Douglas County WA Archives News.....LANDMARK BURNS [Copeland/Buchanan Barn] July 20, 1916
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Douglas County Press July 20, 1916
LANDMARK BURNS

Wednesday morning about three o'clock the Copeland barn on Walnut street was 
discovered to be on fire and an alarm turned in, but the fire had gained such 
headway that nothing could be done to save the barn and the department devoted 
their energies toward saving the adjoining property.

The origin of the fire is a mystery.  Vern COPELAND and Wm. GUNKEL were 
sleeping in the office and were awakened by the flames, but were unable to 
save anything.  Alva BARBER kept his fine trotting mare in the barn and she 
was consumed, together with the harness and cart.  Vern had turned his horses 
out to pasture, but he lost three sets of double harness, doubletrees, etc. 
The loss is placed at about$1,600 on the barn and contents, exclusive of Mr. 
Barber's horse.  The A. J. DAVIS building on the east was slightly damaged.

The barn was one of the old landmarks of Waterville being built by John 
BUCHANAN about 25 years ago and used by him for a number of years as a stage 
barn, later selling it to D. C. TOWNE.

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