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im. ;;n-I.U-i-safety-; Th| neWs-l ape|_ 'stock;Fred Spenc Instir and G. G. Campbell Are Heaviest 'Losers, nee Reduces Loss of J. B. McCarthy,. Barrow and Geo. Stephenson. 'atones wyre-gQ k and heroic wori ’press end much . Was | destroyed. The ? extent lof'. the printing. office damage ijkh haurdly be hi this time jus it; is. not JcnoWnj how much of the type was lost! in carrying-the cases- outjjso hutrriedly. ipne l^rgj s tone on whijjh the [Courier ts. mide-up” held the forms for thisThe most disasterous firedertake tp issue tins imitation olnewspaper, !the (ire originated Stepijenst/ii1* place of biwnes-s abOL., t[1 a. in. AUrm was giy-.n ,by Dr. Ca- 100 blaze—the ^jand patching’weeks* paper, and' was [eft: standingus lire in vears i/•» -'V * onui me oper Df „ i Garihy building occupied; by George uJLi.rJL j ; - * ,iiness district of!**' i ■ » j 1 \ *■! barking and throwing kb btlt; v hV Stephenson s grocery and meat market .from the Kenip-!fmi, ' tbe th- door, nvitn ail us ra-urnt.swept most of the businessSouth Railroad street from «,« , and aIj of Fred Spencer's businesston map early yesterday, (Thursday)room-3 including his bakery and del morning. i | ■ ' j partmeni .store, the 'Samuel Barrow’s building recently! Courier office wereopori 'faithad collie dog. The animal !?*Te’!*^ melting some of [the tjfpe. ru^hejl up, onto ihe t;« oper porchThe||llo!untetjts worktjd like [demons? and .we Know we voicej the setitiment! Tl/crV1 r!^^-hcr Iusers in /attempting ;to! ^doctor was in. the couiWry, but uftl-iv jfhern fur .their ekjrls. Iperson-the djifg had made a fot-rtc trip tVJm ' If145* vocabulary ii. too Jijnited— post office and|the f* ttj tfce residence, Air*. J uliti-= feeble to exptak ourj appre^occupied by D. jD. IjSeauchamp as a j ground.burned ^Tg ^theMuonjew'dery store and residence, the_Mc-j So far as can be learned at the time!homewho is staying at the Cooler , ^he grt*at sedvUe renderedm.taking treatment, became sup- ^vin^j-'n lT,,iC:h of our equipment, ciently aroused*to look out and see'the! - ’* ;p-on Tri,bur|o anqjTij fire which by that time entirely envoi-; |l!lVe itindiy VidunteeridCharles VanVoorfct, President Newton Campbell, Vice-PresidentBANK STATEMENT|F. T. Blystone, Cashierwiil blt;| excusableunderReport of the condition of the State Bank of Kenipton, a State bank at KjCmpton, in the State of Indiana, at the close of ■ business on April IS, 1912.; oped the Stephenson room. ' j Mrslj Moon ran north and Mrs. -juo-j oper. south—sounding the alarm. I F.Jas. R. Cooper, Aesf-Cashie^ | T. Mj)Zingo was about the first man i! out aijid he°immedinlely awakened/the J ^tanfces, but the gdnA-u I central telephone operator and ; the * neighboring . offers fc fpay j entire; town aroused. •• ij The) meat market wasi 1 4 •I loss; i few things weretheTimes ‘■use . df 1tiieir i lt;p: pmenr to assist ijn issuing the] Cciurij;K This isu » isfcorjiplet€ci*froTn ! the saiva;:o in a‘v/;i\| I hat. we believ6 !RESOURCESLIABILITIES :it arcs,Loans and Discounts,i JiOverdrafts*Banking House*Furniture and FtDue from Bunics a'idTrust Cp7tipanie$Cash on hand , | . iCash Items . ■ . ‘c.Current ©rperH^es Interest Paid Profit and Loss$1*17.029.15. Capital Slock Paid hi, . 333.56 • Surplus, . . I10,000.00 . 'Undivided Profits - .a comp taken i3,572.60; 'Exchange, Discounts, etc.I .Dema nd Deposits, $65,3S2.2SS25fnoo.« 4,ooo.deI.450.0(Jfe. 8,6S7.6Ei Spenc Courilt; nighty rural;rs but ut the postofficeleteromandther office the heroics work ofwas performed. W. F. Scott, carrier, was the (irst employeeupon il a paper is nvxiPlans for ihe futuri have n\*t made at this time.The post office wasthe cireum-; -ity bf our.,; be i pi posed i • week, 'imoveforbusiness:i w;Dill!0 ji and' readyby 6 b'clock Thun-tlay \morning; in—the Van Voi that pilrL of F. E. Goodnr ' * j ^ ■ |l . , ion the-scene and with wonderful pres-; •^rect^l h«ck of the Bunkirst block—;I ;ight'i; room \ -rwhich Wm. Ioncetif12.266.155,980.61Demand \Certified tcs f74, :17T. 7620.00' Bills Payable . ' .S!432.371 *1391760.0«5,000.01f mind he rushed . through j glass front which had been broken ji^, ■: took possession of the stamps #njd small jchange, took all mail m from tihe office and locked it'inGoodnilhc kindly and hurribdly Vacatedi . ! . I 1 ' !■3,177.2736.01Totd ResouStrUe of Indiana,~C€8I, F. T. B/ystone, Cashier of the State Bant of Kemvton, -do solemnlyswear that the aba$183,847.72 |sonnhj of Tipton, ss:.Total labilities5183,847.72ve statement is true:.; F-. T. BLYSTONE; CashierSubscribedj and sworn to before,me, this 25thday oj April, 191 if.ttter nailsack a Therend carried it tu a place ofsaiety. was plenty of help by this drtteand ai it was impossible to save theu devoted to rebuilding ail., efforts, w movint its contents.The postofijce furniture which new. Was all made infections andfor ourj accomodation. The reirjatns of tiie Co|n*ier plant has becjn set up in the Mofcingo room formerly occupied I by f3r. rloughe’s office. i ;! j _r The fjourier books jvill blt; kep| at the postoRice where accounts and! delinquent subscribtions will ba receipted for with genuine thank fulness. '* iwas1wasremoved without a gjeat deal of dazij-age. All records ^seem ^to have IpeehSLAL! Daniel D„ Beauchamp, Notary: Public.My Commission expires Feb. A\ 1915. .saved Jpnd the gOverlnments loss; be bul^slight. ■ • | ■| The printing office was then ent and a greater part of the contentsmovedAll theitgjhter much inwillredrei--ry,Consoling.Elderly Wooer- I. hope } elt;l by the silly senpresswho tujj'd tbut because youonce yj Pretty you, de; tiwtitimes,u ought not I to m:WidowDon!l letou are notImentalisfB ve married rry lugnio?that jwirnrI’ve no siicb prt? mother was mujudtde.orryMyrriednd I only hope thatthings t may follow her example.three hi all
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Kempton Courier
Kempton, Indiana, US
Fri, Apr 26, 1912
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