Comanche County, Texas - History: Blaze at De Leon, TX. 1894
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Dallas Morning News, Friday, May 25, 1894, p. 1

Blaze at De Leon
De Leon, Comanche Co., Tex., May 24.
Six buildings burned here this morning at 3:15.  Higginbotham company
lost three houses, $1000, goods $300; no insurance. H. Taylor, stock of
goods $1500; insurance $500 with the Providence. Buck Westbrook,
carpenter tools, $150; no insurance. Thomas Blassingame, saloon and
fixtures. P. G. Hilliard house $500, goods $1000; $300 insurance on the
house with the Teutonic. C. C. Morris, House $900; no insurance.  Miller
& Rucker, house $350; no insurance.  Knights of Honor, lodge furniture
$75; no insurance. A.  Booth, goods burned $500; no insurance.  F. L.
Terrell, wall and roof to store building damaged $250; fully insured.
The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.