Show EAVERS BEAVERS OLDEST mercantile FIRM IS VICTIM OF FIRE tito the pioneer mercantile mer cantilA establishment of beaver bounty Is id in ili redlies tiny about noon inoko was soon boon issuing from the old equitable co op oil store bu building alding and a prompt alarm was eel ed amid the tolling of tile the lie 1110 bells nion women and children rushed to tile A hands land were aio oio soon inlay busy in currying carrying things bojons the reach of tile flames every establishment in ili the vicinity was pouring forth ladders hoso hose buckets tuba and evor ing available to assist in ill extinguishing tho tire isic A hose hosa way was attached to tho the fereti pump in ili the yard ond and a i bucket brigado was fortner rind it constant titre arn of water ans Was soon playing on the root loot scores of tuen were boiking in tho the smoke on ilio be upper tipper floor I 1 reli loving tile office fixtures and librae ics acs of the forest service W WF F knox and dr smith sinith whilo while hundred hundredth i of willing hinda were removing tile stock of mor iner chandise chan diye diso and for far it a tinie intense provi providina dica until two or three cooler heads took look itle ake direction of matters and secured ra M stem and order practically every dollars worth of oamer marchan chandise diso idso and other material wils ans removed from tile alio building to a distance of safety and placed in charge of special officers when it was waa dik that tie abe building could not be saved the adjoin adjoining log buildings P immediately put under r strict watch of squadrons of workers anti and tile roofs of buildings building were kept helt flowing with water so that not one dollars worth of damage was done to them the walls walla of the building are still left standing but outside ide of this the I 1 injury to the building buil dingis ay iy a total josf nn its no inaura was arned carried tile dat damage tinge to tile tho stock will roach reach from 23 25 to 35 5 poi per cent uni und tho total loss lois is ia approximated tit at not less lens than during khe entire excitement supt bupt frazor frazer did not loo lobao w eight of tile tho flick that tile old equitable should contin continue tip business arid and at ajeo ojeo took stops to sc curo temporary now quarters ind and by six BI X oc ock was roady ready for bubi nes ne s in the cartwright bros meat market where th alio ogreater part ortho of tho stock I 1 H now on sale thursday Thur morning orning ni the boal boad a of diree tors held it mooting und and stated their intention oil to ro construct their bu building alding and out of tile tho ashes of tilt old business to establish ono one of tile most flourishing louri ahing mercantile mor cantila institutions pt southern utah like tile tho great mercantile marshall field co of chicago whose two greatest groat cst strides followed fires which burned them out wo predict fro from our knowledg of tho the ot 01 the tha management anti and owners of till IE equitable juit ablo coop co op tile to lo chablis establishment ament of ono one of leavers gren gred tast mercantile institutions fully two thousand people were pres out during the and though immense crowds we ro rushing to and ho arop to their lionor honor bo be it said very little pilfering was reported ported ic wednesdays fire ili fact that leaver beaver city has hag ita boros and heroine ii bogli bath and old anti and tile ard numerous numo roua bo be unfair to mention tiny any ns as it would be impo poc to nama all who so fco gallantly galland rendered |