Longley's Home Burned (1911)

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Howard Courant
April 20, 1911

The E. K. Longley cottage residence in the southeast part of town caught fire in the kitchen basement last Monday afternoon.  Owing to the distance from headquarters and the scarcity of water the fight against the flames was futile and the house and all contents were a total loss, the family losing all their clothing, furniture and everything they had.  Mrs. Strachan had recently moved her household goods into the Longley home and the loss took all she had.  There were two fine pianos in the house, one right new.

There was $900 insurance on the Longley house and contents, but they had many things of value and usefulness that the insurance will not cover.

The Longley's will set up housekeeping in the Hughes house, east of the Windsor for the present, and we understand the Woman's Relief Corps will give them a linen shower tomorrow, and they hope the church societies will cooperate with them.  Anything in the way of table linen, sheets, bedding-anything from a kitchen apron to whatever you can afford to give--will be received by the W. R. C. at the Odd Fellow's Hall tomorrow at 2 p.m.