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The Muskegon Chronicle
Friday, 27 September, 1889

         BIG FIRE AT PENTWATER
         
         The Business Portion Of That 
           Village Wiped Out
           
         Pentwater, Mich., Sept. 27. - Pentwater suffered a
       $17,000 loss by fire Thursday morning. It broke out
       at 2:45 a.m. and consumed all the buildings on the
       west side of the main street, between Fourth and
       Fifth streets, and five buildings on the east side.
       The water works saved the village from total de-
       struction. The following are the losses:
       F. W. Fincher, druggist, loss $2,000; insured for $1,500
       Mark A. Rice, jeweler, loss $1,500; insurance $900
       John M. Cahill, barber, loss $700; no insurance
       S. K. Fisher, saloon, loss $2,500; no insurance
       H. H. Bunyea, grocery, loss $2,000; no insurance
       A. P. Tuttle, bakery, loss $500; insurance $400
       Warner's tobacco store, loss $500; insurance $500
       Peter M. Dreves, billiard hall, loss $2,000; insurance, $300
       Miss Mary Nash, dressmaker, loss $400; no insurance
       Nielson & Co., bankers, loss $500; insurance $200
       Mrs. Jepson, loss $800; insurance $500
       Mrs. Pool, loss $600; insurance $400
       Wm. J. Haughley, grocery, loss $1,000; no insurance
       Kuhn, loss $1,500; insurance $1,00
       F. O. Gardner, general store, loss $600, no insurance.
       
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