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Show HAUNTED JY fUMB.. The Grim Salamander Sweeps Over "Ward" Bountiful With Tierce and Furious Effect, TRAILING THE INCENDARIES. A Case Oyer Which Judge Lynch Will Preside if the Enemy is Overtaken. Complaint has been lodged in the sheriff's ollice against unknown parties who are seeking some sort of vengeance against the denizens of Bountiful, and it suburban residents. It appears, according ac-cording to the legend of the complainants, complain-ants, that on July 24 a lire broke out at the resideneo of Newton Tattle. It was never gotten under control, and the property perished, the loss aggregating several thousands of dollars. This was followed by AXOTHKK M.HIl) t'HAITKR, and on the night of July Dl, (ho haunting haunt-ing torch of the incendiary again made its appearance at the residence af James Waite. There was no possible way of placing the responsibility upon, natural causes, and for theirst time the inhabitants inhabi-tants of the locality began to suspect the presence of a plot to lick them up in the tongue of flame. A few nights later and the church bell again set up its turbulent tale of lire. This time the sleeping populace arose from its bed to lind the tithing house in a siege of flame. Water was beyond reach and soon $l'(lfl0 worth of material, every particle of which bore the stamp of sweat and industry had been reduced to black chaff. -THIS DESOLA l IXIi El'ISODE brought the devotees of the church into council and it was there, after hours of deliberation, that it was made apparent appar-ent that the incendiary was pursuing them with relentless determination. From their number special detectives were taken and every farm and dwel- ling was kept under the surveilance of an avenging sentinel who stood watch with bis hand on a six-shooter and a rifle by his side. Then came an interval of peace and it was agreed that misfortune instead of deliberate incendiarism was the agent that haunted them. This illusion, however, was shortlived, short-lived, for yesterday morning at an early hour, and before even a fire had been lighted in the buildings, THK HISSING FLAMES made their appearance at the farm house of David Stokers. At the hour all the inmates were sleeping a deep sleep, and not until Mr. Stokers, into whose apartment the flames had gnawed their way, sounded the alarm, was the presence of the tire made known. Springing from his bed he hastened to a room occupied by his infirm and crippled crip-pled mother whom he succeeded in getting out of the rapidly burning house. The plans of the lirev visitor had been well laid however and while the flames were leaping from the dwelling dwell-ing another blaze shot up from the, barn and surrounding hay stacks. The neighbor who had been aroused by the illumination hastened to the locality but not until it was too late. Barn and building had been consumed, leaving only a heap of ashes and blackened rapters to tell the story. From the ruins came the sickening smell of ROASTING FLESH, and a moment later it was ascertained that a valuable horse and cow had perished. per-ished. !, It was a gloomy sabbath for Mr. Stokers. ( The fire following so closelv in the chapter of others has awakened general indignation at Bountiful and its inhabitants inhab-itants are now up in arms. They have made repeated and as many unsuccessful unsuccess-ful attempts lo locate, the author of their lurid losses, and should they find him Judge Lynch would bo rightly awakened from his protracted nap. ' Sheriff Burt who lias a representative at Bountiful has determined to scour all tho country in the hope of finding the unrelenting and merciless fiend and it is hoped that favorable results will soon be reported. It is said that since the Salamander begun its work properly of the value of $10,000 at least has perished. When asked as to what might have provoked the incendiary, Mr. McNealo a farmer living near Bountiful, stated that it was almost impossible to tell The fertile minds of the church had sought a cause but were unable to agree nn one unless if was that they were being trailed by ivhat McNealo dcs'ic-uatod dcs'ic-uatod " "A VKNOMOt'S ATOSTATE." No inhabitant of the ward is napping and should the fire lieulie apprehended apprehend-ed there will no doubt be an old fashioned fash-ioned picnic at which Judge Lynch will be the master of ceremonies. |