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The Diamond Drill
Crystal Falls, MI
October 14, 1911


                          BAD FIRE AT CHAMPION
                          
                 Large Portion of the Village Wiped by
                        Flames Last Tuesday Night.
                        
              A disasterous fire swept through the business
            section of Champion at a late hour Tuesday night,
            and before it had spent its course the general
            store and dwelling of MRS. EVA BELHUMEUR, the
            saloon owned by W. DERRIE, JOHN MAHONEY'S livery
            stable and the dwelling of MRS. HEBERT were in
            ashes.
              The fire started in the rear of DERRIE'S saloon
            and was discovered about 11:30 o'clock. A hose
            cart was secured fromt the Champion mine and 
            heroic efforts made to put out the blaze, but it 
            soon spread to the other buildings and gained
            such headway that all efforts to extinguish the
            fire proved futile.
              The livery stable and MRS. HEBERT'S dwelling
            are total losses, no insurance having been car-
            ried. MRS. BELHUMEUR carried $2,500 insurance
            on her property, while DERRIE'S saloon was in-
            sured for $2,000.
              Fifteen tons of hay which were stored in the
            livery stable, were destroyed. MRS. BELHUMEUR
            saved some of the household effects from her
            dwelling, which constituted the upper story of
            the building owned by her. The horses were
            taken out of the livery stable in safety.
              During the course of the blaze the Negaunee
            and Ishpeming fire departments were asked to
            send aid to help put out the fire. A special
            train consisting of a locomotive, flat car
            and caboose was made up at Negaunee, but when
            the Negaunee fire engine was brought to the
            depot to be loaded on the train, word was re-
            ceived not to load until further notice. The
            Negaunee fire department waited until 2 o'clock
            Wednesday morning, when a telegram was received
            saying that their aid was not needed, the fire
            being then under control.
              The origin of the fire is unknown.
              
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