Show HAlLEY HAilEY VISITED BY A BRISK CONFLAGRATION TION Delay in Securing Water Re Results Re- Re suits in Loss of 1 OOOO I Postoffice Burned Special to The Herald lerald R Halle Halley Hailey Ida Sept 19 A. 19 A conflagration tion ion broke out In the business section of ot the tho city at al 1145 tonight ht resulting In a loss of Th The postoffice together with the store In which it was nas located was destroyed A drug drugstore store storo in fn tho same samo building W Was also burned A combined barber shop sa saloon sa- sa loon and bowling alley aHey in an adjoinIng adjoin adjoin- ing building was damaged to the extent ex extent ex- ex I tent of ot 1000 and a u t nearby millinery store storo suffered some loss The fire tire is thought to havo have been caused b by defectIve defect- defect lye ilvo electric wiring The TIme first-class first mail mall in tho postoffice was saved aved and tho the stamps and money in a sate safe withstood the fire The postoffice waSe was located In a stationery store The Tho tock stock of oJ the store was completely destro destroyed ed Insurance of was carried on the store buildIng buildIng build build- Ing ng and 1600 on the stock of ot goods Tho The loss at the drug store is estimated at of ot which 1200 lOO was sas covered by Insurance It was fifteen minutes after the fire firo was discovered be before foro water could be obtained The water used for tor fighting fires tires is stored in a a. reservoir outside tho the city The gate at the reservoir resor was closed and a man had to run from 1 the city and open It before there could bo ho an any service |