▁by ▁Oscar ▁Mand t . ▁The ▁second ▁sal oon ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Kn ut ▁Ev enson . ▁Peter ▁Lee ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant ▁business ▁and ▁Gilbert son ▁had ▁a ▁pool ▁hall . ▁P eder ▁P . ▁Lee ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁furn iture ▁store ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Ole ▁Bre vik . ▁An ▁implement ▁shop ▁was ▁located ▁where ▁Anderson ▁Sales ▁has ▁their ▁building ▁now . ▁A . ▁C . ▁J ensen ▁in ▁the ▁hardware ▁store ▁with ▁Jack ▁Oliver , ▁t ins m ith , ▁comple tes ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁early ▁Ed in burg ▁business ▁enter pr ises . ▁ ▁THE ▁FI RE ▁OF ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁AND ▁AF TER M ATH ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁young ▁town ▁was ▁developed , ▁it ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁biggest ▁dis aster ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁entire ▁business ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁swe pt ▁away ▁by ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁fire ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁but ▁two ▁hours , ▁consum ed ▁every ▁business ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Christ ▁Buck ' s ▁little ▁office ▁building , ▁one ▁elev ator ▁and ▁the ▁mill . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fire , ▁which ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁Fl aten ▁D rug , ▁a ▁strong ▁south ▁wind ▁was ▁blow ing ▁spread ing ▁and ▁f anning ▁the ▁fl ames ▁so ▁fast ▁that ▁people ▁had ▁all ▁they ▁could ▁do ▁to ▁vac ate