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The Pentwater (Michigan) News
Friday, October 14, 1898


           BIG BLAZE AT LOWELL, IND.
           
           Fourteen Business Houses Destroyed
              by Fire - Loss, $40,000
              
           Fourteen business houses in the business
         district of Lowell, Ind., were destroyed by
         fire early the other morning. The blaze broke
         out in Dr. Bacon's barn, in the rear of Main
         street, and as the town has no fire protection
         the flames spread rapidly and laid a whole
         block in ashes. Among the buildings burned
         were Nichols' opera house, the post-office, 
         Waters' drug store, the Viant building, Hay-
         ward's studio, Gersham's tailoring establish-
         ment, Spindler's store, the Lowell Record
         printing house, Hacker's saloon, George Death's
         hardware store, a millinery store and several
         others. The loss will probably reach $40,000,
         with little insurance.
         
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