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When the alarm sounded the whole town responded, and every exertion was made to stay the flames, with what success the ruins attest. Yet much valuable property and many buildings were saved by the untiring efl'orts of the people. 3The fire originated in the second story of Shenk Lang’s drug store, and from thence spread north and south and south-east, ma king a clean sweep as far as the town limits extended in that direction, cousuming Shenk Lang’s drug store, Krift’s jewelery store, Hunt « Walsh’s drug store and buildings attached, Deubler's meat-market, Finkenour’s grocery, Metzgar’s saloon, Mathis’ photograph gallery, Lindeman’s shoe shop, Gant’s barber shop, Miss Allstatter’s millinery store. Beutner's shoe shop and residence, Rider’s harness shop, Eich Co.’s tin and stove store, part of Lytle Scott’s store room, Mrs. Sutton Miss. Lang’s millinery store! A. Kuester s Iusurance and Real Estate office! Mrs. Shrader’s two-story building, Alex! Shenk’s two-story building, occupied by Jesse Myres and Capt. Fisher, Mrs. Jennings’ building, occupied by Klinehaus and Beent, Sisters of Charity’s building, Woerner Bro’s.*, two story building, Mrs-. Minkhaus’ two I buildings, John Roth’s two-story building,smoke-house and out-buildings, Hunt Christ’s building and ware-house, Christ’s residence, occu-1 pied by Capt. Green, John Hughe’s residence, Chas, Sliatfer’s store and residence, Joseph Croeger’s residence, a larcre number
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Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Van Wert, Ohio, US
Fri, May 10, 1872
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Bob E.
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