Payette County ID Archives News.....Another Payette Fire January 7, 1893
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Payette Independent January 7, 1893
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
January 7, 1893

ANOTHER PAYETTE FIRE

One Front Street Business House Burned Down.

HARD WORK SAVED A BLOCK

Which Seemed Doomed to Destruction By the Flames—Citizens Who Were First on the 
Ground and Worked Like Trojans to Save Property.

About 4:30 o’clock Tuesday morning a fire broke out in a frame building on 
Front street, occupied by Thos. Frakes’ barber shop.  The second story was 
occupied by several men as sleeping apartments, and in other portions of the 
building was stored the camp and river outfits and supplies of Ed. Stanley, the 
logger.

The chairs, mirrors and razors of the barber shop were all gotten out, and Mr. 
Frakes’ loss was not much more than $25.  All of Mr. Stanley’s effects were 
burned and his loss will reach $350 or $400.

The building was erected as a cost of about $800 and was owned by Jacob Lemp.

Benny Betts, the porter at Hotel Idaho, was the first to discover the fire 
which made its appearance on the north side of the building near the second 
floor.  With any sort of a hook and ladder company the fire could have been 
controlled and the building and contents saved.  But there was not even a 
ladder to be had, and those who were promptly on hand and ready to do, worked 
at a great disadvantage. Mr. Lauer kindly threw open his hardware store and 
furnished axes, buckets and anything that could be used.

Dave Lambert, John Hart, T??? Wright and Frank Moyer, who were rooming in the 
upper story, had a pretty close call, but when they got out they did valiant 
work to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings. 

Wm. F. Eberle, D. S. Lamme, A. J. Quackenbush, Dr. Branthoover, Fred 
Marquardsen, Chris Henrichsen, Travis Brown and Robert Lydston all deserve 
especial credit for their well-directed efforts in saving much valuable 
property.


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