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Oaks Hotel Destroyed by Fire at Clear Lake
Clear Lake July 21 The Oaks hotel a long time landmark with 62 rooms was destroyed by a blaze caused by crossed wires in the fuse room between the old and new portions. Sixty guests fled in their clothes as furniture and furnishings were burned the loss estimated around 40 000 to 45 000 dollars. Firemen from Mason City arrived to save nearby cottages and halt spreading flames to about 46 cottages. The hotel property was owned by James Dougherty and Mrs Ora Brownlee who had only purchased it last summer.
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Clear Lake
Oaks
Thomas Conners
Mason City
Western Lakes Resort Company
D. W. Burn
Sam Claussen
Walker
Milwaukee Railroad
Clearlake Emusement Company
James Dougherty
Ora Brownlee
Rogers Hotel