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Show FIRE CAUSES HEAYY LOSS hliceit Ilanih Haloon llulldlng Totally I)cptrortt Tuesday Morning. Tuesda) morning about o'clock fire broke out In tho Hheep Itaneh saloon and before tho flumes rould be extinguished ex-tinguished he two-story building was totally destroyed. Tho building was owned by the Hmoot-Nlxon Lumber company and the lower room waa occupied oc-cupied by Oreon IJrotheraon'a Bheep Itunth saloon. I There was a terrific explosion either before or right after the fire started 'which blew the plate glass front across the street. The volunteer fire department depart-ment responded and did good work In keeping the flames from the adjoining adjoin-ing buildings. Tho building was In- tured for six thousana aoiiars. me stock and fixtures for twenty-flve hundrod, while Frank Mitchell (col-ored), (col-ored), who conducted a restaurant In the rear carried something like three hundred dollars, this was not damaged by tho fire. Late Wednesday evening Sheriff Henry having learned thot Fran Mitchell had been reported badly burned caused Mitchell to be taken Into custody on suspicion that he had some knowledge of the cause of the fire. Mitchell wos found at his home badly burned and was taken Jo Jail and locked up. Thursday evening he wan given a hearing before Justice Hammond on the charge of arson and , le.dmd not guilty. He l held under one thousand dollars bonds and hla hearing comes up on next Tue.da) with Judge Woods defending. |