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Mount Pleasant, TX. Fire. Jul. 1900

Posted September 26th, 2009 by lori hedges

Mount Pleasant, TX. Fire. Jul. 1900

Two stores Destroyed, Entailing Loss of Eighteen Thousand Dollars.

Special To The News.

Mount Pleasant, Tex., July 16. – Fire broke out on the east side of the public square last night about 11 o’clock. John HORGROVE’S grocery store was destroyed, loss $13,000; insurance $9,000. George W. COKER’S drygoods store was also destroyed, loss $5,000; insurance $3,000. Other losses were: T. B. CALDWELL store, loss $1,000; insurance $700; Jesse GREER, confectionery, post office, Mrs. I. N. WILLIAMS, drygoods; J. T. ROWSEY, racket store, and Lilienstein Bros., drygoods and groceries, all considerably damaged by removal of stocks, covered by insurance.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 17 Jul 1900

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Transcribed by Lori Hedges. Thank you, Lori!

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