Show S BLAZE AT FORDS HOTEL I Chemical Engine Nearly Collides With Country Vehicle I The dropping of a lighted match In a i i room on the third floor of Fords hotel set fire to the lace curtains in the roomS room-S shortly after S oclock last eveningS evening-S causing an alarm of fire to he sent In The firemen of station Mo responded I S and extinguished the blaze with a few gallons of water The fire did no S i damage outside oC consuming the lace I i curtains and singeing a sofa which S Was m the room I t I 1 While the department was making the run to the S scene which was a very rapid one there was a narrow escape I from an accident at the corner of First k South and Main streets An aged Couple evidently from the S country Were driving north and < failed to see I Ii the chemical engine tearing r west along the south side of the street until I itS It-S was close upon them The engine I missed the hind WIT ° C tha Country S I 3 vehlcle the old by a few Inches merely and man whipped UP nla horse just lit in hue to have S the animal poke Its J flO5 S cvithin a fecy Shook S S InS1 Inches of t hook and ladder uder truck which was flying along the north side of the street |