Rocky Bar, ID Fire, Sept 1892
The Rocky Bar Fire.
BOISE CITY, Idaho, Sept. 6.---The first authentic news of the fire at Rocky Bar Thursday, has reached this city. The entire town was swept away, and nearly 150 people rendered homeless. Many towns in the southern part of the state are contributing to a common relief purse, and considerable money, blankets and clothing are now on the way to sufferers. The total loss in $76,000.
Grand Forks Daily Herald, Grand Forks, ND 7 Sept 1892
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