Two Big Elevators and Other property Destroyed-1899

WILLIAMS, KOLT, PEAVEY

Posted By: CHERYL MOONEN (email)
Date: 12/20/2018 at 22:56:14

Daily Nonpareil, Sunday, May 14, 1899, Council Bluffs, IA, Page: 1

FIRE AT LAKE MILLS

Two Big Elevators and
Other property Destroyed

Des Moines, Iowa, May 13 – Fire at Lake Mills, Ia., this afternoon, resulted in the loss of about $60,000 of property including Kolt & Williams elevator, Peavey’s elevator, two warehouses, two corn cribs in the Minneapolis & St. Louis stock yards. Partially covered by insurance.