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Show FIRE DESTROYS OUTLET STORE Water Damage Greatest Fire broke out early ' Sunday morning in the Outlet store next door south of the First Secuitty Hank and before the firemen were able to reaeli the building with the fire aparatus, j considerable damage had been done.! Both, the chemical and the hose wagon were mobilized in short order, the blaze had gained considerable headway and the smoke and flames made it difficult Tor the firemen to enter the building when the doors and windows were broken. The flames spread rapidly rap-idly over the interior of the building build-ing and among the piles of paper b xcs slacked on the shelves and counters. The store is owned by II. Ap-plcmann Ap-plcmann and we understand the stock was fully covered by insurance. in-surance. Prompt action by the fire department de-partment prevented the total losi of the stock of merchandise and perhaps a large section of the sur- rounding buildings in the centei of town. As it was the building itself was only slightly damaged, Adjusters have been busy investigating in-vestigating the conditions and making estimate of the losses but have given out no figures at the time of this writing. |