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South Haven Sentinel (Newspaper) - October 21, 1871, South Haven, MichiganA Voltti Mcie Quot a. Go a re i pm Jerij a a a Ojst Muce Eirka int october 21, 1b71. 19 ii l Sis Ess Dii i Toke. Capital $50 000 limit $100 000 first National Hank Boom have Michigan. 8. R. To amp Ramah Widt Ltd. J. Mohro. Cd a Vul a. Masonic. The regular communications of a a 8 a of the Lake a Lodge no. 12s,. F a d a a of South Haven Mich for the year 1871, will held no follow tuesday j january m i business 1 1 Ufa a to y. Banking House. B. A to App a co. Corner of Phoenix St. J in Ltd Broadway receive deposits and sell j drafts on never York Chicago and Kalama j too. Refer to John v. Farwell a co., Chi i Cago. 111., metropolitan National Bank new York. Office hour from 10a.m.,to2 . J millinery goods 2d, feb. March april 4th, Hay 2 1. To june 27 in. Tuet Lay july 2&Quot>�h a a an . 201s a a ser 2�>th of of. 24th a a nov. 121 let a a Etc. 19th f. I ice ii it Sec. Geo. T. Rogers. General insurance and rom estate agent and notary Public. Repro sats the Folio ing com panic Home Cape a and sur., Security Y., Merchl to. Chicago a a in Les Cincinnati a a cd vial Chicago a a office in Regnal it building a Large Stock just Rece fires ill the state. Manistee in ashes later from Holland. News from Saginaw v Alley. \ 1,000,000 1m Sukjo 1 Ocny. l,o00, f>0 a he up stairs i , Pacific hotel o. R. I1ight. Formerly of flight House to it. W ague Price. Nearest 1. "1 to i a depot. Situate i in he Centra part of Liae Vil be Sanile Row n on first floor 0. C. Lati of attorney and counsel t to Law an 1 8o pc Ler in chancery tit 5 in South room a ver the Bank. A it Al chant rainout it i , it 1 s 1 plot i a cd if fico f bar in b. F. Het Kert. Attorney and a onus at Lai Lic ilor in h an very. \ 1 Lii my a u me Aliende to with to it for to door West of a i d k i d. A. Comstock attorney and counsellor at Law solicit in chancery and notary . A spelt Lii attentions Given to collections. Refers by permission to lion. F. C be Titan w.c., 7ft dist. Mich. A a a Howe Adrian Michigan. M a. M it Raswell Chas. Todfield Esq. S in. Of v. O. A. A Chandler. Attorney and f runs dior at Law an i so licit a in chancery. Notary Public. Hartford Mich. Will i inc tick in i f. I. Parks. link. Fommie inn Sou tit Ilavern Michigan a urge of the very heat of i a re my convenient to an \ no. 1 Market for a ale cheap. Great inducements off red for investments in fruit lands this bring one Tif the Miod Favores l localities fur the growing of pears. Apples grapes and t he Small fruits in the Western country. J j particular attention paid to the Purchase and a ale of timbered lands comprising i Pine White Wood Oak a a. Maple Beech Etc., Etc. A business attend j to in a j prompt and efficient manner.p.ifkbknft4-n. Ltd Hoyt. J l it ovens St Josrph 1�. G Wright a. S. Dyckman South Luen. The Width Ltd of two Miled. There is already a Large Ena franc of property destroyed. Ross has lost 1,000 cords of Wood. No control could be obtained Over the fire while in the Woods. The efforts of the men yesterday were mostly for the purpose of saving Corn and buildings. The Nat effective Means was by blowing around the Woods. It was burning Law i night at Sun Jun further from the Lake Shore with increased fury but no report of it has reached the City this morning there is now 8 a. A which will serve in a great measure to Cheek the flumes. Clinton october 11. 1 87 1.--t ires this barn and contents Jos. Wickham nac As follows a the fire started at barn and contents mrs. Graham and Standish about seven Miles from Here it it cry Beamish barn and contents i and has swept tie whole country for Ilc Ury Bright left destitute. Several Miles leaving nought but ruin an d Den of the people in the Vicinity of the fire lation in its track. They Tell me that reported sunday right Aro left a entirely j Sag Hiing a Small Indian Village on the destitute. Along the Bay City stale Road the fire Bay Shore is entirely destroyed and a even eight Camps Are burned up on Broadway. Muskegon Mich., oct. 12.we learn by the Manistee times extra that the whole business por i m of the City of Manistee was burned on sunday 3? elsewhere have been raging in Igat including sawmills All the stores. J Vicinity. The a big Marsh a a natural m also did great damage. Tarns Bouses and crops were consumed and in Many instances be pie lust a 11 they had in the world. To ule ring of the destitute people in All so Riun Are very great. The following Are tie unfortunates mrs. Tar Ley lost House and barn August Cahier. Bouse and two barns j Bernard Flag 1. Milwaukee h use burned Martin Konter everything near the Railroad. Hun a . . William Kra her residing on a up 1 t in i. To. An bleaching shops u a special attention paid to mvu0 and dressing satisfaction guaranteed in All cases. Call an see. 31iss s. 15aix11 offices warehouses and a Large Meddow in Bridgewater five Miles Loog a que Var Adams House b in. And every thing George la Rauk -108 corals of who Ltd 1 it Bun of the v in after fig1 Davs and two highs. To it. From his House and barn m a Mlay. Evening to j property As tie Fife Feu i f 1-0iii his to ,1 had a w Sirur time As the fire is All around him. George has saved All his Camps by working men Day and night you May say to estate the big Camps. Are Burnt. It in said that about 200 people from the country arrived in this City monday. They wore chased from Homes in the fires. A we learn that a family living out on t he a Lar k met with a distressing monday. The husband an i Ning Lor trireme keep the fire , Elt impelled lot k unon i l snatched it Eue. Toe Hou wife Eit their in use and locked in a Little child while they went a Short Dit Nee to fight fire. Turing their abm Nee and be re they e Aid return to the. It he House took tire was nearly Gnu. . Kramer losses number of dwellings. From this it an varying from one half to one mile would Ceai that most of the a ills and j a half a has been burned 1 Urf a h. M. Ill lie attorney and runs dior at Law Cuth Ilavern mice. Wiil practice m 11-courts a i this and Oiler states and la s in courts. Office in v it busier e Buie aug Uver Ludwig a bakery. Lor Sale. Fouth Haven it to Baku. Inquire of j. Ii Richards real a gent. Administrators Sale. By virtue of an order from lion. Georgre Lawton judge it it of 1�?Trobmte, 1 shall Uffer for Sale on that premises by auction to tale highest bidder at one o clock in the afternoon in saturday. Tin 11 to Day of november Listl All the right title Nodi Nuoci of Jemos m. Calkin deceased to and in the i envies know n a it who she and lot known a the Calkins shop. Said lot is numbered a a a in Block 2 in the recorded j lat of Village of South Haven Tate l at s Al ivc the 20th Day of sep Ember lv71 Alvin Flatt hib puff adm Nistra it i 0. Wheeler. M. A. Formerly of now Vork. Floira in tic 1 h y a Ician and dentist has located Pennant by in South Haven. All Ca promptly a tend Edlo. Strict a ten i. N Gilt n to chronic diseases and Oft i a. To twice in i1 tuns building Coiner i to Nix and Broadway. J u. Lun�0lley, m. Do recent la of Detroit having permanently located in South Ilavern will attend t Calls it the Village Clun in prom tue a no sure. Cd i i drug Sartre list Side. Probate order. State it f i Iii in i county of Hurt a t at a session of the fit Bale i of Van Huron 1 men at the be in the \ ill go of i a 1�?Tivv, the ninth Day of october in Aid a Keiit inn red an 1 1 i 1 f i t Chines it ver 1 o and in M. Wheeler. Deceu a i May a a e i _ to eur Rix min 4 ill114 til Mamta Clurry of to m i a la a a f 111 a i tin i the i �m14 1 i h a door West of d. It j. W dry p i 3 fore. Mil i. F n Quot Veit on ref Luix Street. Fine hoots a so i e i ill y in 11 of Quot in it on gtd Iso s cull. Salis Attoa pm Vori i n a 11 a i the lie a ring of Aiu pc tii esses. 1 a i t in in a t w of . P. Wilson Ursuli a i my red a Inte to Ftp h be i .�1 a at i a Desler in it Ivoyd in la ack 1 tin h and t men to get ii i >1 l i 1 at tie Clerry . Ull juices j i for the a i a i e a i f pvt b to Tor i at Guu i m 1. 11 a. I v Lliel e Vav 1 y be a. J. Pierce. Tit Iowie fort in. U o i t urge 1 i red to it ill it i Sara eur and civil 1 i i nicer nut ice i. The 1 a 11-1 in y for Vun Duren county. Parties i a 11 in j Tufe a a the in my of fax if re Cen. A any 1 e a 1 at Oil a the he j i a to to refit. By it Haven Post office i. N. 4 it this tin a o a n 1 Puhl so. To n i-1 South Haven y ills. 11 u. A �1 and c s 1 in cuff ill., North site near is Ridge. Ii. W Duren for i e Stet let a my i let. R. Buy Gic High cad. T \ to ins t a an i Day Quot to 1 Price Grain in l keep it actin i ill in a n la i in g 1 it hand flour and feed of �11 kind illicit a i Rue c a it will e a old at the lowest offices. T a i it. W t i. I a a a county probate Ltd on in l he v e i of Sivi lit v a a 1 re set t probate. In Fie m la Lili dams a _ on Reading and Fiig the pet it in duly verified of Clow Pray ing that an i it run tent t Here w 11 h to 11 it 1, and p in a G to be the last will and testament Ltd said Decea de May be a inline 1 to i Rob the and that Iid Riis nist Ristieh it it Fth a Date of a i 1 to herself i ing named gtd .�?~1 h 11 m m i. B a 1st i at 1 in assigned for in and that the d. And ail Obi 4 estate. re a i of a 1 it ourt b Roba in it �1 a ill at 1 to a. ,i the e Uii a i Biol it i Poniti. I a i c rented ii it 1 in. A 11 i will keep constantly on hand y of millinery goods which she Lyril sell at Ali lowest Friges. Iii i warm Ted to give sail Mariion h us to Atli i v lit i Ted Toots and shoes marked Down for 1871. , dealer in boo to Ellofs and 11ubb�b s. Constantly Ltd inn 1. Over hundreds of tons of Bay were on ii and 90 stacks were on fire at once. T he fire was set by a Man ditch aug under authority of the county Drain my John m Iegel Burn Bay. An i Grain John a Diu in barn and Hay Murad Phi tar. West of state Road House Barry. And everything u Ary Langlois bou4barn and everything Bertherd Ste around the Lake for the distance of six Miles Are Safe but that the business portion of the town which was mainly on the Long Street running parallel with the fiver has been swept away and probably most of the residence on the Ortli Side of the River. Further Par tji rce Foel while William Westfi titular Are awaited with intense inter wu5 Wusching the fire to keep it from id 41x1 Staves l,50t rails 2> c ads of w it u. Rest i missioner. The soil is so dry that in House and Conti it l red it has burned to the d path All in flames with their child Helle Siy beyond their reach. Imports from the Tuscola Plank show that the tire is in 1 do t., he is of a a a a a a a a it Rabi is it Quot 100 , of Fern in. what property hns been de Feu because to human being is sate in pacing re passing in that direction cued Feutral persons have abandoned their Humes an 1 thu in contents and escaped to it in a Louse and to intents August Hoffman Mack maw id m a few to it. �?~2. Come extensive Timbo is his House caught fire f 0 was a poor Man. And had a Rel a Atid pout a Iron october 12. No less the in 80 per suns fun the Jaike Huron Shore were brought Down by the boats last evening. C have now upon our bands in this City about 300 persons is and was entire consumed it was Insiir-1 eight children. Along the . Near Yie culex did a the havoc of the tire Lias been immense. Many i the Fanti cars have a verve Iii a. Am de in the German Washtenaw Muttel for $1 200 Leo Well october 11�?tires have been raging throughout this county for several Days past. Miles a fencing tute on the Ritto of the Gratiot Plank Flore d a entirely it Sti May of them badly burned. It supposed that Many lives have been Jive i in destroyed together with Val Road the Sanie depressing news Quot is lost. The Cut entry Back of the Vil on the 1 Ike it re Lias m t been generally heard from. The Huron a above with a la be number. A Abs a Timber. In some cases marshes j Civ to. The following Ful and and household nouse i have been Burnt Over destroying the Hay stacked thereon. In some cases Farmers were compelled to watch night j Merupu House barn and farming Tot 31 goo Lorenzo Lari re nor t of losses 1 a mrs. Of Anu gods i i rutted i live Revenue Cutter Fessenden has re a t0 protect their property. Thus 1 turned from the Lake ii Tou snore Aud brought Down 18 persons Somo of comes serious May of Ulius. Our Village is patrolled nights by special police Fla in will october 19.the Woods and marshes in this Vicinity have a his i.v.11 House and put Chenti in a i o Niall life in it it us bom a ten a 1 i a 1 a a ii it a a a a .1 in tie i per i livery stable at the barn in rear of a a Sentinel office South Haven. Them half burned and who May not live j port Austin and present Are unharmed j the Fessenden return As a cedi As . To afford Relief to the destitute Alum the a a Imre. Tin re is great suffer i 11. And distress and the prom test Meins must be to a n to re a a a pc it 1 Huron is doing everything in its Power j St Jusimi. October 12�?a Benton a Harbor Van just Felt m Manistee reports500 buildings Turrel there by the fire sunday night that Means pretty my it tire t Lal distr Eti n of the place. J Kincardine ont., o 1.a boat containing two men. A w Mian and nine , and the dead body of a child j who Hail did j from exhaustion arrived Liere yesterday fun Sun Beach re 1 county Michigan having left there far we have heard of no loss of life Road House and contents a. 11 of buildings. But unless ruin soon j de badges House and contents a id of Bryan barn besides 150 to Sinei in i Oisiu 15 tons of Hay fanning Mil a re farming Invfio Machts. A Rutin by the of bested Tuuk his goods put of via i barn Burnt 1, his dwelling Frame barn 2. Tons of Lei 7 8 Load of Straw 70 Buslon i of to. Toes his a a tire crop Oft and All of his farm Aiu Cen . Kramer hartal the larger por f Bia furniture which was from the hot. A whip Iho barn was Ourn ing. Ii it he is 5 is about el5u0. Part Eulais Are. Begni Mug to from lie country on the line it Flint cd i re 31 Ari Jutte railway to i was mud to Ter Lay us the traction of several Shingle Mills near still Anu. H these we Are Pleisse 1 to learn that the one belonging to hear Doii Andrews a 1 o-., w a a Voight be-., the a Reinvery and engines for on it having been taken out of the Fame. In anticipation of the danger and Bui k d tie fire tie restore. Fla mtg mailing Lut the Frame of the Mil h is Fung rebuilt. Lunsfor their personal safety with thir men endeavoured to escape to mid land abandoning everything to the l fiery element. This dog that their Patli u Whit u a fearing Way was it list Iii Ted Oil e very hand Ami Ihle they returned All been on fire and our citizen is turned out in Masse to keep it out of tie ii j age. The cemetery has burned Overand a Large amount of property de Troy Cdr j. Crittenden was instantly killed on the 9th inst by the falling of a burning tree White he was engaged in fighting Gres. Our streets ind buildings were sprinkled with the Hek y 0 a tar works a Nidle watch set and every used. Precaution against lire h buildings has As yet been burned Lee a m n Day to Ese a a e the fires raging in the neighbourhood. The High winds and the country around Saginaw october 12 a our reporter who has made a general inspection of j Saginar and 7 is 1 county i v i a w i to k a lilt la lit -1 y i to i v it -1 dense smoke having prevented their j had conversation with Many Weii-in-1 they male this funded people f of the Pomi the the fires in Tyve i no a Aero until u per Laving been without food w Hole time. The october to 1871�?1 be de by the rain on monday have dinner is not yet Woods which were Only Parda y Surdu m in Lawton. A i t f Brut ate log a t b Munte pr0uty of . Dealer in a i Ion. Ilav an i highest in flirt a vice paid for Wool. R. U. , Etc. Office a t the new a the Bri Are North Sale. H. Amp 0. W. Hodges. Wagon an t Carriage inn if of Turere a i on by it h to Ftp employ none but the be of wot Knien. A work gum a a if Eib n Mi-lrr4 j my ily to in be in Quot it of w a Kia our a Ell if. Call and it e us. Act 1 to Giro i to 1 in i for the. Bam m. N f John Dob b. B. Brown. Carpenier and Superior a Ltd it 1. Jfe a Silicon Ebenm saw Anil. Everything in my Lin done a Ith Netane and i phew. Order solicited a D. Conger. Manufacturer and letter in Choice bran 1 Cigar office in a regulator Quot building on Bro i l was. % dress my cloak making. Miss k. Osborn a remove 1 lir shop to njord c memo i us r0�m Over the i Ost office where he can be foun 1 with a new Supply of fall Battern. 1 Artic Ulni attention paid to to a Noldern s 1 thes. Thanking the Public for j no \ a Ron age she solicit a share in future. She inv by several years experience a 1 he business and can please her customers j. Achs Cuth. Merchant tailor. Having permanently located in South Haven offers i services to Tea Community As a first class tailor. All work executed with dispatch and Curran Ted to fit. Has a Fine Stock of cloths Cas i probate order state of \1h u 1g \ T m 1 to. Van 1 \ a 1 i f t lie la font e county id 1 a Burn hit Letin it la it in the do age of Bow Law Lay the a Tje tub. R in they it a it it to 11. In us Eigle Hundred an Rev. Qty one. By Sint a Geo. O Law Uii j Edge of in a Bate. To the matter of the it -1� \ outlet in de. On Rea Ling handling the Petiti Verified of Lewis Ahl a de. Raving j a it a in 1 of the estate of it a i 1 dece 1de May be granted to himself a it so another suitable person 1 thereupon in i lured. That von Day j 1 he thirtieth Day of october lv71. At ten j o clock in the As signed for the i hearing of said petition and hint the heirs at Law of said deceased a fed a other persons interested in Ai 1 it me Are required j j to appear at a se�-1011 of Aid t on it then to to hold ii it a in probate office in the Village of Baw Baw uni How cause if any 1 , Why the j Raver of the Petitioner Hucul not to granted i and it 1 further ordered that the Sai i Petitioner give lice to the j persons interested in raid estate of j the Pendency of said i Cion and the heat ing liter of by causing a copy of this order to be up Lislie 1 in the South Haven Sivta ski i news Aper printed and circulating in said county of Van Burn for Tarae Suc Jessive weeks Talca to previous to sail Day of hearing Geo in. Lab "1 on. A True copy. Judge of l re Bate. It Wii Geo. B. Lawton judge of la Rubaie. 11 s it rat it. /. Of l m Babi it a i Vogt i . ,1 horses and buggies to let at re Assn urdu test x j. F. Crowley a i Hiti it amp i Luiu Loi. Fans and specification i in is h old ruin a Lings erected on Short notice an 1 material furnished if desired. Stai Cuil Ilinor in Al it s poors and window frames made to order with neatness and despatch. Bracket stud scroll Paterna on hand and made to order give me a Call at my a he on Huron St end to Side of Kalamazoo Street near Pattou a a Rolth s planing Olill Rukun nut and the country is darkened with smoke. To All outward appear entices the fire is Ca 1. Tut this is not the Case As the 11 Mies fire Surel Spinu towards Aile Gau on three sides j spreading along the ground and a grand j outburst May be expected at any time 11 Lias ens o it Merit prevailed in our streets last nigh reports coming in All quarters that the fires were still raging with unabated fierceness Ere Man urn 1 steadily at Durky very available of u had gone to the outskirts of the town in ail the peril of lip a lick to it 111 the tire and keep it Lack the one a Saginaw Lily i it a the past 1 Licurs Hie key to the situation has been Ireen Point had the Belt of fire which had spread from the North West Aud East continued its Sevasta Tien course through the Forrest Only three fourths of a utile further to the fire Departo Erit was called out and detailed to patrol the streets till morning ii through the night people were coming in from the country to get help to keep Back the fire but could get no assistance from Here As every one was too. Deeply interested at Home to leave. At North and reached Ltd Reen amp ii Irwin s 4 o clock this morning we had a slight j at the extreme Southern unit of Shower which has checked the fire and j the built up portion of Sag n in by. 1 stopped its spreading for the present. No Power on Earth could have \ a Ute a at 7�?Tocloek last right a messenger the destruction of a greater Poi Tiu of. Arrived from far Iville 10 Miles West that City. Luckily the wind varied a of Here on the Fth Cago amp Michigan Iii Ltd to the eastward. Seemingly at the Lake Shore Railroad with the news at extreme moment of Peri. At hem iwo a barn for safety tin hut his of n House escaped. Meho Bio state Road loot a barn John Dawson Grain in the Field Henry Dice barn Hay and Grain John barns Bay and Grain f. In amours. Barn Bay and Crry uti f. F urns Boise. Hay and Gram Henry lulls Home and everything l. Kef Bamburg Bain Bay. And Grain Henry Burns barn and. Hay Thos. Leman barn Hay and i Grain huge Mclean. House barn Bay Grain and everything will Trovor. Barn Bay and Grain. Between the i Bridge and Hemlock City . Crampton la St. House barn. And everything Burt Arne House barn crop and furniture entirely destitute f. Roberts Villi a wife and six children left t attire by j destitute Ii. Miller lost pm tiling. . Bridgers. Lost everything a Harlest a a a German House Ned furniture saved Jaim s Campbell 4 Sliaut and contents. Bay City col. Fart Ridge. Whose a yes were so badly burned by the fire that destroyed his dwelling is Mueh better so that be can be out on the Street. He Wal properly entirely to cover. His Daugh Ter is much be tier also. Relative to this ease a letter Frena his brother . T. L. Cartridge. Says on monday escape was Imp and fought the fire with such feb it that a they aved everything about their pry i noises and their Mill is Agam at ,�? not so at Duwe ers. Fun woes a to Arber. And Rockwell s Mills which were destroyed with All their surr endings Only i fils Beau urging the these firms by he i1 i1, i s xviii eur u a a org saved Rife through the Day yes Day and the Day before of the destruct i n of a Large Quantity of shingles at Smiths station. Great la . Prove to have been Only in ome Twenty thousand having been m Idland we learn that the farm of a. C. A. Sheldon 3-1 Mil s from the City. / y night Barren Chute Anil family it tj10 5 in on a hand ear from a distance men f soul 15 Miles up the Jackson Lun rur. Sing a Saginaw railway when he has a resided near the Railroad. He left Bis Lious and Stock to the mercy of the a devouring element and report that it was with great to Liat they got Thrush at All. Persons who were up the Kawkawlin report the town All right thus far. Men were up fighting tire All night. The school House in do Triel no. F was burned j the supervisors met on monday Ami adjourned f one week. In miso j que Nee of the prevalence i it of Firo 111 the Vicinity of their Homes. A / a a a. 1 Jacob Sebach a House was burned in j port Mouth yesterday. Loss 600 no i insurer. Beitley s residence in i Liis ciry was also Bur Ned. Loss s 2.5& insured 81 a m. The Board of Supi a visitors in session in grand Haven in tuesday adjourned in order to inspect tie ruins of i Olland try. The fire has been raging for two weeks a and the City and no of Ort was i i a Dot a to tire vent the approach of the fire to the City. If men had worked the a fire won 1 have been stopped define reaching the City. Numerous stories Dike the following wore heard on Tho train a a i escape 1 with the clothes i Dave on. My wife handed me this old a Emit and we had not let the House of e the Woods South of West Olivet and the Marsh and wot is showed signs of Lia Iii been recently nays try charred \ minutes before it fell in. A no withstand Midland City a a wept by Firo a a j a i it a the rain a. Thu fir0 a Slih alive ill Day burning dwellings barns filled with Grain and. Hay and outhouse Al. My Sheldon loss is -$0,1 my i. Insurance 82.go0. All the Imi dings save the dwelling House on the county Ihor Otise farm arc destroyed. 1 he barn on the farm were filled with Grain and Liny. Levi Haynes of Thoma Slown. Seven eight Lowies Irh Iii Saginaw City name in yesterday. He reports a sad state of affairs in this town. 11 a lies lost his Baw Miil. Dwell in barn John Wilts is barn Aud Yont tits was destroyed. A Large amount of Hay and Grain in numbered among the losses. . Haynes gives a list often twelve Dwelli Negard buildings that were swept a no Burnt Over being and sin of my. And As the train neared Black the smoke was thick. Fit reaching the Bank of Black Lake where a View of Holland has so Oft pm glad us the weary traveler by. I the Ltd mini in Road very Little could a i i a i Ray a dozen Seatter he houses near the Bridge 01 the other s Ide Tel a Haz v Elm 1 of set Imke t a 1 on a which tie a i Reform Church and the True ref pm fluid i. Were dimly i shh Yii the rest appeared desolation and one vast a waste of Sun King rums. A King Saloio River Street the places where a Vav Ali t.10 sea f flames that Over div idling 11 last it urn Lay w re night my brother was terribly scourged we a q carried the a thing before 1 by the fiery element. Ii is dwelling and Uva Pec is Are destroyed and my h j Hou it hold goods three barn a filled with tier ,.p<-rty. A Large number of the farm products farm tools live Miles of pie i id fences and an Orchard just in luring of 1.7hu Trees All swept away. All the Refuge his family had during ten Ihle night was a piece of slowed 111 Irthum l where they were obliged to lie b. >1. Emerson amp cos wive Mill and p0ck City the people fought the fire i a 4<lult0 to prevent suffocation. He if so All right if you want a Tongue Boot sewed pegged. Lumber Vard. Scr wed a Griswold s Dessaut a f three Days Aud three nights is badly burned lie has Little dry goods and grocery store Ami several j succeeded in stopping its Progress with j Mirance the fires along the .1. A other buildings were entirely consumed it damage. Along the line of the Extension which were Aba by fire. Tho Milt valued it 15,000 Plank Road All the distance from j Itta slight it by tie rain Are raging _ _ n % v ii. Inn inf Tai. 1 .1 citizens of the town Are left Museles. Arid Gouie without tied clothing save that which is furnished by neighbors Inore fortunate the Woods were ail , Ami the a co be arc almost worn out fighting tire. Loss of life. Nuckid by soldering timbers tie re Mains of sewing machines stoves Ami Sime broken furniture and crockery. The ruins of the Largo flouring Mills of messes. Verkman treers Ling f a con sisting. Of Brick foundation Walls and the a run shafting machinery and the a huns of the ate am Congino we re. S?e1 sin Keg. Arriving at the career of eighth and River streets we met Henry p. In Osl nothing muted pm we have been favored with a Capy of. Avat known Corner but he Bli Keri the following letter to a Genii Lemau of it Trees the bricks that once were he in this City. Neys and an ice House in ruins. 31 20,000, was owned by Emerson k co., mortgage a Sale. Default having been made in the payment of he sum of four Hundred Ami Sev if you want a Nice 8hoe loot e a b a l Mura r of of a tie. Pc Meres and trimmings to select from which be Dollar and o be Iii he offer at greatly reduced prices. A share of the Public patronage is solicited. 1 Erma ready pay. N. B.particular attention Given to repairing cleaning. Tad restoring to color. _ $475 49, claimed 10 be due a and unpaid at Hie Date of this notice it n a certain Mort age Bear ing late the first Day of August 4 1> lilo. Executed by theron l. Smith and Mary e., his wife of South play in county of Van Bareti and state of Michigan to Thomas in Hoane. Of t Hiyogo. Lulli Charles Emmil. Drayman. Is prepared at All. Times to Nois which mortgage was duly recorded in a tend Quot to the Wishe of All to May desire the a Fri Iceon the Register erf in and his services. If you want rib Boot got up in Good style it will Bay yol to All and make a bargain with Ham ii House particular attention paid to repairing. Patches put on without Cut seam Baw Assee to Meridian the fire has been the same is die Case along the of Rockford 111. Sherwood k gris fearful destructive. The Plank roads joke s lord. R. Mcdonald of Tawas wolds store and Stock was valued at across Tho swamps have been Barnt in j a he Ogg to Nat were skidded up. The $5,000 and insured for 2,000. Fout j tirely away some places at the distance hous cof Meyers and everything in s South of Earu Iville Philips steam 0f three fourth of a mile at a stretch the turf Aud ground about the Trees i Sanford station oct. 10.11 30 p. Put Ost bail it was incredible that fire the fire has made sad havoc ail by uhf Sivee through and saw Mill was burned with a total loss of lumber and machinery Carire tree mus race entirely burned and Many reports from Holland on the Michi Are left simply standing upon the surface j 10uw an i at work Diggin of the ground without anything left to Aroun i it to preserve it when it hold them so that travelling is regarded Elm lilt Floc it and they could scarcely along the Road during the 21 hours. In a wit the rapidity that occurred on Burnt three sets of shanties last night j monday morning. The wind blow a lit on Iho Ltd . Five lies from pack of Mia and and two men burned 8truig i Evou the South and South to death. The Prospect now is that Sec West the fire striking the City on tie and t Southwest Corner and made a clean sweep some 200 rods wide through the Bay City was burned. There were no. The family ha.1 abandoned Tien 28 is completely burned Over and .1 a undoubtedly much of town to n., Peter Smith. Do Jonnn. Ila a increased his Facil Ilu for attending to his business. Ready at All Lumora. Price moderate. Podium Nollac. . Xxv flow has secured the Vervice of fort nine cents any part thereof . G. H. Cleek to collect Bis a Connie. J therefore notice is hereby Given an l Hopes that All who owe him will at in pursuance of a Aid Power of Sale in once make payment otherwise arrange ,.1j j mortgage contained and the Siai Ute Van Buren gouty Michigan on the Lith Day of Faugust a. I. H-0, in Liber 5 one door e Astol the pm of Mart Gapco on Page h2. With a Power of Sale therein contained and b stipulated attorney fee of thirty dollars and no pro j feedings having been had at Law in equity for the recovery of the a Aid sum of four Hundred and seventy five dollars and definite settlement. In such envy a made and premises described in and covered by said mortgage to wit lots number six seven and want Cal. R we Are paving the highest Cash Price for a a Leven of Block number five of the in age i.,d Apple and pe.che., tone Yin of South . Cor dog a the Zens. Apple a Gar fac cd by on , at the berber 8hop of , three doors West the first National Bank. Brut of Imit Grussinger. Amp co. South Haven to Chicago. The first class 1 propeller Ira Chaffer to E. B. Cost is master makes try 0f Paw Paw in said county of \ Autt Kly trips Between South Ilavern and 1 a it Tiren a i being the place for holding the la Rico leaves South Haven for chips arc Lajti ourt by the sheriff of said county c it Chicago Tro plat of said Village in the office of the Register of for the county of \ an Buren said premises being situated in said Van Buren county in the state of Michigan will be sold at Public auction at the hour of four o clock p. Mon monday the 30 u Day of october a. D. 1871 at the front door of the court House in the Vil in said county of Yau a poor paymaster. To fruit shippers. For the convenience of shippers from South Haven Pitinii 1?. ,� our account sales cashed at the first National rank without a c Ery one Dif count. Gao Lake Shore. Re 25 Miles Northwest of Here say that the Village is a total loss. Slope College the two to pot As dangerous now along the whole line buildings being All there is left of the All along the track on both sides it once flourishing Village leaving Over seems to Banc burned deeper than else 300 people homeless and destitute. All there was saved from one hotel was a a owing machine. One woman and child Are reported burned to death. Several loads of provisions Etc., have been sent to the sufferers by our Citi where. The ravages by fire in the neighbourhood of Swan reek were terrible. The whole face of the country in that Section has been completely devastated. The reports of losses con stantly coming in Are fearful and hundreds of people were left entirely Desti the Railroad communication is broken Tut for Miles All evidences of a Viii Between Here and Holland also North nation Are gone. The following list of escape with their lives. Fires Are with in half a mile of Portsmouth and men have been engaged in keeping it out of i have just met a Man from farm j business portion of the pity. I to saying that the country is All on fire be j opposite Corner to . Posts was Between the two Points and that just i mercy occupied by the City a Logoff by above 16 he had All he could do to get j Iran mrs. Myers. Nothing remain. Burned j sufferers tells a sad talc a Jacob m. Busine s is at a stand still Here and Wilts Mill barn 400 tons of Hay is discussing tire and its re l. A hams House Mill and barn i Jacob Wiltse House and barn John through. I also understand that 10 e j Jill a blackened spot. On the other the Fields. Kin a everywhere in i j town a in great danger of being Burn j cd Snier waa the remains of Vandev Ceta. I Vire ind de j also that . Is hemmed in hardware store. It was a m the portion of the country Are. A j cannot get out at least with i , party filled up with Burnt team the smoke is so thick that one can to see Over 30 40 rods. Do a mondays wednesdays and Frau is it k Toje highest bidder to satisfy b m. Returning Sves ii Imago Lues so oui in it. And unpaid on such mortgage a thursdays and Alurdas Ai Foje Date of such Sale and the costs of a rom Chapmans Dock fool of Wab ish foreclosure i Ana said attorney fee of thir a be. Freights Ami Iwen Gers also so a a Tun licit d from along the line of the a. �8. H k. R fare from 8outh Haven to Chi p j7 dated at South Haven aug is 5th. A leg Only 5. A Rob. In Cluj Al Frugh. Al Low Rutor. A i a Nett clerk t hum As h Duane if. Hickmet attorney for Mer Ojagee mortgagee 8w 12 labels can also be obtained at the sen thee job70ffice without charge of any desired pattern. And All his 8ult8. Coldw4teu Octoba. R 10 1s71 a i Wiltse ., House , Martin Ericson House barn there Are fires in be Woods in Ali i. Goods sections from the City and Lar a cum j and All his goods John Henderson Ber of men went out All Day yesterday Baru and contents we. In syncs barn we beg to assure fruit growers and to fight them. The largest one is about and contents 40 toes otay shippers that our facilities for handling j fire mije8 Thweat of the City and up Audrew Jackson Muse barn an o fruit Are unequalled by any other House j in the City. Our returns Are made prompt to last Dight burned Over two three by. And business transacted for the inter a Tai Zygand acres. It urinated in . Erst of consignors whose favors Are so 1 licit a a. Tents Ilc Ury Wiltse barn and contents Silas Wiltse Baru and font cuts Hector Williams Burn Leoj. To ulberts Hrbcek 138 South water i Rose s Woods the wind taking it in a O. Cr1tteni0n, k co. J northward direction a distance of be House barn Aud contents 31r let be a w.?.r tween and Brce Miles it being of Jcj living of Suslu place Bouse will soon be dangerous unless we rain. Bridgeport. We cannot at this writing estimate the losses of fences and rails along the line of the f. Amp p. M. R. R a cattle drover coming from Flint on the Plank Road informed us that barns Sheds Cord Wood fences and Hay stacks Are non Ett. The fire has swept them All away although he says that he did not notice that the houses had suffered any. . Vroman the mail Carrier in forms a that men women and children fought the fire All Day monday and tuesday night Flop King a barn containing Hay and farming utensils was burned being the Only loss that occurred in the town. Pine River. A lady Corris Podett writes from Are from Cass River. The following is an extract from a let j. F. Bundy of this City their House on the North site Ter written to from a reliable gentleman connected with him Waii Jameye oct. 11.the fire has raged terribly. One whole Crew staged at Newkirk s last night who came from town 12, who says the whole town was burned Over the old Man Lamb has stoves and other damaged hardware. The Homestead and six buildings of . Howard were completely swept Way. . Howard and family removed to where with office and Dock he resumes business. The store and residence of . John Roost were ago completely dry a troyed. We meet two of . Roosts daughters. 1 Bev said they Hud time to save nothing Only a few cloths but fortunately they had a House on a a North Side of the Lake to which they had fought fire until he a and was j sick in bed when the men came by. We . A. Mid he bad White Creek bred be is burned. Mar i. Ai to Iua 1 just received a Large Stock of goods from Letto Illace and several sea 1 j had destroyed it in the same town have gone to ashes x Haj the fire at the brewery grand Haven it is impassible for us to get there at present. Expect All the Laud bought of Lamb is Burnt. 1 fear Greenway has conch to d pm fourth Taje

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