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Barnum, TX Town Fire, Aug 1897

Posted December 8th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

FIRE RAGED.

TOWN OF BARNUM, TEXAS, IS SWEPT -- LOSS
$250,000.

Houston, Tex., Aug. 10. -- At Barnum, Polk County, fire destroyed the planing mill and dry kiln, lumber yard, lumber store and a number of tenant houses, belonging to W. T. Carter & Bro. and a number of cars and three small bridges belonging to the Kansas & Texas Railway.
The loss will be $250,000. The insurance is small.

Des Moines Daily News Iowa 1897-08-10
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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