Insurance Policies has been made one of the Im-\ portant departments of this Bank. Protect yourself from loss by ~ wate, ire, Water and Tornado : by having us wrjte you a policy without delay. — street, to find a barn in flames. Only the frame of the building \could be saved, but the fire was prevented from communicating to adjoining property. | Miss Ada Belle Sims. proved herself § i a heroine by assisting Louis Larson in saving three horses from the burn- ing barn. Miss Sims led out one and ! Mr. Larson another. The third, an animal so wild that everyone feared to approach it, was freed by Miss Sims’ sawing through its halter rope i ici i with a knife, when the liberated ani- We write Insurance Policies covering all three. mal dashed from the barn of its own accord. NN Several sets of harness and a de-|M qqasvennninuensguntentanuuantenuannianinitty livery wagon owned by Brown & Jones ‘ were consumed. . The structure destroyed last night Bra n was Bismarck’s first. pretentious Is Your Car | amusement house—the Anthenaeum. | e j e e It was erected in 1883, when the roll- INSURE er-skating craze first struck this sec- D ma fc S ir’ tion, and from that time until the I Y H municipal auditorium was completed, several years ago, it was variously n our ome i i : eee raeaiae Tink, an armory . Sunday night was most spectacular and should force home and a theater. Many of America’s : i i uran ond o ee at the oldet dave Ian Company? the fact you should carry certain amount of Fire Insurance trod its boards, and it was the scene ; on your of many a merry gathering in terri-}], -qgnanntnausnecuennenuenennenned torial and early statehood times. 1 The building was the property of Col. C. B. Little, the contents and l | equipment being owned by the Dakota IF NOT. Motor Co. , A total of $25,000 on build- ing and contents was carried by the ¥ Henry T. Murphy agency. WHY NOT? } . . FIRE INSURANCE A Residence, Household Effects -f- ° As an Investment Gives Aid When UUUUEEAOUOUORUNORRONORONODAOONDOOONOOOOOD Most Needed. If fire should destroy your residence \ eo and on Your Car H and household effects what would be | your loss? ‘Would you lose all, or have you an insurance policy cover- i ing a part of the loss? Fire, like ' death, strikes at unforseen times, i strikes generally when unexpected | : and it behooves all to seek and secure the best protection. | + ; H Phone or call and sec us about it at once. ¢ fs ae cure, BUTT Ti Le ‘ Phone or call the Capital Security Bank Bismarck, N. D. Corner Eth and Broadway =] =e Phone 96 | J.B. HALLORANG CO. | Room 210 . . Bismarck Bank Bldg. | “« MOZSVCH2Z— a ond Oldest INSURANCE va AGENCY in Bismarck The insurance agencies, whose ad- vertisements appear on this page would be glad to call upon you, giving j you the cost on fire, water and torna- do insurance and write you a policy | . } taking ‘effect immediately. Perhaps We respectfully solicit a share of your business. . j you have a policy that has been in | : | force for some time and you wish the BLDG | Insure with U. S, “ae | : amount: inereased—they too will do O pies is AS. . P. JACKSON, Manager. z | that for you. es H Insurance costs little, but gives aid | Se a IE