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TtSe third
fmdnight
.ted in';the total
/' the Creighton
^tian church and
and' damage
buildings
was propitious or
could hardly have
led. A very slight
the northeast •ear
f, uj-s sparks several * blocks
set afire the’ roofs of three
fences, those of W-il
s, Vv. J. Knox. Jr. a?vd the
^"cottage owned by R. 7. Simmons
\ adjoining r.is own Home bh the
:WJth. . .
/ The losses in these' instances
/ were .very light and fully covered
by insurance.
The aggregate loss wdi exceec
$35,000'. with only abcir $KM'KK>
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ORIGIN OF THE FIRE;
The night porter oi the' 'neigh- (
ton was the first to discover the
flames, which originated either
in the laundry ■ room or the coai
bin to the rear of the hotel and
there is a conflict of testimony
upon this point. He immedi
ately gave the alarm by unearth
ly shrieks, but *the fames had
gained much headway before the
arrival of the department.
The f re boys did valiant and
heroic work and deserve much
.praise for the manner in which
they handled the lire and pre
vented its spread. They soon!
had several .streams of water
playing upon the fames and
buildings adjacent to prevent'
their ignition.
From behind the large tree1
near the front of the Creighton,'
they were able to Keep down the j
heat and save the sample room
of the Creighton, and from Cook’s
hotel they put out the fames on
the ro .f of the a one v.
Nothing could hav- saved the
Chib-Can church, the wind as it
was. and lying so adjacent,
and the flames were soon
lapping that building. The p«»
8-ifiage V. the t-j.s- , wo . ' j
F V-> • ■. ’• "
J igulfed and the heat across the
Street for a while threatened the
Hornes of L. Hirsch and Park
Deaderick, but they were kept
! wet and no damage was done.
| Starting at 12:30, in half an
! hour the three buildings were
i ready to fall. The heat was in
intense, all being frame struct
ures. and interfered with the
fire laddies’s effective work,
CLOSE CALL FOR THEIR LIVES.
Several narrow escapes were
reported from lodgers at the
Creighton, among those who had
close calls for their' iives, being
J. 1!. Keighley, Charles Hippolite
; and F. • E. Fining. All had
I rooms on the third floor and
were awakened barely in time to
escape partially clothed.
Friends of Mr. F. E. Fining
i broke open his door and aroused
'him just in time to escape before
the flames cat off the stairway.
Nearly all the, lodgers on this
floor lost most of their effects;
the lights were cut off and fear
ing to be lost and strangulated
in the snio-he, they were forced
to make a hurried departure.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Capt. J. H. McHugh, owner of,
, U . . .-*Vv ! /-»r\ V.rvfni] Clf
$8,50(1, carried $5500 insurance;
furniture and fixtures, worth
$2500, ins .trance $1000; annex,
building and furniture, loss prob-i
ably $400, covered by insurance.
W.E. Watson, proprietor of the j
Creighton Hotel suffered $1200,
loss on hotel furnishings
with $600 insurance. *
Christian church, valued at
82500, total loss, insurance $9u0 •
on building. The organ and
seats were saved but the loss on
furniture exceeds insurance of!
$100.
The church parsonage was a
total loss, valued at $750, insur
ance $500.
F. E. Vining lost his furniture
and furnishings, valued at $400,
insurance $200.
The 1 >sses of J. D. Cook and
Mrs Huddleston on _the Cook
hotel building were $25 and $100
respectively being covered by
insurance.
f-iWanted—Gentleman or lady
with good reference to travel for
firm of $250,000.00 capital. Sal
ary $1,072.00 per year and ex
penses. salary paid weekly and
*-xpen*es advanced. Address,
v,'j:h -tamo. •!. A. Alexander,
, \r__Ml 1 -1
I. J.V, ,,, . • ,.i J ' paMg you 5 per int 'rest on 12
m-eulis ee'nilj • »te nf uep .Gu or 4 per cent or, (> mouths cer
tificate of d*~p isit. .vl.ioy p< oprefer lo take a smaller rate
of interest a fid P var A of getting it, ia.t.fie»* thin to
- relatives or friends at a higher ran, and have the trouble of
collecting Cermkates niade in amounts from sifJO.OO to
f $10,000.00.
i ir ctogs.
E. LEAS, President, ALEX BER EE. Secretary,
i Merchant. J
W. A. SOMERVELL, Y. A. COLE.
• Merchant. I ( Capitalist ano Pres. a
Cole Wagon M fg. Co.)
H. D. MILLER, MINOR M. M ARK IE.
(Merchant.) (Aostracter ol lit Its.)
J. R. GREGG, M. STO AFIELD,.
(Funeral Director.) (Merchant.)
Correspondence invited an:, booklet on request.
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i AMERICAN TRUST CO.
Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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| GRAND MASTER Of EXCHEQUER' GOhf. [
Theti Arri^gEon Charged With Default
ing Will* Moneys of Colored
Pvih-.rjn« Gaonoi Be
Lcs uU.i.
Thad An.ngtan, formerly a
>• .
respected col--red -.Alien of New
port and suppo-e •’ to he in good
| circumstance-, ■ elng- the owner
I of several pie.-vs of city proper
ty. is allege ’ to he a defaulter
in the sura of ‘flO.OOO to the
colored Pythian lodges of this
state. He left Newport Wednes
day night, presumably for .Tones- -
boro and Marked Tree where he
had death claims !> sortie and
has not been seen or heard from,
since that time.
As grand master of e*;.: he , uer of
the grand ledge of eu » red f y Lil
ians of Arkansas, he was unde.' a
$10,000 bond, furnished by a.
surety company of Baltimore
and thus his shortage to the.
state lodge is probably fu«ly.
covered.
Grand Chancellor J. C. Dukes
of Pine Bluff and Grand Secre
tary W. L. Puryfcy of Foirest
City are here investigating his
books and accounts and report.,
about 30 death claims for $300!
each, which they cannot find
proof of having been paid.
The grand treasurer was sup
posed to deposit in Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and Newport banks
and misrepresented what funds
he had in bank here and it is
probable that his peculations
date back for some time.
Arrington was also a treasurer
of Sunset Lodge No. 42 and Uni
form Rank No. 5, K. of P. His
saloon on Front street was closed
Monday u orning by attachments
of B. W. Stain back and .1. O.
Burgess.
RHOTOM h AY BR.NG SUIT.
Fire Insurance Companies Thai Have
Been Evading Atilt-Trust Lavs
by Rfitsuring May B :
Prosecuted.
Little Rock, April 15—A aL
agreement among the fi:e insur
a lice companies which have been'
doing business in Arkansas since
the old line companies wiihdiew \
when the anti-trust law btci.nv
operative, may result in afii bn ,ts
being filed against several local
companies which have been re
insured in the old-line companies.
That the cdmpan.es are e*j eat
ing such a move is shown by .
the interest manifested by their
attornej
Friday two attorneys repie
senting some ot' the old-line con
cents, >et at the st;me time act
ing as attorneys for some of
the local c<m erns, '.ailed on
Prosecuting Attorney Rholon
and asked him if he intend* d .
proceeding aga'nst the compa
nies. Just v.h-.t ( answer was
given by .Mr. Rhoton is not
known. It is believed, nowe’.e*\
that the a11< rneys wev: awn j
fully convinced that the { tore- '
eating mto r.ey intends orngb g
such si its.
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MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
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