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Show 12MO FIRE LOSS Store of Sam Kopp Damaged snd Stock sf Merchandise Entire y Destroyed Special to The Tribune PRO0 April I A fire I the s ore of Earn Kopp on t est Center street ast night resulted In da mag o o the build lng and the destruction by fire smoke and water of the ent re s ock f gooda The loss la eetl mated at about SrOOQ, on which there la a small amount of Insur ance. The fire was disco ered a lltt e after 1 o clock by A O moot who notl fled the fire department. The response was prompt but work was delayed b the blowing out of tbe 1 drant pornr of Fourth Weal and Center streets, while connections were being attempted The building Is a frame sheet Iron -ov ered structure snd the wood In the back part of the building where the fire atari ed Is so badl damaged that It will have to be replaced The merchandise consist ng of groceries -andles etc lo R radically all destroyed either bv tl e re or smoke Tl e fire apparently started near the stove n he bark room whether from fire from the stove or from defective elect ri wiring cannot be le ermlned Mr Kopp states that the fire In the atove had gone out before be left the store for home last evening |