Woodland

Woodland Township
Decatur County, Iowa
 
The thriving little town of Woodland in the east part of the county suffered a severe loss by fire about three o'clock last Thursday morning when the fine new store of J.L. STILL & CO. was discovered to be on fire, and the flames had made such progress when discovered that nothing could be saved from the building and it was a total loss. The building was a two story structure 24x50 feet with a warehouse 14x30 feet. The building was erected about a year ago by STILL & CO., the second story being built by the Yeoman Lodge which used it as a Lodge Room. The stock of general merchandise carried by STILL & CO. was valued at $4,500 and they had $3,800 insurance, $2,000 being in the Des Moines Insurance Co., and $1,800 in the Iowa State Co. of Keokuk. They also had $600 insurance on their building in the Des Moines Insurance Co., which was valued at $1,000, and the Yeoman's Lodge Room was also insured for $400 in the same company, their loss being about $500. A small building adjoining the store owned by STILL & CO. and occupied by F.P. McDANIEL's Restaurant was also burned. The building was valued at $300 and was insured for $150. McDANIEL saved most of his goods, his loss being placed at $75, fully covered by insurance. MR. STILL was in Leon Tuesday and informs us that the insurance companies had already been to Woodland and adjusted the losses to the entire satisfaction of all the parties. He says that as quick as the weather will permit in the spring he will erect a new store building and again engage in business.

Source: Leon Reporter, December 8, 1904, copied by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert, August 7, 2003
 
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