| Show mm VE visited by a very fire GLARES OPERA HALL and store burned the origin of the fire shroud ed in mystery pleasant grove has again been visited by the all devastating element and this tima the loss is indeed a groat one both to the owners of the dark opera hall and store which were completely destroyed by fire and to the community in general clark brothers are among the foremost of pleasant grove s citizens it is only somo three years since ahe opera hall was opened to alie public bv the prove home dramatic company last it was a neat little hall and one of which pleasant grove had cause to be proud ENQUIRER correspondence I 1 afire was discovered in dark bros cos store about C this mornine by joseph wadley who was on bis way to salt lake city the alarm was given and in a short time the people were on the ground giving all the avail able aid in their power the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to save alie store or any of its contents efforts were then directed to the furniture building adjacent all goods waa final fhe flames from the sto reIt soon spread to the theater hall and the store were completely cleaned out the scenery was saved the adjoining buildings were by the united efforts of the people preserved from the firey element alie loss must aggregate with little insurance su the walls of both buildings remain intact but more or less injured quite an amount of grain in the store building which was stored in the cellar has been partially saved from burning although it will not be fit for fiona the origin of alie fire is a mystery no one was about the building the theory is it ignited from alie store but that is only conjecture the destruction of the opera hall is a serious public loss the firm have the sympathy of the as they have shown great public enterprise doubtless they will resume business from thair stock of furniture and their branch store in the south end B W D PLEASANT GROVE dec ANOTHER ACCOUNT the alre fiend visited us again this mornine this time the attack was on dark brothers store and opera hall when discovered at 5 this morning the inside of the stoie and the cellar were all ablaze pothina was saved from the store as the fire had been burning for sometime when discovered the flames soon to the roof of the opera hall everything inside of the liall was saved the walls of the two buildings buil dines were built of rock and adobe and are still standing the probable loss is from to ip insurance the origin of the fire is shrouded in mystery it is not known whether it started in the store room or inice cellar the supposition is eliat it ia the work of an incendiary and that access to the building was obtained through the cellar window where the fire was started another thery is eliat alie fire started from the stove but as there was but very little fire in the stove when the store was closed at night aliis theory is consider cl an improbable one pleasant grove dec |
