THE-A-KI-KI "Beautiful Land" - Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society

THE MANTENO FIRE
Taken from The Kankakee Gazette, December 2, 1869
The following is a list of the losses and insurance by the late fire in Manteno:
Wm. Tinblyn, baker, loss $1200; insured $800. Jacob Stednagon, residence,"loss $1400;
insured $1000. Henry Laroque, butcher shop and residence; loss 2000, no insurance. V. L.
Morey & Co., store and dry goods; loss on store 1800; insurance 1000; loss on goods 2000;
insured 2035. Miss Euzier, millinery; loss 1000; insured 600. J. E. Labrie & Son, postoffice;
loss 2500; insured 1000. J. E. Labrie, Jr., furniture; loss 100; no insurance. J. B. Moisant,
saloon and livery; loss 5000; insured 2000. Comstock & Skinner, store and goods;
loss on store 5500, insured 3000; loss on goods 2000; insured 1200. W. T. Owens, shoe store;
loss 2000; insured 1400. Joseph Lareau, harness maker; loss 850; insured 1400. August Journt,
tailer; loss 400; no insurance. E. B. Weeks, dentist; loss 500; no insurance. J. M. Baker,
boarding; loss 300; no insurance. Miss Barkley, milliner; loss 600; no insurance. F. Longtin,
Farmers' Home; loss 3000 on building, insured 2000; loss on furniture and billards 1000,
insured 500. Mrs. Valiquiette, of Chicago, jewelry; loss 300; no insurance. Blain & Bros;
loss on store 2700, insured 1500; loss on goods 389, insured 389; loss on furniture 180,
no insurance. Edward Bourrett, store; loss 900; insured 600. M. B. Hewett, grocer; loss 2400;
insured 1000. Joseph Martin, .building; loss 150; no insurance. Medard Martin, building;
loss 2000; no insurance. A. M. Strobridge, damage of safe; loss 500; no insurance. C. Skinner,
meat market; loss 25; no insurance. F. Cole, jeweler; loss 80; no insurance. John Whitehill,
furniture; loss 100; no insurance. Miss Jane Tubbs, dressmaker; loss 100; no insurance.
Illinois Central Railroad, freight house and passenger depot; loss 8000; insured 8000. N.
B. Pratt, lumber; loss 1400; no insurance. Total loss, $54,664; total insurance $28,624.
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