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On the morning of Dec. 25th, after our directory was completed and in the hands of the printers, a disasterous fire occurred, burning the entire block fronting Chestnut street on the east side, bet 4th and 5th sts and east on 4th st to the alley. Below we give a list of the firms burned out, and their present locations as far as it is possible to ascertain at the present, writing Dec. 27th, 1880:

Montgomery, G. S. druggist ns 4th st bet Chestnut and Walnut streets.
Wakefield, A. M. meat market ne cor 6th and Chestnut sts.
Copeland, A. H. groceries re-building. Goods stored.
Winters & Hill, groceries, ws Chestnut st Keyes block.
Acklin, Jno. saloon.
Wilds, Mrs. notions
Winnie, J. L. bakery and confectionery ws Chestnut bet 2d and 4th streets.
Dorey & Hibbard, milliners ws Chestnut bet 4th and 5th sts.
Rathbun, P. confectioner.
Winters, W. J. notions ws Chestnut at Keyes block.
Straight, S. W. W. es Chestnut bet 5th and 6th sts.
McDaniels, J. banker re-building.
Harlan & Ostren, groceries ws Walnut bet 2nd and 3d sts.
Western Loan and Trust Co.
Willard & Hopper, lawyers.
Harlan, J. S. boots and shoes ws Chestnut bet 4th and 5th sts.
Gould, O. B. barber ns 4th st bet Chestnut and Walnut sts.
Mason & Saunders, groceries goods stored.
Needham, F. J. merchant tailor.
Office pork house up stairs Keyes' Block.
Gardner, W. A. Confectioner es Chestnut bet 5th and 6th sts
Colton, J. C. carpenter.
Newlon, J. C. physician and surgeon.
Egbert, W. P. photographer es Chestnut bet 3d and 4th sts.
Linke, E. shoemaker.
Emmert, J. M. physician and surgeon ws Chestnut st ab Conad's boot and shoe store.

Transcribed from "General Directory of the City of Atlantic 1880-1881. Giving a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Business Firms, Educational, Social, and Religious Institutions", compiled by Glenn & Co., Atlantic, Iowa, Telegraph Steam Printing Press, 1880, pg. 13 by Cheryl Siebrass. September, 2014.