Show Expensive Fire In Farmington On Night of July 2 24 greatest r A l fire lo that resulted l in about the s that has hag experienced in Davis been exper- exper Ij past OCCurred in count county for some time ni night Christensen's ht of July ton Farming i when A on the C barn burned to the gr ground nd This includes loss of r storeroom room garage e store store- chicken coops COOTS etc also to lam dam damage dam age done done to trees There was teas no hay in the barn m but butas as Buchas hard hardwood things wood wood were flooring stored in awnings it such Buch parts of concessions an automobile etc some chickens and rabbits were saved while a number of chickens several rabbits and anda a sheep perished Nearby y fruit trees grape S PC vines vines and growing rowin plants p killed were damaged Sed or Mr 11 Christensen is the owner of Vivian park pal in in Provo canyon and is operating the same this summer Ire He and andall all members of his family in- in including in including eluding the care taker of the place were away The latter having left about 3 o'clock in the afternoon an and the fire occurred about p m The origin of the fire is not def def- finitely finitely def known but butt the supposition h is that a flying baloon balon sent up In in the fireworks at at La Lagoon oon might have I started the fire as there was straw I and litter near the corner of the bun barn w where the he fire was as making the I The local fire fi fighters had the fire firewell firewell firewell well under control when the fire de- de departments departments de departments from Bountiful and Kays- Kays villee Kays-villee I villee el arri There were so many cars on the road that it looked like it would be impossible for the fire fire- firefighters firefighters fire fighters fighters fig to get et through h however they made good time As stated the fire had gotten sucha such a- a a start before discovery th that t the attention of the firemen Was as turned toward saving saving the Christensen home and 2nd other nearby buildings s as it was apparent that the barn could not be saved The loss is estimated to be about 2500 2500 There has been fire insurance on the property but whether it is still in force the writer was unable to learn |