Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1920 — 2 BIG FIRES IN INDIANA [ARTICLE]

2 BIG FIRES IN INDIANA

$400,000 Loss at Terre Haute, $150,000 at lndianapolis v Flames Cause Heavy Damage in Business Districts—Department Store Destroyed.' Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 80. —Fire in Terre Haute swept the retail district in the downtown section,; entailing financial loss which conservative estimates say will reach $400,000. Business houses destroyed are the Lederer & Feibelman department store and the Rainbow Wai&t Shop. Their stocks are a total loss. The Metropolitan 5 and 10 cent store, the Mentor Clothing Store and Oscar Brothers’ furniture store were badly damaged by fire, smoke and water. The origin of the fire is unknown. It started in the rear basement of the Lederer department store. Fire was confined to the Crawford-Fair-banks block. Indianapolis, Dec. 30. —Fire caused a loss estimated at $160,000 to the H. Lieber company, dealers in photo-, graphers’ and art workers’ supplies. The building is located in the central portion of the business district.