Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-01-05 | Page 2 | Dakota Town Ablaze

DAKOTA TOWN ABLAZE I Watertown S D Jan town or of Castlewood IS 18 miles south of here nar narrowly narrowly missed being wiped out by fire of unknown origin tonight The entire south southside southside side of MaIn street Is In ashes en entailing allIng a loss estimated at Twelve build buildings ings were destroyed The fire did not stop until the last building on the south sl side or of thE th street wa I I The ire fire fanned by a high wind spread rapidly Messages came to this city ask askIng asking Ing for aid ald and thirty men with fire ap apparatus apparatus responded When tour four build buildIngs buildings Ings were gone ap ai attempt wis made to check the flames by dynamiting two stores but the wind carried the flames over the ruins Late tonight the fire had burned itself Itsel out on the extreme edge of Main street