Rains Co.TX Disastrous Fires in Rains County
(The Rains County Leader, January 6, 1922)
Our neighboring little city to the north was visited by a bad fire about two or three o'clock last Thursday morning,
the origin of which is unknown. Foster & Peoples' drug store, Walter Stovall's stock of general merchandise,
Calloway's garage building and the Masonic hall were destroyed by the flames. Foster & Peoples' loss is estimated at
$8,000.00 with $5000.00 insurance. Stovall's loss about $6,000.00 with $3,600.00 insurance. The Masons owned the
second story of the Calloway building, and had some insurance.A part of the tools in Calloway's garage was saved but it
is understood that he did not carry insurance either on the building or its contents. Also Justice of the Peace, J.T. Rushing, who had his office and also a shoe shop in the Peoples & Foster building, sustained a loss of about $600.00 with no insurance. But the boys say that he now has a clear docket in court, the first time in the past six years. Foster & Peoples began laying plans at once for another store and they are now located in the brick just west of the depot where they are fast accumulating another stock of drugs. We did not learn the plans of Mr. Stovall or the others but they will be turning things to get an even start with the new year we are sure.
(The Rains County Leader, June 5, 1925)
Ginger Brick Plant Destroyed by Fire Tuesday NightFire originating in one of the pans destroyed about $100,000 worth of the Fraser Brick Company's plant at Ginger, about 3
miles East of Emory, early Tuesday night. The fire alarm was given in Emory and some twenty or thirty loaded autos made a
quick run to Ginger but there was nothing that could be done and the fire just had to run its course. Several of the residences near the plant were in danger for some time, Mrs. Shaw's residence catching fire twice, but with energetic work the flames were confined to the brick plant which was almost completely wrecked. The plant employed from 50 to 60 men regularly.
To Rebuild - Mr. Wynn, the manager, now has a force of some fifty men clearing away the debris and getting ready to
rebuild the plant. In a telephone conversation with a
representative of this paper, Mr. Wynn stated that they had not yet determined whether they would just rebuild the old
plant or build a larger one, but that they expected to be in operation again within 60 days.