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Show OLD BANK BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE. The old bank building on the corner cor-ner of State and Main was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. The fire nbam was given at 1;30 by Willie Jensen who was coming from his fathers candy store and discover ed the place on fire. The fire department was soon on the grounds but the building being an old frame structor burned rapidly. rapid-ly. Nevertheless the department did well and soon brought the flames under control so that the fire was confined mostly to one building. The tot il 1 )ss sust-d i?d is about $5,000. There was however insurance insur-ance covering a little more Lhan$3, 000 divided equality in the Home Insurance Co. of New York and the Home Fire Insurance Co. of Utah. E'mer Miller was the heavist looser. Dr. Mills lost about $500. and Dr. Stocks about $750. Arthur Childs lost all of his photo gallery. It is not know how the fire started , Good rubber coats and hats would help the firemen very mater ially in their work, and a night watchman would be a safe guard to the city. |