Show SMALL BOYS AND MATCHES M TC ESI Start Fire re in Some Hay Which Quickly Spreads to Barn Loss Is Nominal Eureka May lay 3 Fire broke out this aft afternoon afternoon afternoon in the barn situated behind P J residence on em upper Main street about tod today As near as ae can be as ascertained ascertained ascertaIned some boys bOSs had bad been playing In Inan Inan inan an inclosure in the rear of the barn ba which was filled with loose hay and the suppo sippo supposition Uon is I that thy they th had lighted the hay with some matches and the flames spread to the barn As is III always the case in ureka the volunteer fire brigade was w s promptly on hand and had the blaze quickly under control Before the fire alarm was sounded however Mrs rs Elijah Bowen BOW J and J M 31 3 Livingston did yeoman y oman service with a small email garden hose and an 1 Mrs J M displayed d great presence of mind by byg going into the burning building and leading out a pair of fine mules owned by Mr FennelL Fennel Fennell thinks the tb los logs was but b t trifling Had Bad it not een for forthe forthe forthe the fact that the barn was covered with sheet iron the names lames would undoubtedly have spread as there was WaS a brisk breeze blowing at the time Volunteer Firemen John Bayles James Hannifin Levan Ba Bacon Bacon con James Morgan Moran and others other displayed great coolness in the fulfillment of their duty |