Show FIRE PIRE A SOME HOME ME While the Pamily Is t Absent Attend Attending Attending ing ng the Funeral Funer l of a Relative Richfield Jan 1 IThe The past week has bas been an eventful and a sorrowful one In the town of or Joseph In this county Following a few minutes later the death of the tho veteran Samuel Wells last Saturday wa was was that of oC the 10 daughter of or Webb A I double funeral was held Tuesday The Th town turned out almost in a body and scarcely had the earth begun to fall fallon on comp coffin boxes box s than it was as dig dis discovered covered Ver cd that th a the residence of ot James JamesH Jam e eE H E Wells WeBs just quitted a short time before by a group grou of mourners was in flames Before assistance could ar ai arrive a rive nyc the flames were beyond control i but valuable papers and some i ture were saved Bayed he building was c Po Poco co r 0 o IJ I neat nea t residence nce and the loss toss is all aU of 1000 with no insurance The fire was started in a bedroom closet upstairs by two chil ehU children children dren child and a d grandchild yio had remained at homer with Mr Ir W sl e being badly worn nn out ou attending the th sick When hen she sh heard an unusual noise upstairs tair she rushed rush d and discovered dish dig vered covered c the fire lire but not being able to t find the children who had hidden and an i fearing they might be burned she gave her hC attention to them and the fire firo too much headway to be con controlled controlled trolled That same evening a daughter of o Mr 11 and Mrs A C Shipp died of diphtheria theria Iberia There Jl ere have T been e n a number of exposures from this case ease before its nature was discovered and as is several children en have died this winter at that town of tile the disease there Is a great t deal of uneasiness ss Altogether r it has been a gloomy holiday for Joseph people There are arc other towns in which dreaded diseases have appeared Mr 11 and Mrs J S C CB B Jensen of Elsinore lost a child from diphtheria a a few days ago scarlet fever exists in the family of H W V Rawlins in this city and two cases eases of smallpox are reported at Salina Sauna |